Menlo Park, City of

Updated: July 20, 2022

Menlo Park Municipal Water

701 Laurel Street
Menlo Park, California 94025-3483

Phone: (650) 330-6750 E-mail: water@menlopark.org

Service Area

The City of Menlo Park, a balanced mix of residential, commercial and industrial users, is located in southern San Mateo County.

System

Profile

Area Size	4 square miles
Service Population	19,297
Number of Accounts	4,334
Number of SF RWS Connections	5
Connections To SF RWS Mains	3 connections to BDPL 1 and 2 via Ivy Drive at Hill, Chilco and Madera; 1 connection to BDPL via Sharon Park Drive at Lassen; 1 connection to the Palo Alto Pipeline
Avg. Day Demand (mgd)	2.83
Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd)	2.83
% Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies	100%
Maximum Local Water Production (mgd)	0
Alternative Supply Sources	None
Interties With Other Agencies	CWS - Bear Gulch District, Redwood City, East Palo Alto, O'Conner Tract Water Coop, Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Co.
Local Storage (mg)	5.5 mg
Days of Storage	0.65

Summary

The City of Menlo Park purchases most of its water directly from the SF RWS, and the remainder from East Palo Alto, whose source is also SF RWS. One SF RWS turnout serves the Sharon Heights area along Sand Hill Road and Highway 280, and four turnouts serve portions of the City north and east of El Camino Real near Highway 101 and Willow Road. The distribution system includes one pump station, two storage reservoirs, and 59 miles of mains.

The two reservoirs supply the Sharon Heights area. No storage exists in the areas supplied north and east of El Camino Real. However, this area has emergency interties with California Water Service (CWS), Redwood City, O'Connor Tract Water Coop, East Palo Alto and Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Co. CWS is the primary emergency source
of water for Menlo Park.

Water Supply and Demand

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	1,393,425	1,576,137	1,442,176	1,379,039
Resale SF RWS Purchase	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Total	1,393,425	1,576,137	1,442,176	1,379,039
mgd equivalent	2.86	3.23	2.96	2.83

Demand by Sector
Residential	563,673	525,857	597,601	600,474
Commercial/Industrial	506,000	531,748	488,095	436,302
Other	80,463	83,394	114,087	128,222
Dedicated Irrigation	158,074	158,041	188,177	155,024
Unaccounted for	85,215	277,097	54,216	59,017
Total	1,393,425	1,576,137	1,442,176	1,379,039
mgd equivalent	2.86	3.23	2.96	2.83

Per Capita Use	Actual FY 17-18 (gpcpd)	Actual FY 18-19 (gpcpd)	Actual FY 19-20 (gpcpd)	Actual FY 20-21 (gpcpd)
Residential	68	61	67	64
Gross	167	150	162	146

Facilities and Distribution

Storage Reservoirs

Designation	Type	Capacity (mg)
Reservoir 1	Storage	2.0
Reservoir 2	Storage	3.5
Total		5.5

Interties

Name	No.	Diameter (in.)
CWS – Bear Gulch	3	6, 8, 10
East Palo Alto	1	12
O'Conner Tract	1	6
Redwood City	1	6
Palo Alto Park	1	6