HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-24 Water System Plan Legal Notice
TO: Port Townsend Leader Classified - Legal Notice
FROM: Joanna Sanders
DATE: June 24, 2019
SUBJ: Notice of Public Hearing
PUBLICATION DATE: June 26, 2019
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Port Townsend City Council will conduct a public hearing on Monday July
15, 2019, at or about 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 540 Water Street, Port
Townsend, Washington to accept public testimony on a proposed update to the City’s
Water System Plan. The update reflects those changes made to the City’s water
system since it was last updated in 2008 and 2014. This update is required by the
Washington State Department of Health. The Water System Plan is a functional plan
intended to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of this update is to:
Provide a long-term planning strategy and evaluate the existing system and its
ability to meet the requirements for water source, quality, storage, and
distribution over a 20-year planning period.
Modify water service area boundaries to include all areas where the City
currently provides service and a proposal to include 14 properties directly
abutting Jacob Miller Rd. and two properties surrounded by the revised service
area.
Provide basic planning data for population, service connections, and water
consumption.
Provide system capacity analysis, identify limiting factors, and summarize
hydraulic capacity.
Update water use efficiency goals for the next 6 years.
Provide a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the next 10 and 20 years.
Provide a budget to fund projects identified in the CIP and summary of the rate
structure.
Persons wishing to testify may do so either by submitting oral testimony during the
public hearing or by submitting written comments at the hearing or to the City Clerk, City
of Port Townsend, 250 Madison Street, Suite 2, Port Townsend, Washington 98368
(jsanders@cityofpt.us). Written comments submitted to the Clerk must be received by
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the close of the Public Hearing on July 15. The Water System Plan is available for
inspection in the City Clerk’s office on the second floor of City Hall and can also be
found on the City’s website at www.cityofpt.us.