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Recycled Water Policy for "The Preserve at Redwood Shores" Revised 1/0212008 70 Page 2 I. It is the intent of the City Council to adopt a "Recycled Water Ordinance" that will describe the goals, requirements and uses of recycled water for future development in Redwood City by the summer of 2008. The scope of the ordinance will include: a. Internal dual plumbing of water closets, urinals, trap primers b. Internal cooling towers and evaporative coolers c. Extemallandscaping d. Industrial processes e. Dust control and construction f. Recycled water application requirements g. Adoption of findings supporting recycled water in Redwood City (GC 65601) h. Recycled water service area (per GC 65601 & RWC Code Chap. 38) i. Voluntary requests from outside Redwood City water service area boundary j. Incentives and cost-sharing for dual plumbing and landscape retrofits k. Consumer rates and charges I. Sanctions and enforcement II. Specific to the proposed development known as liThe Preserve at Redwood Shores. (previously known as "Area H"), it shall be the policy of the City Council that, as of the date of this Motion: a. Consistency in the uses of recycled water within Redwood Shores is important to the community and recognized by the City Council; b. Irrigation meters and on-site irrigation systems within the new school site shall not be connected to the Redwood City recycled water distribution system when the school is constructed and occupied, anticipated in the fall of 2009; c. Irrigation meters and on-site irrigation systems within the new city park site shall not be connected to the Redwood City recycled water distribution system when the park is constructed and accepted by the City; d. The developer of The Preserve shall be encouraged to maximize the use of indoor and outdoor water conservation measures, systems and technology within the residential, street medians, parking areas, and wetland restoration areas of the new development, in order to minimize new demand on the City's limited drinking water supply at the time of building permit application(s); e. The developer of the Preserve shall be encouraged to maximize the use of recycled water for any/all irrigation meters serving only HOA-controlled common areas within the residential, street medians, parking areas, and wetland restoration areas of the new development, in order to minimize new demand on the City's limited drinking water supply at the time of building permit appfication(s); f. Flexibility for future Council consideration and authorization of additional uses of recycled water throughout the Preserve project area shall be created by: i) The installation of "dual plumbing" of only new public buildings and facilities for toilet flushing, pursuant to State of California Title 17 and Title 22 regulations. ii) Stubbing out and capping service connections from the recycled water distribution system to the edge of the public rights-of~way, consistent with current construction practices throughout Redwood Shores.