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Department outlines subdivision review steps and implications of moving construction-plan review earlier
Summary
Engineering Program Manager James Jensen described the Department's subdivision review workflow and how Bill 1 would shift construction-plan review earlier in the process; Jensen said a single reservation could be limited to 120,000 gallons a day and that source-pool calculations use max reliable capacity minus the 12-month moving average.
At the March 19 meeting, Engineering Program Manager James Jensen walked Board members through the Department of Water Supply's subdivision review process, from preliminary plat review through construction-plan check, inspection and final plat approval. Jensen explained that DWS compiles conditions of approval, confirms water availability and then performs construction-plan reviews and on-site inspections before issuing final sign-off.
Jensen addressed technical thresholds when Member John Helly asked how the source pool is defined. Jensen said source pool is determined by "max reliable capacity minus the 12-month moving average," and clarified that the Department would limit a single reservation "to 120,000 gallons a day on a single reservation for an entire subdivision." He added that in some cases he could go "up to 100% of your source pool" for review purposes, but that meter-list order and code constraints still apply. District Engineer Jase Miyabuchi and Director John Stufflebean explained that reallocating review priority could create bottlenecks because staff also handle building permits and water service requests.
