TCPUD Water Service
TCPUD Water Service
The Tahoe City Public Utility District was established in y
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1938 to serve water to the local community. Since that time the TCPUD has expanded to provide high quality drinking water to over 3 800 customers The TCPUD
drinking water to over 3,800 customers . The TCPUD operates five distinct and separately licensed water service areas. The TCPUD water sources include deep p
groundwater wells as well as treated surface water to provide clean, healthy drinking water that meets all current water quality standards With a team of
current water quality standards. With a team of dedicated staff, we insure that safe drinking water is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
TCPUD Water System Statistics
Produced Over 600 Million Gallons of Safe Potable Water in 2007
5 Separate Water Service Areas (WSA)
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11 Water Storage Tanks
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10 Groundwater Supply Wells
1 Active Lake Intake and Water Treatment Plant
1 Active Lake Intake and Water Treatment Plant
4 Inactive Lake Intakes
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6 Booster Pump Stations
425,000 feet of Water Pipe
Serving 3,926 Water Customers
Water Service Areas
Tahoe Truckee Forest Tract
18 connections
Connection to SVPSD
.05 MG Peak Day Demand
Alpine Peaks Service Area
90 connections
2 spring wells
150 GPM‐0.21 MDG
1 tanks ‐ .50 MG Storage .10 MG Peak Day Demand
Tahoe City Water Service Area
2,600 connections
5 groundwater wells
3,000 GPM – 4.3 MGD
6 tanks ‐ 3.7 MG Storage 3.4 MG Peak Day
McKinney‐Quail Water Service Area
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450 connections
1 groundwater source 500 GPM
1 surface water source (summer) 300 GPM
1.15 MG
1 tank ‐ .28 MG
.75 MG Peak Day Demand
Rubicon Water Service Area
570 connections
3 groundwater wells
1,040 GPM – 1.49 MGD
3 tanks ‐ .56 MG Storage .85 MG Peak Day Demand
TCPUD Water
Asset Value
• Water Asset Replacement Value = $143M (Approx.)
• Water Asset Average Age is about 30 years
(Range = 0‐55 years)
• Typical Water Asset Service Life is about 40 years (Range = 30‐50
(Range = 30
50 years)
years)
TCPUD Water System Condition
TCPUD Water System Condition
• Majority of Water System reaching end of it’s Service Life
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• Many elements are undersized for today’s requirements
¾ Domestic Supply
¾ Fire Protection
Fire Protection
• Regulatory Mandates have changed since system design
¾ Surface Water Treatment
¾ Water Quality
¾ Source Redundancy
¾ Fire Protection
• Consists of a collection of separately built and acquired sub‐
systems connected together.
¾ Designed to a different standard
Designed to a different standard
¾ Construction quality Bunker Tank (1960)
48 years old
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Undersized for today’s demands
Seismically unsafe
Upper Highlands Storage Tank (2005)
1.2 Million Gallons of Water Storage
Woodland Way PRV
Major transmission element
Major
transmission element
Undersized for fire flow
Unknown age (>40 years)
Tahoe‐‐Tavern Booster (1964)
Tahoe
44 years old
Major transmission element feeding upper
Major transmission element feeding upper Tahoe Tavern
Unprotected from fire
Upper
Upper Highlands Booster (2005)
Highlands Booster (2005)
Modern Structure – Fire Resistant – Backup Power
Tahoe‐‐Tavern Booster (interior)
Tahoe
Lacks pump redundancy
Lacks
pump redundancy
Lacks backup power
Upper Highlands Booster (Interior)
Pump redundancy Emergency back‐up power
Leaking Steel Line
Leaking Steel Line
New Pipe
New Pipe
Old Service Configuration
Old Service Configuration
New Water Service and Meter
New Water Service and Meter
Fire Hydrant (approx. 60 yrs old)
Fire Hydrant (approx. 60 yrs old)
New Fire Hydrant (2006)
New Fire Hydrant (2006)
TCPUD Water
Capital Improvement Plan
• Water
Water CIP focused on addressing critical water system deficiencies
CIP focused on addressing critical water system deficiencies
• Not strictly a Replacement Plan
– Many improvements are upgrades (current standards and mandates)
• $26.2M in Short‐Term Water Capital Improvements (5‐10 Years) – Represents a portion (more than a majority) of all identified capital Represents a portion (more than a majority) of all identified capital
improvements
• 3 Major Program Areas = $17.8M
– McKinney‐Quail Secondary Source
– Tahoe City Source/Storage Augmentation
– Rubicon Transmission Solutions
Rubicon Transmission Solutions
• Remaining $8.4M in specific improvements projects
TCPUD Water
Capital Improvement Plan
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
Source
$670K
$760K
$4,460K
$4,680K
$1,480K
$12,050K
Storage
$160K
$460K
$630K
$2 050K
$2,050K
$1 130K
$1,130K
$
$4,430K
Transmission
$290K
$1,470K
$1,760K
$1,550K
$1,930K
$7,010K
Distribution
$860K
$490K
$120K
$480K
$780K
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$2,730K
$1,980K
$3,184K
$6,970K
$8,770K
$5,320K
$26,200K
Total
Assumptions
Unconstrained Funding
5‐Year Window
No Outside Funding or Partnering