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8e Page 77 Utilities Natural gas, electric power and telephone service are provided by Pacific Gas & Electric Company and SBC. respectively. The City supplied water to 23,039 water customers in Fiscal Year 2005-06, and provides sewer services with 185 miles of sanitary sewers and 103 miles of storm sewers. Education Public education instruction in the elementary grades is provided by the Redwood City Elementary School District, which operates 16 elementary and intermediate schools, serving approximately 8,022 students in the City. Sequoia Union High School District, in addition to administrative offices, operates a high school, a continuation school and an adult school, serving approximately 1,657 students within the City limits. Post-secondary public education is available at three community college campuses operated by the San Mateo County Community College District. Aggregate enrollment in the College of San Mateo in the City of San Mateo, Canada College in the City, and Skyline College in the City of San Bruno was approximately 25,322 in Fall of 2005. Within less than an hour's drive of the City are San Francisco State University, University of San Francisco, Stanford University, the University of Santa Clara, California State University, East Bay, University of California at Berkeley and San Jose State University. Public Safety The Redwood City Police Department has 99 law enforcement officers, 9 community service officers and 12 communication dispatchers. The Redwood City Fire Department has 62 firefighters and officers and 3 fire prevention personnel serving from five fire stations. Transportation San Francisco International Airport (the "Airport") is located in an unincorporated area of the County. According to the Airports Councillntemational, it is the fourteenth busiest airport in the nation in terms of passenger volume. Although the Airport is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco, it plays a very significant part in the economy of the County. Air transportation is the County's largest single industry. It is estimated that over 29,000 people are employed at the Airport by the airlines, cargo carriers, restaurants, aviation suppliers and other Airport-related businesses. The Port of Redwood City is also located in the County. The Port has a deep-water channel and handles bulk cargo including lumber and scrap metal The County is connected to downtown San Francisco and the East Bay by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit ("BART") District. The County is also served by CalTrain, a commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco, running along the Southern Pacific right-of-way. A-15