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��-z <br /> Appendix D(Tab 5). The City has also coordinated the UWMP update with the Bay Area <br /> Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and many of its member agencies. <br /> BAWSCA's role in the development of the UW MP has been to work closely with Redwood <br /> City and the SFPUC to help maintain consistency between the multiple documents being <br /> developed by BAWSCA's member agencies, and to ensure overall consistency with the <br /> WSIP and its associated environmental documents. <br /> The purpose of the 2005 UWMP is to comply with State water planning law, and to update <br /> the UWMP with the many water-related policies and actions the City has approved and <br /> implemented since the 2003 UWMP. The UWMP is not just a State-required document. It <br /> reflects local and regional water planning activities, and provides background and <br /> supporting documentation for the City's General Plan update currently underway. <br /> Significant changes have occurred in the realm of local, regional and state water supply <br /> since the 2003 UWMP was adopted. Highlights of this 2005 update include: <br /> 1) The document has been restructured, and is formatted differently than the 2003 <br /> UWMP. This restructuring is in response to changes in State law and to comply <br /> with the Guidebook to Assist Water Suppliers in the Preparation of a 2005 Urban <br /> Water Management Plan recently issued by DW R. <br /> 2) In addition, information regarding water rates and financing has been removed, due <br /> to the City Council's adoption of the Water Financing Plan - 2004 Update in <br /> January 2005. <br /> 3) The UWMP reflects substantial coordination with the SFPUC's water supply <br /> planning and capital improvement program. <br /> 4) In addition, BAWSCA has replaced the Bay Area Water Users Association <br /> (BAWUA) by State statute, and the agency has provided significant input to its 28 <br /> member water agencies for the preparation of their UWMPs. Consistency among <br /> San Francisco's wholesale customers is deemed to be important as the SFPUC <br /> commences its comprehensive environmental review process for the regional <br /> system repair projects. <br /> 5) Projected development and population growth in Redwood City — with multi-family <br /> housing as the key driver — has been re-set and is tied primarily to recent <br /> discussions about the pending Downtown Specific Plan. The prior methodology of <br /> projecting future water demand utilizing specific development projects — whether <br /> anticipated or under way — has been replaced with an area-based projection, in <br /> close collaboration with Planning and Redevelopment staff. <br /> 6) The Recycled Water Task Force recommendations are now fully integrated in the <br /> UWMP and deliveries of recycled water have been further refined. <br /> 7) In addition, "active" conservation has been realigned over time and its focus <br /> adjusted to complement implementation of the recycled water project. <br /> 8) The UWMP now shows a positive "buffer" between supply assurance and demand <br /> projects, with water reliability improving, but still a concern. <br /> 9) Drought cutbacks are projected to be less onerous, and are now shown in ranges <br /> of impacts to various customer types. <br /> 10) Finally, direct and indirect benefits to all Redwood City water customers are more <br /> apparent due to increased conservation and recycled water supply. <br /> Attachment 'A', Urban Water Management Plan — Policy Assumptions, summarizes <br /> differences between the adopted 2003 UWMP and the draft 2005 UWMP Update. <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />