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SAN JOSE SANITARY SEWER MASTER PLAN
The City of San Jose Department of Public Works has completed a Final Draft of the San Jose Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Phase II Report and this document is now available for public review.
In 2004, the City completed the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Phase I which provides a hydraulic sanitary sewer model and capacity-related capital improvement program needs assessment based on the build-out of the San Jose General Plan 2020. The Phase I Sanitary Master Plan studied the North, Central, and South Areas of the City and included sanitary sewer mains 12-inches and larger in diameter. Since 2004, several major developments and changes to the San Jose General Plan 2020 were approved including the North San Jose Visioning Project. Additionally, the San Jose General Plan was recently updated with the Envision 2040 General Plan.
In order to more accurately model the entire City’s sanitary system and to provide a master plan for the build out of the Envision 2040 General Plan, Phase II of the Sanitary Master Plan was commissioned and includes the following:
- Adds the East and West Areas of the City
- Expands the study limits of all areas to include all 10-inch pipes and larger
- Adheres to the approved Envision 2040 General Plan
The results of the Phase II Draft Sanitary Master Plan are summarized as follows:
- The study recommended 93 capacity improvement projects, totaling approximately 200,000 feet of sewer pipelines
- Total project capital cost is approximately $170 million
- 73 projects are needed to address existing capacity deficiencies as well as provide additional capacity for future growth proposed in GP2040; and remaining 20 projects needed to address deficiencies due to future growth
- Costs shared by existing users would be about $112 million, and costs shared by future flow roughly $58 million
The Department of Public Works is scheduled to present the Phase II Draft Sanitary Sewer Master Plan at the December 5, 2011 Transportation and Environment Committee.
At this time, the City is taking comments and questions on the Phase II Draft Sanitary Sewer Master Plan. Please submit comments to Shelly Guo, Master Plan Manager, at Shelley.Guo@SanJoseCA.gov or at 408-793-4132 by Friday, December 2, 2011.
Please use the following links to review the draft report:
Draft Report (30MB), Appendices (47MB)
For additional information on the San Jose Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Phase II Draft Report, please contact Shelley Guo at Shelley.Guo@SanJoseCA.gov or at 408-793-4132, City of San José Transportation and Hydraulics Division / Sewer Capacity Management Group.
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON CITY STREETS
Public Works has developed a new web page (https://cpms.sanjoseca.gov/pub/cpcs/) for residents and customers to use when questions arise about construction activities taking place on City streets. This new search utility shows street permits issued to Utility companies and Private Development projects, as well as City initiated Capital construction projects working in the public right-of-way.
ROSS CREEK FLOOD MAP REVISION
On January 31, 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for a portion of Ross Creek. Click on the attachment below to see the LOMR and revised maps.
Ross Creek LOMR (10MB)
For questions about this LOMR or for information regarding flood zones, flood insurance, SFHA regulations, or copies of Elevation Certificates, you can call the Flood Info Line at (408) 535-7803, or email to FloodZoneInfo@SanJoseCA.gov
UTILITY PERMITTING JOINS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
In an effort to consolidate all Public Works permitting services within a single division, the Department of Public Works is pleased to announce that the Utility Permitting Section has been incorporated into the Development Services Division. The Utility Permitting Section is responsible for reviewing plans and issuing permits for the construction of utility company infrastructure in the public right-of-way.
FINAL MATRIX REPORTS
The final versions of the Management Study and User Fee Study prepared by the Matrix Consulting Group represent an in-depth analysis of our organization. These documents are now available for your review. Please click on the links below:.
Management Study, User Fee Study
SANITARY SEWER CAPACITY / FEE STUDY
As many of our customers know, we have been working on a large effort for some time now to establish how to provide predictability, equity, and timely sanitary sewer capacity for new developments. This was also identified as a need in the Business Study performed by the Matrix Group.
Since 1982, the City has had an adopted Sanitary Sewer Level of Service Policy. Since 1969, the City has collected a sanitary sewer fee from new developments in order to provide system capacity. The policy has not changed since being adopted, and the rates have not changed since 1990. Both are far out of date when it comes to the needs of the sewer system, minimizing the risk of sanitary sewer overflows, and providing timely capacity for the build out of the General Plan. The Level of Service Policy, our ongoing work on developing our Sanitary Sewer Master Plans and Condition Assessment, the Sanitary Capacity Impact Analysis Guidelines, and the Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee need to all work together to provide a reliable and safe utility, equitable cost allocation for the existing and future sanitary sewer system, and system capacity to allow economic development and build out of the General Plan.
Included on this page are drafts of the Sanitary Sewer Level of Service Policy, the Sanitary Capacity Impact Analysis Guidelines, and the Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee documents that we have been preparing with the help of consultants that have significant experience with these subjects and have conducted benchmarking locally and statewide. The Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee analysis is part of a larger rate study that we are conducting that includes an analysis of our Storm Drainage and Sewage Treatment Plant Connection Fees (a rate study presentation was given for Planning’s Developer Roundtable on Oct. 2nd and will also be agendized for our Development Industry Representative Meeting on Nov. 5th).
Comments any time will be helpful to guide this significant effort forward over the coming months. There will be several opportunities for discussions over the coming months as we meet with various groups to present the information and receive feedback. We will then schedule additional meetings as changes are made along the path of ultimately getting this to the City Council as early as possible in 2010.
Draft Sanitary Sewer Level of Service Policy
Draft Sanitary Capacity Impact Analysis Guidelines
Draft Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee Document
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS REVISED
On March 17, 2009, the City Council approved revisions to the City of San Jose’s Special Flood Hazard Area Regulations to abide by the California Department of Water Resources audit recommendations and to adopt the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) as the standard for determining Special Flood Hazard Areas. Some properties will be added to the 100-year flood zone as a result of adoption of the new DFIRMs as of the effective date of May 18, 2009. Click on the attachments below to see the revised Regulations, the City Council memo, and Panels 3, 4, 5, 10 and 15 that show areas of the added properties within the City of San Jose.
Revised Regulations, City Council Memo
Index Map, Panel 3, Panel 4, Panel 5, Panel 10, Panel 15
For information regarding flood zones, flood insurance, SFHA regulations, or copies of Elevation Certificates, you can call the Flood Info Line at (408) 535-7803, or email to FloodZoneInfo@SanJoseCA.gov
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