HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1819 - Storage of Domestic and Fire/Standby Water PolicyCity of Tukwila
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Resolution No. / cp% 9
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, SETTING A POLICY FOR THE
STORAGE OF DOMESTIC AND FIRE /STANDBY WATER
FOR CERTAIN TUKWILA WATER UTILITY CUSTOMERS.
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 35.22.280, the City of Tukwila has the
authority to provide retail water service to areas lying within its service boundary; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila purchases all water for its customers through the
Cascade Water Alliance pursuant to a 50 -year Declining Block Water Supply
Agreement signed in 2003 and renegotiated for a second amendment and restatement
contract in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila receives the purchased water under a wholesale
block contract at various points of connection to the Seattle Public Utility pipelines
located within the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila maintains the North Hill Reservoir with a capacity
of 2 million gallons of water that benefits most Tukwila water customers, while isolated
portions of the Tukwila water system cannot be supplied from this reservoir due to
geographical constraints; and
WHEREAS, isolated areas of the City of Tukwila have domestic and fire protection
water supplied directly from connections to Seattle Public Utility pipelines and interties
with other water purveyors for redundancy in the event of an emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila wishes to establish a policy for any water system
zones serving 200 connections or Tess that no storage capacity is to be provided for
domestic and fire /standby water subject to acceptable levels of supply redundancies;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Water System Plan Storage Capacity Requirements. In accordance
with WAC 246- 290 -235 (2) and (3), capacity for equalizing, operational, standby and
fire suppression storage as defined in WAC 246- 290 -010 has been reviewed from a
reliability standard in accordance with regional requirements similar to Seattle's
Beacon Avenue supply lines for the Ryan Hill 490 pressure and 340 pressure zones.
Section 2. Storage of Domestic and Fire /Standby Water Policy. The City of
Tukwila has determined that acceptable levels of supply redundancies in the Tukwila
water system for those service zones of 200 connections or less will not require storage
capacity to be provided for domestic and fire /standby water.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a Regular Meeting thereof this j day of )'fl Grc h , 2014.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Fla erty, MMC, City CI ie 'Ss an uin Quinn, Council President
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
,,t Shelley M. Kerslake, City Attorney
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Filed with the City Clerk: 3-1..\-111
Passed by the City Council: 3 -17- %L/
Resolution Number: / I q
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