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San Jose Water plans for a resilient future

The first–of-its-kind Strategic Water Resources Plan provides a long-term vision to support over a million residents and thousands of businesses in California. 

Client

San Jose Water Company

Location

San Jose, California

Practices

One Water

Markets

Municipal Utilities

Priorities

Water Reuse and Desalination

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Dan Rodrigo
Environmental Planner

A 30-year roadmap to improve supply reliability, water affordability, and economic vitality 

San Jose Water (SJW) has developed a Strategic Water Resources Plan to increase the resiliency of its water supplies. Partnering with the One Water experts at CDM Smith, SJW quantified water supply risks, simulated future water demands, and tested the impacts of planning scenarios to future-proof its supply. 

Technical forecasting innovations 

Econometric water demand forecasting was used to account for major factors influencing water use. 

CDM Smith’s Water Integration Tool 

Supply simulations predicted estimates of water shortages through historical and hydro­log­i­cal conditions. 

Scenario planning & adaptive management 

Teams defined future water supply investments, ranked alter­na­tives, and developed a strategy to adapt to changed conditions.  

Stakeholder support and communication 

Collaboration with the board of directors, technical staff, and stakeholders helped solicit input and build consensus. 

“The Board is very impressed by the roadmap and strategy developed by CDM Smith,” said Eric Thornburg, the CEO of SJW Group. “I gained insights that were not apparent from either our own previous planning reports or those of our imported water provider,” said SJW project manager Bill Tuttle. “The plan is truly a testament to the CDM Smith team’s engineering prowess.” ”

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Dan Rodrigo

Environmental Planner

Dan is a leading expert in integrated water resources planning, decision science and climate risk and resiliency, with a gift for building stakeholder consensus.

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