Cascade Water Alliance Releases Draft Water Plan

From Cascade Water: Cascade Water Alliance today issued its draft 2019 Transmission and Supply Plan Extension (the 2019 TSP Extension). The 2019 TSP Extension, when adopted by the Cascade Board and approved by the State Department of Health, will fulfill Cascade’s responsibility to have an approved water system plan through 2022. The 2019 TSP Extension updates the 2012 Transmission and Supply Plan that was originally approved in 2013. No significant changes are expected to occur in that time, and forecasts indicate sufficient water supply to meet current and future needs.

The draft 2019 TSP Extension has been released for public comment, and interested individuals should direct comments and questions to Henry Chen, Engineering and Capital Projects Director, at hchen@cascadewater.org. A public hearing is set for Nov. 6, 2018, 2 pm, at Cascade’s offices, 520 112th Ave. NE Suite 400, Bellevue, WA.

Cascade Water Alliance is a municipal corporation comprised of five member cities and two special districts within King County: the cities of Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond and Tukwila and Sammamish Plateau Water and the Skyway Water and Sewer District. It serves about 400,000 residents and 22,000 businesses.

Cascade will continue to purchase water from Seattle Public Utilities. In addition, individual members own and operate their own water distribution systems. Some have their own independent groundwater supplies.

“With the current demands remaining flat, and investments in water efficiency continuing, the demand for water in Cascade’s service area is forecast to remain relatively constant for several years. Thus, the current supply as stated in the 2012 TSP will carry Cascade and its members through at least 2040,” said John Stokes, Cascade Chair, who is a Bellevue City Council member.

The 2012 Transmission and Supply Plan and the draft 2019 TSP Extension can be viewed at www.cascadewater.org

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