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<br />construction of new or expanded utilities facilities were already considered and adequately evaluated in the DTPP
<br />Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR; there is no new impact.
<br /> According to the Utility Report prepared for the project component, regarding sanitary sewer infrastructure, the impact
<br />of the project component on the existing downstream manhole will be a net increase of sewer generation from pre-
<br />developed to post-developed condition. As a result, the project component will be required to construct a sewer main
<br />replacement project, construct a portion of a sewer main replacement project, or pay in-lieu fee per City requirements
<br />(p. 3). Regarding stormwater drainage infrastructure, the project component would treat all portions of the project
<br />site using flow-through planters and media filters, meeting C.3 requirements and LID treatment requirements. The
<br />project component would also provide off-site stormwater treatment of runoff that drains from the public ROW to the
<br />site frontage (p. 4). Regarding domestic water, the project component would provide two new domestic water laterals
<br />that would connect to existing mains in Walnut Street, Broadway, Main Street, and Marshall Street (p. 4). Regarding
<br />fire water, the project component would provide primary fire water supply via an 8” fire water lateral and fire
<br />department connection. A secondary fire supply, as required by the City, would consist of a 31,000-gallon, on-site
<br />fire water storage tank (pp. 4-5). Regarding recycled water supply, the project component would provide four recycled
<br />water connections to an already funded, but not yet constructed future recycled water main in Walnut Street, as
<br />described further under item “b” below. Regarding the capacity of existing utility mains to serve the proposed project
<br />component, the Utility Report concluded (p. 5): “At the present time, the existing zoning and utilities appear to support
<br />the proposed development. These conditions shall be reevaluated, however, as the site plan develops, both to verify
<br />that the reported conditions remain current and to ensure that the evolving design continues to fit within the existing
<br />framework.” Therefore, the proposed project component would not generate new or more severe impacts related to
<br />the relocation or construction of new or expanded utilities facilities beyond those analyzed in the DTPP program EIR
<br />and the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR and there is no new information of substantial importance for
<br />CEQA purposes.
<br />b. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 10-8 and 10-9) concluded that development facilitated by the DTPP would have no
<br />impact on water supply. The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (pp. 10-31 through 10-36) concurred with
<br />the DTPP conclusion with respect to DTPP development but added additional analysis pertaining to growth anticipated
<br />with the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. Because the Plan-Wide Amendments impact was potentially significant, the
<br />SEIR included a new mitigation measure (Mitigation Measure UT-2, “Recycled Water Infrastructure”). Mitigation
<br />Measure UT-2 requires recycled water supply pipeline extensions for all subsequent development projects in the
<br />amended DTPP area, as needed, to ensure sufficient recycled water capacity for recycled water demands of projects.
<br />The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR analysis also included a description of the current (2020) Urban
<br />Water Management Plan for the City, and explained that (1) the City has a contract with the San Francisco Public
<br />Utilities Commission (SFPUC) for the provision of an annual supply of 12,243 acre-feet of water through the year
<br />2034; (2) the UWMP was prepared to be consistent with the City’s development projections, including the future
<br />population, employment, and water demand projections for buildout of the City’s 2010 General Plan; and (3) the
<br />UWMP incorporated the water demands associated with subsequent other proposed development projects, including
<br />those facilitated by the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. Finally, a Water Supply Evaluation was prepared for the
<br />SEIR, which analyzed anticipated growth from the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments and supported the SEIR conclusion
<br />that there would be sufficient water supplies to accommodate growth anticipated under the DTPP Plan-Wide
<br />Amendments project.
<br /> The 2020 UWMP also describes the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP), which, consistent with State
<br />law, addresses potential water supply deficiencies (“shortfalls”) by designating six water shortage levels (or “stages”)
<br />that are determined by the water supplier based on water supply conditions. The six stages range from up to 10 percent
<br />to greater than 50 percent supply reductions. In response to each stage, the City declares measures to reduce demand
<br />following a similar range, from voluntary water use restrictions up to mandatory water allocations. Redwood City
<br />intends that this system of water use reductions from the WSCP will address any projected supply shortfalls. Since
<br />January 10, 2022, the City had been in a Stage 2 water shortage emergency, which calls for reduction in water use
<br />from 10 to 20 percent; however, on June 26, 2023, the City Council passed a resolution ending the Stage 2 water
<br />shortage emergency.
<br /> Based on City engineering factors used to calculate projected water demand (included as Attachment Q in the Utility
<br />Report, November 2023), the water demand for the 1900 Broadway project component is forecast at 44,434 gallons
<br />per day (gpd), which includes office and commercial space, restaurant space, and landscaping. The current water
<br />demand for the existing onsite uses is estimated at 4,162 gallons per day (gpd). Therefore, the net water demand for
<br />the proposed project component is forecast at 40,272 gpd (44,434 – 4,162).
<br /> The City Recycled Water Ordinance (Chapter 38, Article VIII of the Municipal Code) requires the use of recycled
<br />water, where available, for landscape irrigation and appropriate building plumbing (e.g., water closets, urinals). The
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