Res 2016-032/Water Reuse Asset Management Plan

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City of San Marcos Water Reuse System Asset Management Plan 1 Introduction The City of San Marcus is planning an expansion of its existing water reuse system and is seeking to better manage the existing and future reuse infrastructure asset investments. While the reuse system represents a small part of the City's overall public infrastructure, it is an integral part of the City's long term water resource plan. As the City expands the water reuse system, it is looking for ways to improve the overall life cycle cost management for all of the reuse system assets. The City is currently using its Maximo computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to program maintenance activities on its reuse facility assets. Not all of the reuse system assets are currently contained in the Maximo CMMS inventory, therefore, there is a need to expand. Therefore, the City has requested the development of an asset management plan for its existing water reuse system. The existing water reuse system consists of a reuse pump station with three pumps, disinfection system, and ancillary piping, electrical switch gear and instrumentation, reuse distribution system piping, control valves, reuse service meters. 1.1 Background The City of San Marcos, Texas is a part of the Austin —Round Rock —San Marcos metropolitan area. San Marcos is located along the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio and is the seat of Hays County (see Figure 1.1). Founded on the banks of the San Marcos River, the area is thought to be among the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the Americas. Archeologists have discovered evidence along the San Marcos River that suggest these sites may have been inhabited by humans for over 10,000 years. Fed by the San Marcos Springs, the River remains as a key feature within the City. Home to Texas State University with a student population in excess of 34,000, the City has rapidly expanded over the past decade to a 2010 census population of nearly 45,000 residents. February 2016 Page 1