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pursuant to Water Code Section 10610 et seq.,identifies the development of "Recycled Water" (hereinafter defined) for irrigation purposes and additional water conservation measures as the primary means of reducing demands on the SFPUC system and thereby securing an adequate, reliable supply of water. D. SBSA's Commission has adopted a statement on Recycled Water which provides, in part that, "It is a policy of the South Bayside System Authority to provide technical and institutional leadership for the community it serves on all subjects related to water recycling." In furtherance of this policy, SBSA has worked closely with City in the development of the "First Step Recycled Water Project," a demonstration program initiated in 2000. The First Step Project has, since 2000, produced disinfected tertiary recycled water for landscape irrigation at publicly- owned and privately-owned sites in City's Redwood Shores area, as well as for a landscape impoundment adjacent to SBSA's treatment plant. E. City has carried out an extensive review of the possible environmental impacts of an expanded,permanent Recycled Water project(Project)which would be capable of delivering 3,238 acre feet of Recycled Water annually, with initial phases scaled to deliver up to 2,000 acre feet annually. The scope of the Project has been refined through input from a public Recycled Water Task Force convened by City's City Council in August 2003. The Task Force submitted its report to City in March 2004. City's Council has determined to proceed with the Project, modified in light of the Task Force's recommendations, such that deliveries of Recycled Water, on an annual basis, are not expected to exceed approximately 1,690 acre feet during the initial phase of the Project. Certain facilities will, however, be constructed so that the Project has the flexibility to -2- 1091374.7