Santa Clara, City of

1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, California  95050-3792

Phone: (408) 615-2000                               Fax: (408) 247-0784

Web: santaclaraca.gov

 

Service Area

 

The City of Santa Clara is located at the south end of the San Francisco Bay in Santa Clara County. The northern area of the City is predominantly commercial/industrial, while the southern part is primarily residential.

 

System

 

Profile

 

Area Size

19.3 square miles

Service Population

130,746

Number of Accounts

25,836

Number of SF RWS Connections

2

Connections To SF RWS Mains

BDPL 3 and 4

Avg. Day Demand (mgd)

18.75

Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd)

2.74

%  Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies

14.60%

Maximum Local Water Production (mgd)

23.3 - This volume is historically sustainable for 1 month, but may not be sustainable for longer periods.

Alternative Supply Sources

Local Groundwaterr, Recycled Water

Interties With Other Agencies

Santa Clara Valley WD, San Jose Muni, SJWC, CWS – Los Altos District, Sunnyvale

Local Storage (mg)

28.8

Days of Storage

1 - Length of storage based on loss of all sources of supply. All zones can meet the 8 hr criteria either separately or by pumping from zones with excess capacity. Well water, normally used supplementally, could supply peak demand in an emergency.

* Average daily demand includes recycled water

 

Summary

 

The City of Santa Clara purchases water from SF RWS and SCVWD. Two SF RWS turnouts off BDPL 3 and 4 supply the Northside tank and booster station, which distributes water to the northernmost pressure zone of the City. Water from SCVWD is delivered to the southwest portion of the City through the Santa Clara Distributary.

 

Water from 19 active wells meet current drinking water standards without treatment and produce over half of the City’s water supply.

 

The City also operates a recycled water system, which is part of the South Bay Water Recycling system. Tertiary treated effluent from the jointly owned San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) is available for landscape irrigation, commercial dual plumbing and certain industrial uses, distributed within Santa Clara by about 33 miles of pipeline.

 

Water Supply and Demand

 

Supply by Source

Actual
FY 20-21
(ccf)

Actual
FY 21-22
(ccf)

Actual
FY 22-23
(ccf)

Actual
FY 23-24
(ccf)

San Francisco Water

1,576,338

1,515,536

1,407,256

1,336,399

Santa Clara Valley WD

1,769,252

1,530,108

1,437,869

1,464,867

Local Groundwater

4,562,565

4,447,151

4,269,622

4,628,509

Recycled Water

1,545,861

1,602,429

1,490,135

1,721,154

Other

0

0

0

0

Total

9,454,016

9,095,223

8,604,882

9,150,929

mgd equivalent

19.37

18.64

17.63

18.75

 

 

 

 

 

Demand by Sector

 

 

 

 

Residential

4,127,523

3,840,241

3,552,695

3,515,827

Commercial/Industrial

2,426,325

4,246,897

3,837,433

4,011,392

Other

2,401,508

859,031

821,334

871,558

Dedicated Irrigation

0

0

0

0

Non-Revenue Water

498,660

149,054

393,421

752,153

Total

9,454,016

9,095,223

8,604,882

9,150,929

mgd equivalent

19.37

18.64

17.63

18.75

 

 

 

 

 

Per Capita Use

Actual
FY 20-21
(ccf)

Actual
FY 21-22
(ccf)

Actual
FY 22-23
(ccf)

Actual
FY 23-24
(ccf)

Residential

62

56

53

53

Gross (Less Recycled Water)

124

117

110

116

 

Facilities and Distribution

 

Storage Reservoirs

 

Designation

Type

Capacity (mg)

Northside Tank 1

Steel

4.7

Northside Tank 2

Steel

4.7

Serra

Steel

13.2

Downtown

Steel

4.2

Corporation Yard Tank

Steel

2.0

Total

 

28.8

 

Wells

 

Name

Capacity
(mgd)

Status

 

Name

Capacity
(mgd)

Status

Well 2-02

2.7

Active

 

Well 16-02

1.6

Active

Well 3-02

2.6

Active

 

Well 17-02

2.9

Active

Well 4

1.4

Active

 

Well 18-02

1.9

Active

Well 5-02

2.3

Active

 

Well 21

2.6

Active

Well 6.

2.4

Active

 

Well 22-02

1.7

Active

Well 7

1.7

Active

 

Well 23

2.6

Active

Well 8

1.6

Active

 

Well 24

2.2

Active

Well 9-02

1.5

Active

 

Well 25

1.3

Active

Well 10

2.4

Active

 

Well 26

1.4

Active

Well 11

2.5

Active

 

Well 28

2.8

Active

Well 12

2.1

Active

 

Well 29

2.7

Active

Well 13-02

2.4

Active

 

Well 30

2.0

Active

Well 14

1.6

Active

 

Well 34

1.4

Active

Well 15

1.2

Active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

55.5

 

 

Interties

 

Name

No.

Diameter
(in.)

SCVWD

1

10