Burlingame, City of

Service Area

System

Summary

Water Supply and Demand

Facilities and Distribution

Storage Reservoirs

Interties

Profile

Updated: July 20, 2022

501 Primrose Road

Burlingame, California 94010-3997

Phone: (650) 558-7230 Fax (650) 685-9310

The City of Burlingame is located in central San Mateo County. Burlingame’s water system serves the entire area within its city limits, portions of the unincorporated Burlingame Hills area, and a few properties in San Mateo and Hillsborough.

Area Size	5.5 square miles
Service Population	32,407
Number of Accounts	9,253
Number of SF RWS Connections	6
Connections To SF RWS Mains	Crystal Springs #2 and #3, Sunset Pipeline
Avg. Day Demand (mgd)	3. 39
Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd)	3.29
% Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies	97%
Maximum Local Water Production (mgd)	0
Alternative Supply Sources	None
Interties With Other Agencies	California Water Service Company (CWS) – City of San Mateo, Town of Hillsborough, City of Millbrae
Local Storage (mg)	2.941
Days of Storage	1.2 days in six out of eight zones on maximum day, the remaining two zones have 0.2 days.

The City of Burlingame receives all of its water supply from six SF RWS turnouts located along El Camino Real. Water is pumped from the turnouts to five storage tanks and to two reservoirs located at higher elevations in the City’s distribution system.

Burlingame’s water system is divided into two sections. Water for the hills area is supplied by water pumped into tanks and reservoirs; and water for the lower elevation area is supplied directly from the SF RWS turnouts.

For emergency water supply, Burlingame has connections to California Water Service Company, which serves the City of San Mateo, and connections to the Town of Hillsborough and the City of Millbrae water systems.

Supply by Source	Actual FY 17-18 (ccf)	Actual FY 18-19 (ccf)	Actual FY 19-20 (ccf)	Actual FY 20-21 (ccf)
San Francisco Water	1,695,956	1,669,182	1,696,711	1,604,743
Recycled Water	146,400	146,400	53,639	48,797
Other	0	0	0	0
Total	1,842,356	1,815,582	1,750,350	1,653,540
mgd equivalent	3.78	3.72	3.59	3.39

Demand by Sector
Residential	1,002,137	985,397	1,036,364	1,080,357
Commercial/Industrial	471,718	464,483	415,308	303,111
Other	48,409	50,398	30,133	26,508
Dedicated Irrigation	240,638	230,919	166,580	112,609
Non-Revenue Water	79,454	84,385	101,966	130,955
Total	1,842,356	1,815,582	1,750,350	1,653,540
mgd equivalent	3.78	3.72	3.59

Per Capita Use	Actual FY 17-18 (gpcpd)	Actual FY 18-19 (gpcpd)	Actual FY 19-20 (gpcpd)	Actual FY 20-21 (gpcpd)
Residential	66	65	68	68
Gross	112	99	112	101

Designation	Type	Capacity (gallons)	Designation	Type	Capacity (gallons)
Alcazar Tanks	Dual, Circular, Steel	100,000	Hillside Reservoir	Rectangular, Concrete	1,500,000
Donnelly Tanks	Dual, Circular, Steel	100,000	Mills Tank	Circular, Prestressed Concrete	1,071,000
			Skyview Reservoir	Rectangular, Concrete	170,000
Total					2,941,000

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CWS – City of San Mateo

Hillsborough