HomeMy WebLinkAboutCandidate briefing-Water Dept,8-11-2014
TDPUD Board of Directors 1 DEPARTMENTWATER Candidate Briefing
Water Department Candidate BriefingTDPUD Board of Directors 2 12,471––24–Pump stations –48–Pressure zones –36-Storage tanks –215-Water main line –3-potable wells -Non–13–Domestic wells
–Structure of Water System:•
Water Department (cont)Candidate BriefingTDPUD Board of Directors 3 person District crew installing meter boxes and meters-Three–Remaining 10% to be completed 2018•which is about 90%
of the water system customersInstallation of 11,222 meters (705 commercial, 10,517 residential) –Current Status•AMR system has leak detection and backflow detection capabilities–readings
per daybase system AMR system configured at four meter -Fixed•Metered rate structure approved by the Board•Undertaken to comply with AB 2572•Water Meter Project
Water Department (cont)Candidate BriefingTDPUD Board of Directors 4 Replacement starts spring 2013 o No parts availableMain system is proprietary o Currently has 3 separate systems
o replacement SCADA–Quantity o Quality o Water Supply–going replacement of water facilities-On–Continual regulatory changes–State mandates–Challenges:•
Water Department (cont)Candidate BriefingTDPUD Board of Directors 5 Total pumping reduction approximately 30%–Meter effect–District side o Customer side o Leak abatement–water efficiency
improvement-to-Wire–Conservation•