AWWA DSS62063

This paper discusses the Water System Master Plan developed by the Butler County Department of Environmental Services (BCDES) in southwestern Ohio. The service area has been experiencing rapid growth, and BCDES faced unique operational and planning challenges. They currently purchase water from two different regional suppliers and are governed by contractual conditions with each supplier, including minimum purchase requirements. There are three main supply connection points with the water suppliers. Future improvements will add at least two more major supply connections to provide redundancy in the BCDES system and to enhance the suppliers' ability to deliver peak flows through flow splitting. Demand projections, distribution system analysis, optimization approach, and alternatives analysis are discussed. Includes 3 references, table, figure.