Kitsap County Coordinated Water System Plan

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Kitsap County Coordinated Water System Plan Kitsap County Coordinated Water System Plan Regional Supplement 2005 Revision Kitsap County May 9, 2005 Coordinated Water System Plan Regional Supplement 2005 Revision Acknowledgements An undertaking of this magnitude is not possible without the efforts of numerous individuals and groups. This plan is a project of extensive input and a compilation of the recommendations of numerous special studies and related planning efforts. Those of us at the Kitsap County Water Utility Coordinating Committee (WUCC) and Economic and Engineering Services, Inc. (EES) would like to pay particular tribute to those agencies and individuals listed below: Morgan Johnson, Chair Water Utility Coordinating Committee Members of the Kitsap County Water Utility Coordinating Committee Kitsap Public Utility District Staff, Bill Hahn coordinating Kathleen Cahall, Water Resources Manager City of Bremerton Mike Means, Drinking Water Program Manager Kitsap County Health District Washington State Department of Health Staff z Denise Lahmann z Jim Rioux z Jared Davis z Karen Klocke Washington State Department of Ecology Staff Acknowledgements ii Kitsap County May 9, 2005 Coordinated Water System Plan Regional Supplement 2005 Revision Table of Contents Section Title Page Letter of Transmittal ........................................................................................................ Engineer's Certificate..................................................................................................... i Acknowledgements....................................................................................................... ii Table of Contents......................................................................................................... iii List of Exhibits........................................................................................................... viii List of Tables ............................................................................................................... ix Glossary of Acronyms and Terms ............................................................................... xi 1. Summary 1.1 Introduction........................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Recommendations.............................................................................. 1-2 1.2.1 Management Area.................................................................. 1-2 1.2.2 Supply Area........................................................................... 1-2 1.2.3 Interties .................................................................................. 1-2 1.2.4 Water Supply and Land Use .................................................. 1-2 1.2.5 Designated Service Area/Utility Review Procedure.............. 1-2 1.2.6 Classification of Existing Systems ........................................ 1-3 1.2.7 Satellite Management and Receivership................................ 1-4 1.2.8 Water Conservation and Monitoring ..................................... 1-5 1.2.9 Minimum Design Standards .................................................. 1-5 1.2.10 Individual Wells and Ground Water Management ................ 1-6 1.2.11 Regional Supply Strategy ...................................................... 1-6 1.2.12 Data Management .................................................................. 1-7 1.2.13 Administrative Framework .................................................... 1-7 1.2.14 Plan Implementation .............................................................. 1-8 2. Coordinated Water System Plan Process 2.1 Introduction........................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Preliminary Assessment..................................................................... 2-1 2.3 1992 CWSP Preparation .................................................................... 2-3 2.3.1 Future Service Area ............................................................... 2-3 2.3.2 Minimum Design Standards .................................................. 2-4 2.3.3 Utility Service Review Procedure (USRP)............................ 2-4 2.3.4 Satellite Management Agency (SMA) Program ................... 2-5 2.3.5 Regional Water Supply.......................................................... 2-5 2.3.6 Water Rights .......................................................................... 2-5 2.4 Individual Water System Plans.......................................................... 2-6 2.5 Regional Supplement......................................................................... 2-7 Table of Contents iii Kitsap County May 9, 2005 Coordinated Water System Plan Regional Supplement 2005 Revision 3. Water Utility Service Areas 3.1 Introduction........................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Retail Service Area Commitments and Procedures........................... 3-2 3.2.1 Water System Plan and Retail Service Area Agreement....... 3-2 3.2.2 Conditions of Service by Designated Utility ......................... 3-3 3.2.3 “Timely and Reasonable Service” ......................................... 3-3 3.2.4 Interim Service Agreements .................................................. 3-6 3.2.5 Retail Service Area Adjustment ............................................ 3-6 3.3 Retail Service Area Selection Process............................................... 3-6 3.4 Retail Service Area Agreements........................................................ 3-8 3.4.1 Form of Agreement................................................................ 3-8 3.4.2 Small Systems........................................................................ 3-9 3.4.3 Retail Service Area Recognition............................................ 3-9 3.5 Unresolved Retail Service Areas ..................................................... 3-10 3.6 Wholesale Service Areas ................................................................. 3-10 3.7 Service Area Boundary Change Procedure ..................................... 3-10 4. Minimum Design Standards 4.1 Introduction........................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Purpose............................................................................................... 4-1 4.3 Application of Standards ................................................................... 4-1 4.3.1 Existing Water Systems ......................................................... 4-1 4.3.2 Water System Plans and Applicable Land Use Plans............ 4-2 4.3.3 Variance ................................................................................. 4-3 4.4 Standards Incorporated by Reference................................................ 4-3 4.5 General Provisions............................................................................. 4-3 4.5.1 Source Development.............................................................. 4-3 4.5.2 Water Rights.......................................................................... 4-4 4.5.3 Water Quality......................................................................... 4-4 4.5.4 General Construction Standards ............................................ 4-4 4.5.5 Hydrostatic Pressure Test ...................................................... 4-4 4.5.6 Disinfection and Bacteriological Testing .............................. 4-5 4.5.7 Utility Interties....................................................................... 4-5 4.5.8 Flow Measurement................................................................. 4-5 4.5.9 Cross-Connection Control..................................................... 4-5 4.6 Specific Provisions............................................................................ 4-6 4.6.1 Pressure Requirements........................................................... 4-6 4.6.2 Pipe Sizing and Materials ...................................................... 4-6 4.6.3 Isolation Valving.................................................................... 4-6 4.6.4 Air and Air-Vacuum Relief Valves ....................................... 4-7 4.6.5 Blow-Off Valves.................................................................... 4-7 4.6.6 Pressure Reducing Stations.................................................... 4-7 4.6.7 Storage ................................................................................... 4-7 4.6.8 General Facility Placement.................................................... 4-8 Table of Contents iv Kitsap County May 9, 2005 Coordinated Water System Plan Regional Supplement 2005 Revision 4.6.9 Pipe Cover.............................................................................. 4-8 4.6.10 Water and Sewer Line Separation Distances......................... 4-8 4.6.11 Fire Hydrants......................................................................... 4-8 4.6.12 Fire Hydrant Location............................................................ 4-9 4.6.13 Fire Flow Requirements......................................................... 4-9 4.6.14 Maintenance of Fire Protection Facilities.............................. 4-9 4.7 Standards Review .............................................................................4-9 4.8 Severability ........................................................................................ 4-9 4.9 Group B Standards............................................................................. 4-9 5. 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