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The Cascade
Water Alliance is an association of cities and water districts working
together to ensure a clean, safe and reliable water supply today
and well into the future.
Today Cascade supplies over 370,000 residents and 22,000 businesses
in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Sammamish, Tukwila, Covington
and Skyway - nearly 50 percent of retail water sales in King County
outside of Seattle.
The mission of Cascade is to supply water to meet the needs of its
Members in a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manner.
Cost-effective conservation efforts
to reduce regional demand and the development of new water sources are both important
elements of Cascade's long-term water supply plan.
The Interlocal Contract that established Cascade in 1999 (amended)
gives it the responsibility to:
- Purchase wholesale water from other regional suppliers
- Coordinate conservation and supply management
- Acquire, construct and manage water supply infrastructure
- Foster regional water planning that provides adequate water
for both people and fish
Cascade's 2004 Transmission and Supply
Plan describes three major programs that will be the Cascade
Water system:
- The Block Contract with Seattle
- Purchase of water from Tacoma
- Development of the Lake Tapps Reservoir as a municipal water
supply source
To date, a number of complex agreements with regional partners have
been negotiated. Accomplishments during 2005 brought Cascade closer
to delivering on its promise of providing a clean, safe, reliable
water supply to our citizens and economy for the next 50 years and
beyond.... Read
more about 2005 Activities.
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