Council approves $224,940 contract for 2025 water master plan to update system planning
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Summary
The council authorized Jacobs Engineering to prepare a 2025 water master plan to evaluate supplies, demand projections and aging infrastructure; the contract is $224,940 with a roughly 7‑ to 10‑month schedule.
The Lake Havasu City Council voted 6–0 to approve a professional-services agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., for a 2025 water master plan at a cost of $224,940.
The plan will update the city’s water modeling, evaluate production and distribution systems, review current supplies and changing Colorado River operational scenarios, and recommend capital improvements through a long-term horizon (the consultant and staff noted the plan will consider needs out to the year 2040). Contract lead Matt (presenter identified as Mr. Kellett) said Jacobs previously worked on the city’s 2019 water master plan and on the recent wastewater master plan, and staff expects the updated water plan to take roughly seven months from kickoff.
Why it matters: Council members emphasized the need to prioritize aging infrastructure and to align the timing of water-system investments with both the five-year capital improvement program (CIP) and uncertainties about post-2026 Colorado River operations. City staff and the consultant said delaying the plan for multiple years could leave the city without an updated model and CIP guidance while supply and demand conditions evolve.
Councilmember Cameron Moses asked whether the city should wait for state and federal post-2026 Colorado River operational rules; the consultant said those rules may not be finalized by 2026 and that delaying several years would not be prudent. Councilmember Nancy Campbell confirmed that the plan will identify priority pipes and repair needs that can feed into the CIP and existing water-main replacement program.
The scope includes a water-demand analysis, water-supply analysis, model update and analysis, facility and risk assessment, and preparation of a final report; the contract schedule shows a March kickoff and a draft due in August with a final in September. Councilmember Campbell moved approval; Councilmember Diaz seconded. The motion carried 6–0.
Ending: Staff will manage the consultant contract and integrate the master-plan findings into the city’s CIP and water-main replacement priorities.