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7.3.B. - Page 79 would ensure that the wastewater facility is able to continue to meet or exceed the wastewater treatment requirements established for it by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), even with the additional wastewater generated by development permitted under the DTPP. b. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 10 -15 and 10 -16) concluded that development occurring under the DTPP would not necessitate the construction or expansion of water or wastewater treatment facilities. See items (d) and (e) below for further explanation. c. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 10 -23 and 10 -24) concluded that no significant increase in storm water runoff was anticipated to be created by the DTPP or DTPP-facilitated development. Furthermore, the project would be required to file a Notice of Intent (NOI) with the State Water Resources Control Board under the Construction Activities Storm Water General Permit (General Permit), which would ensure that construction activities would not cause any increase in sedimentation, turbidity, or hazardous materials concentrations within downstream receiving waters. Also see item IX(a) (Hydrology and Water Quality) of this environmental checklist. The project is expected to qualms for a 100 percent exemption under Special Project Category "C" (Transit- Oriented Development [TOD] Project) of the San Mateo County Water Pollution Prevention Program, which means that the project would be 100 percent exempt (in storm drainage volume) from County low impact development (LID) requirements because the project: (1) is within '/e -mile of a transit hub; (2) has a minimum density of 100 dwelling units per acre (project density would be about 154 units per acre); and (3) would contain no surface parking. The result would be that up to 100 percent of the project site's impervious surface runoff could be treated with media filter devices approved by the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA) (see Plan Sheet TM -6 for locations and sizing of proposed media filters). This proposed exemption is subject to City review and approval. The City's Drainage Guidelines for Commercial Development require post- development storm water discharge to be equal to or less than pre - development discharge. The project would be subject to this requirement as a condition of project approval. d. The City's Urban Water Management Plan accounts for development occurring under the DTPP and concludes that adequate water supply exists to serve such growth. Therefore, the DTPP program EIR (pp. 10 -8 and 10 -9) concluded that the DTPP, and development facilitated by it, would have no impact on water supply. Furthermore, the DTPP program EIR (pp. 10 -9 and 10 -10) concluded that there would be no significant impacts resulting from DTPP-facilitated development on the water distribution system or on fire flow. The project's Preliminary Utility Summary (BKF Engineers, May 19, 2014, p. 3) describes proposed domestic and irrigation water demand. The total net domestic water demand is projected at 22,978 gallons per day (gpd), based on Attachment Q of the Redwood City Design Standards. City Ordinance No. 2335 requires the use of recycled water, where available, for landscape irrigation and appropriate building plumbing (e.g., water closets, urinals). At this time, recycled water service has not been extended to the project site; however, the project would be designed and constructed with dual plumbing, which initially would carry domestic water, then recycled water when that system is Eventually extended to the site. Al project utility calculations and designs are subject to review and approval by the City. e. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 10 -15 and 10 -16) concluded that the South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) wastewater treatment plant would not be significantly impacted by development allowed under the DTPP, which includes the proposed project. According to the Preliminary Utility Summary (pp. 4 and 5), the proposed project would generate a total net wastewater flow of 19,943 gpd, based on Attachment L of the Redwood City Design Standards. The City Sanitary Sewer Master Plan concludes that the existing sewer system along the project's frontage (Franklin and Wilson) has sufficient peak dry weather and wet weather capacity for General Plan proposed buildout, which includes the proposed project. However, in order to contribute its fair share toward needed improvements in downstream capacity, the project would pay a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) fee as a condition of project approval; the City would calculate this fair share based on a study that is underway to be applied to all future projects. All on -site and adjacent wastewater system improvements included in the project are subject to City review and approval. f & g. Project construction would comply with all applicable solid waste regulations. Furthermore, there is sufficient landfill capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs (DTiPprogram EIR p. 8 -21). The project would accommodate refuse and recycling in enclosed trash rooms on each residential floor and the lower /street level of the parking garage (Plan Sheets A -1.1, A1.3 through A -1.8; 07.24.2014). Refuse and recycling pick -up would be provided by a local waste service provider (Recology) and would occur on a weekly basis. No significant impacts on solid waste service are anticipated. 30