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II I j . I ,. - ~ ) I CITY OF REDWOOD CITY PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DEPARTMENT WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT For The Proposed Bayside Gardens Project January 26, 2004 1. OVERVIEW On December 30, 2003, the Redwood City Public Works Services Department received a request from the Planning and Redevelopment Division of the Community Development Services Department to produce a Water Supply Assessment (WSA) for the proposed 6ayside Gardens Project, in order for the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to be completed for the project. This WSA determines that the City of Redwood City (City) does not currently have sufficient water supply to meet the projected water demands of the proposed Bayside Gardens Project together with those of its existing customers as well as the demands of other planned development. However, if the City is able to implement plans for additional supplies through a recycled water project approved by the City Council in August 2003, there should be sufficient water supply to meet projected future demands. As this WSA points out, Redwood City's supply reliability now and into the future is a key factor in this determination. 2. BACKGROUND State Laws During 2001, the California Legislature enacted two laws - S6 610 (Costa) and SB 221 (Kuehl) - each designed to achieve greater coordination during the land use planning process between water suppliers and local land use agencies when considering certain large-scale development projects. S6 610 requires preparation of a WSA for any development whose approval is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and which meets the definition of "project" in Water Code Section 10913 - i.e., residential development projects of more than 500 dwelling units or other types of developments (e.g., hotels and motels, commercial buildings, industrial parks, etc.) using a comparable amount of water. The WSA must describe the proposed project's water demand over a 20-year period, identify the sources of water available to meet that demand and include an assessment of whether or not those water supplies are, or will be, sufficient to meet the demand for water associated with the proposed project, in addition to the demand of existing customers and other planned future development. If the conclusion is that water supplies are or will be insufficient, then the WSA is to describe plans (if any) for acquiring additional water supplies, and the measures that are being undertaken to acquire and develop those supplies. Page 2 of 8