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 |
25,371 |
|
Number of SF RWS Connections |
2 |
|
Connections To SF RWS Mains |
BDPL 3 and 4 |
|
Avg. Day Demand (mgd) |
18.64 |
|
Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd) |
3.11 |
|
% Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies |
16.6% |
|
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 Groundwater |
|
Interties With Other Agencies |
Santa Clara Valley WD |
|
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 26 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 Water Pollution Control Plan is available for landscape irrigation and certain industrial uses, distributed within Santa Clara by about 33 miles of pipeline.
Water Supply and Demand
|
Supply by Source |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
|
San Francisco Water |
1,474,198 |
1,596,791 |
1,576,338 |
1,515,536 |
|
Santa Clara Valley WD |
1,966,444 |
1,806,417 |
1,769,252 |
1,530,108 |
|
Local Groundwater |
4,322,193 |
4,562,700 |
4,562,565 |
4,447,151 |
|
Recycled Water |
1,760,160 |
1,651,515 |
1,545,861 |
1,602,429 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
9,522,995 |
9,617,423 |
9,454,016 |
9,095,223 |
|
mgd equivalent |
19.52 |
19.71 |
19.37 |
18.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand by Sector |
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
3,762,834 |
4,033,373 |
4,127,523 |
3,840,241 |
|
Commercial/Industrial |
4,261,898 |
4,517,414 |
2,426,325 |
4,246,897 |
|
Other |
1,038,369 |
624,105 |
2,401,508 |
859,031 |
|
Dedicated Irrigation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Non-Revenue Water |
459,893 |
442,531 |
498,660 |
149,054 |
|
Total |
9,522,995 |
9,617,423 |
9,454,016 |
9,095,223 |
|
mgd equivalent |
19.52 |
19.71 |
19.37 |
18.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Capita Use |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
|
Residential |
58 |
62 |
62 |
56 |
|
Gross (Less Recycled Water) |
144 |
126 |
124 |
117 |
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 |
Status |
|
Name |
Capacity |
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 |
|
SCVWD |
1 |
10 |