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CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DEPARTMENT <br /> <br /> WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT <br /> For The Proposed <br /> Kaiser Hospital Campus Expansion Project <br /> November 4, 2002 <br /> <br /> OVERVIEW <br /> On July 11, 2002, the Redwood City Public Works Services Department received a request <br /> from the Planning and Redevelopment Division of the Community Development Services <br /> Department to produce a WSA for the proposed Kaiser Hospital Campus Expansion Project. <br /> On Sept. 19, 2002, the Public Works Services Department requested a 30-day extension of <br /> time pursuant to the State of California Water Code to complete the WSA, to allow sufficient <br /> time to confirm water demand information from the developer. The amended deadline for <br /> completion and approval of the WSA is November 8, 2002. <br /> <br /> This WSA determines that the City of Redwood City (City) does not currently have sufficient <br /> water supply to meet the projected water demands of the proposed Kaiser Hospital CampUs <br /> Expansion Project together with those of its existing customers as well as the demands of other <br /> planned development. However, if the City implements tentative plans for additional supplies <br /> through recycled water in the near future, there should be sufficient water supply to meet <br /> projected future demands. As this WSA points out, Redwood City's supply reliability now and <br /> into the future is a key factor in this determination. <br /> <br />2. BACKGROUND <br /> State Laws <br /> During 2001, the California Legislature enacted two laws - SB 610 (Costa) and SB 221 (Kuehl) <br /> - each designed to achieve greater coordination during the land use planning process between <br /> water suppliers and local land use agencies when considering certain large-scale development <br /> projects. <br /> <br /> SB 610 requires preparation of a WSA for any development whose approval is subject to the <br /> California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and which meets the definition of "project" in <br /> Water Code Section 10913 - i.e., residential development projects of more than 500 dwelling <br /> units or other types of developments (e.g., hotels and motels, commercial buildings, industrial <br /> parks, etc.) using a comparable amount of water. <br /> <br /> The WSA must describe the proposed project's water demand over a 20-year period, identify <br /> the sources of water available to meet that demand and include an assessment of whether or <br /> not those water supplies are, or will be, sufficient to meet the demand for water associated with <br /> the proposed project, in addition to the demand of existing customers and other planned future <br /> development. <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />