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9.2   WATER SYSTEM REHABILITATION AND REPLACEMENT
While it is beyond the scope of this study to identify a detailed list of all rehabilitation projects that will be required by the City, it is important that future financial planning include a sustainable budget that can be used for rehabilitation as specific projects are identified. One of the best ways to identify a recommended level of system renewal funding is to consider system service life. As with all utilities, each component of a water system has a finite service life. Therefore, it is necessary to continually spend money towards the rehabilitation or replacement of these components. If adequate funds are not set aside for regular system renewal, the water system will fall into a state of disrepair and be incapable of providing the level of service that customers expect.
The City's water conveyance system is composed of about 443 miles of pipe. The City has 14 existing culinary tanks that comprise 46.5 million gallons of storage. The City also has 4 wells connected to the culinary system and 4 booster pump stations. The total cost to replace all pipes, storage facilities, wells and booster pump stations in the City's water system would be approximately $1.1 billion based on 2022 construction costs.
Table 9-1 shows a comparison of the recommended annual budget for the City's water system based on the service life of various system components. As summarized in the table, it is recommended that the City's capital budget for the water system be between $13 million and $17 million to sustainably maintain the system. While some of this budget will need to go toward expansion and capacity projects as outlined in the previous chapter, a major portion should be reserved strictly for system rehabilitation and replacement.
Table 9-1
Recommended Renewal Budget
 
System Component
Replacement Value
Service Life (years)
Recommended Annual System Investment Range
Pipes
$854,800,000
60 - 80
$14,300,000
$10,700,000
Storage
$160,425,000
80 - 100
$2,100,000
$1,700,000
Booster Pump Stations
$22,500,000
40 - 50
$600,000
$500,000
Wells (3,4,5,6,8)
$20,750,000
60 - 80
$400,000
$300,000
Total
$1,058,475,000
$17,400,000
$13,200,000