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    Utilities Capital Projects

    • Emergency Water Supply Master Plan
    • Factoria Boulevard Stormwater Conveyance
    • Horizon View 2 Reservoir and Pump Station Project
    • Kelsey Creek/Lake Hills Culvert Project
    • Lake Washington Lake Line Management Plan
    • Newport Sewer Basin Capacity Improvements
    • Pikes Peak Reservoir Replacement
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    • Valley Creek Culvert Replacement and Stream Restoration Project
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    • West Operating Area Reservoir Study

    Emergency Water Supply Master Plan


    The City of Bellevue has developed a draft Emergency Water Supply Master Plan. The Master Plan will guide the City's actions to help improve our water system resilience over the coming decades and ultimately reduce impacts to the community from a severe earthquake or other disaster. You can review the draft Master Plan here:

    • Emergency Water Supply Master Plan 
    • Attachment 1: Seismic Vulnerability Assessment 
    • Attachment 2: Emergency Water Supply Planning 
    • Attachment 3: Public Engagement Survey Report 

    Why do we need a Master Plan?

    Bellevue’s water system and the regional water supplies are vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly earthquakes. Bellevue receives its water from Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), via contract with Cascade Water Alliance. SPU manages the regional drinking water delivery system, while Bellevue Utilities manages the city's local water infrastructure.

    In late 2018, SPU issued a Seismic Study report which found that, in the event of a major disaster or earthquake, regional water service may be completely unavailable for 3 weeks, followed by a long recovery period with only partial service for months.

    The City of Bellevue recently completed a seismic vulnerability assessment estimating the potential local water supply impacts in Bellevue. Because of the possibility of hundreds of main breaks and the time needed to repair them, the assessment anticipates a long system recovery period following a major event. The figure below demonstrates the long recovery period that might be expected if a Seattle Fault earthquake happened in Bellevue with the existing system.

    Graphic showing water system recovery time during a major earthquake

    What will the Master Plan accomplish?

    To prepare for these threats to Bellevue's water system and supply, the Master Plan will help the City accomplish the following objectives:

    • Identify water system risks and potential impacts to the community
    • Establish long-term goals for improved water system performance, and minimum levels of service after an event
    • Propose mitigation actions and investment levels to improve resiliency over the next 50-years

    Potential improvements may include adding more emergency groundwater wells, constructing a resilient “backbone” of more resilient pipes, adjusting the City’s existing program to replace aging water mains, and other potential improvements.

    Community engagement

    Developing and approving a plan that can direct Utility investments and serve Bellevue’s long-term community needs will require proactive community engagement. Input from Bellevue's community engagement in late 2021 has helped to inform both the type of projects proposed by the Master Plan, and how the City prioritizes potential improvements.  In October 2022, public review of the draft Plan is being sought through the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) process. 

    Project contact

    Please contact the Project Manager, Doug Lane, at dlane@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-6865 if you have questions or would like to know how to provide feedback on the Master Plan.

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    Doug Lane
    Project Manager

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    425-452-6865
    Email
    dlane@bellevuewa.gov

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