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When
was DSRSD founded?
April 1953
What area does DSRSD Serve?
Water service for Dublin since March 19, 1961 and the Dougherty Valley since May 2000
Wastewater collection and treatment services for Dublin and southern San Ramon since March 1961, and for Pleasanton by contract since September 1965 at the Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
Recycled water for Dublin since August 1999, and Dougherty Valley since November 2005
Who governs DSRSD?
Five Directors, elected at large, serve four year terms, and are compensated in accordance with Chapter 2 of Division 10 of the California Water Code, (§20200 et seq.)
What products and services does DSRSD provide?
Serves 15,522 potable water accounts
Serves 184 recycled water accounts
Provides wastewater treatment to approximately 136,000 people
What types of customers
are served?
Domestic, Commercial, Industrial and Institutional
How many hydrants and how many miles of underground
pipe are there?
2,632 hydrants, 2.5 valves per hydrant
262 miles of potable water pipes
178 miles of sewer pipes
55 miles of recycled water pipes
How
many operational reservoirs are there and what is their storage
capacity?
13 reservoirs store 26.35 million gallons (mg) of potable water
2 reservoirs store 2 mg of recycled water
How
many gallons of wastewater are treated each day?
11.51 million gallons per day (mgd) annual daily average
11.15 mgd dry weather daily average
12.14 mgd wet weather daily average
17.0 mgd is the treatment plant’s capacity
What
is the average wastewater flow from a single-family residence?
220 gallons per day
What type of treatment does the plant provide?
The Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility provides secondary treatment by activated sludge.
The Water Recycling Plant provides tertiary treatment using microfiltration or sand filtration, and ultraviolet disinfection.
How
many full-time equivalent positions exist at DSRSD for fiscal
year 2008?
134
What
is DSRSD's annual budget for fiscal year 2005?
Operations and staff: $47.6 million
Capital Projects: $9.6 million
What
is the bimonthly service charge for single-family service?
Sewer: $51.10
Water Fixed: $16.00
Water Consumption:
0-30 CCF = $2.13/CFF, $1.58 (Zone 7 cost per CCF) +$0.55 (DSRSD cost per CCF)
31+ CCF = $2.28/CFF, $1.58 (Zone 7 cost per CCF) +$0.70 (DSRSD cost per CCF)
Power Charge: $0.19 per CCF pumped to Zones 2, 3 and 4
Recycled Water: $2.05 per CCF, Power Charge $0.19 per CCF to Zones 2, 3 and 4
What
is the current connection fee per single-family dwelling?
Regional Sewer: $9,900
Local Sewer: $1,467
Water: Alameda County
$6,541 (DSRSD) + $20,270 (Zone 7)
Water: Contra Costa County / Dougherty Valley
$7,201 (DSRSD) + $21,442 (Zone 7)
What
is the average daily potable water consumption for a single-family
residence?
330 gallons per day (110 gallons per day per person)
What
is the total average daily potable water consumption throughout
the District?
10.159 million gallons per day
What
is the total average daily recycled water consumption during
the dry summer months?
3.81 million gallons per day
Where
does our potable water come from?
Lake Oroville via State Water Project
Local groundwater
Local runoff impounded at Lake Del Valle
Where
does our treated wastewater go?
Into the San Francisco Bay
(The
information on this page was updated on January 23, 2008 and
is subject to change) |