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7A Page 4 ATTACH�IETIT i ORDlNANCE NO. AN QRDiNANCE 4F THE C1TY OF REDWOf)D CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADD(NG ARTICLE Vfl TO CHAPTER 38 �F THE CITY CODE REGARDlNG RECYCLED WATER USE WHEREAS, the California tegisla#ure has declared that devefapment of recycled water should be encouraged as a new water supply necessary to meet the future wa#er needs af the State and use of potable domestic water €or nonpotable uses that are approved by the State for recycled water use may constitute waste or a unreasonable use within the meaning of the California Constitution, Articie X, Section 2 if recyGled water is available at a reasonable cost (Water Code §§ 13510 et seq. and 13550 et seq.); and VVHEREAS, the Water Recycling in Landscaping Act, S.B. 2095 enacted in 2Q00, fur�her encouraged recycling by requiring locai agencies, when notified of available recycled water ftom producers, to adopt an ordinance requiring, in part, tha# new industrial, commercial and residential projects requiring a tentative map or parcel map and located in the recycled water use area, install separate plumbing systems for nonpotable uses; and WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ("City"} has adopted a water conservation policy and guidelines for new and existing industrial, commercial and multi-famiiy common areas requiring conservation in the fandscape design; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 14544, the City approved a mitigated negative declaration for the Redwood City Recycled Water Project ("Project"), which consists of infrastructure facili#ies (transmission and distribution pipelines, pump stations, storage reservoirs and minor appurtenant facilities) to deliver disinfected tertiary treated recyc�ed water from the South Bayside System Authority wastewater treatment plant to customers in the Redwood Shores, Greater Bayfront and Central Redwood Ciiy area ("Recycled Water Service Area"), as well as other potentiaE customers inside and outside the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 14545, the City found that use of recycled water for landscape irrigation is safe, environmentally responsible and can contribute ta fhe heath, safety and welfare of the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 14547, the City approved the Project, which wili provide recycled water to customers in the Recycled Water Service Area for nonpotable uses approved by the State; and WHEREAS, the purposes ofi the Projecfi are to reduce #he demand for potable water, which is available in only a limited amount from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and to provide an altemative source of supply; and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City #hat recycled water shall be used for nanpotable uses within the designated Recycled Water Service Area; and ATTY/ORDlOf2D.304 1 042908