Outline of Typical Water Supply Plan  

        I.      Executive Summary

     II.      Introduction

·        Purpose

·        Study Area

·        Planning Criteria - developed for the study area consistent with the Guiding Principles for Water Resources Planning (including the identification and explanation of assumptions).

   III.      Existing Conditions

• Facilities

• Groundwater Supplies (i.e. wells)

• Surface Supplies (i.e. reservoirs, river intakes)

• Production, Treatment, Distribution Infrastructure

• Evaluation of Existing Safe Yield

• Regional and Wholesale Agreements
• Regulatory Constraints

  IV.      Water Supply Needs

• Water Demands
  
  
• Residential
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Public and Semipublic
• Wholesale Customers
• Regional Customers
  
  
• Supply Deficit Evaluation and Risk Assessment

     V.      Identification of Alternatives

·        Supply Side Alternatives (i.e. groundwater, surface water, purchase, reuse)

·        Demand Side Alternatives (i.e. conservation, drought management)

  VI.      Evaluation of Supply Side and Demand Side Alternatives

·        Costs

·        Reliability

·        Vulnerability

·        Legal/Regulatory Constraints

·        Regional Considerations

·        Institutional Arrangements

VII.      Summary and Recommendations