City of Morgan Hill Water System Master Plan 2017

 Documenting growth planning assumptions and known future developments

 Updating the domestic water system performance criteria

 Projecting future domestic water demands

 Updating and calibrating a new hydraulic model using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data  Evaluating the domestic water facilities to meet existing and projected demand requirements and fire flows

 Evaluating the existing groundwater conditions

 Performing a capacity analysis for major distribution mains

 Performing a fire flow analysis

 Recommending a capital improvement program (CIP) with an opinion of probable costs

 Performing a capacity allocation analysis for cost sharing purposes

 Developing a 2017 Water System Master Plan report

ES.2 INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MASTER PLANNING

The City implemented an integrated master planning approach and contracted the services of Akel Engineering Group to prepare the following documents:

 Water System Master Plan

 Sanitary Sewer System Master Plan

 Storm Drainage System Master Plan

While each of these reports is published as a standalone document, they have been coordinated for consistency with the City’s General Plan. Additionally, each document has been cross referenced to reflect relevant analysis results with the other documents.

ES.3 STUDY AREA

The City of Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County, approximately 22 miles southeast of the City of San Jose and 24 miles northwest of the city of Hollister. The City’s closest neighbor, the City of Gilroy, is located 8 miles to the southeast. U.S. Route 101 bisects the eastern boundary of the City in the north-south direction. The City limits currently encompass 12.9 square miles, with an approximate population of 42,000 residents. The City is generally bound to the north by Tilton Avenue, to the east by Anderson Lake, to the southeast by Foothill Avenue, to the west by Sunnyside Drive, and to the south by Middle Avenue. The unincorporated community of San Martin is located to the south of the City. The City’s topography is generally flat in the center of the City with increasing slopes on the east and west.

June 2017

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City of Morgan Hill Water System Master Plan