AWWA ACE58224

This paper discusses a water supply plan for the City of Wichita, Kansas that evaluated 27 conventional and non-conventional watersupply sources, and used an integrated water resource planning approach. That processled to a new water supply plan, that the City named the Integrated Local Water Supply(ILWS) Plan. The ILWS Plan includes utilizing a combination of local water supplies,some of which are considered unconventional, and do not represent a "firm" watersupply. However, when used in the appropriate combinations, they can meet the City'swater supply needs through the year 2050. The Plan projected that Wichita's water needswould increase substantially during the planning period, with Average Day demandsincreasing from the current 60 MGD to 112 MGD, and Peak Day demands increasingfrom 120 MGD to 225 MGD.Because this plan contained unique water supply alternatives, it was recognized that itcould be difficult to gain public and regulatory acceptance of the plan without publicinput and validation of the concepts in the plan.

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Vol. - No.

Published:

06/15/2003

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7

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1 file , 210 KB