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<br />achieve water quality objectives. Also, as discussed in item (b), the project component is not in an area subject to a
<br />groundwater management plan and therefore would not conflict with a groundwater management plan. In addition,
<br />the project would be required to comply with Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 27A, which governs discharge
<br />of pollutants in water. For these reasons, the 1900 Broadway project component’s impacts would be less than
<br />significant. This project component would be consistent with the analysis in the EIR/SEIR because it would not create
<br />new impacts or increase impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes.
<br />CONCLUSION
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<br />With regards to the issue area of Hydrology and Water Quality, the following findings can be made: (1) no peculiar
<br />impacts to the 1900 Broadway project component or its site have been identified, (2) there are no potentially significant
<br />effects or off-site and/or cumulative impacts which were not discussed by the EIR/SEIR, (3) no substantial new
<br />information has been identified which results in an impact which is more severe than anticipated by the EIR/SEIR,
<br />and (4) feasible mitigation measures contained within the EIR/SEIR would be applied to the project component and
<br />render its specific impacts less than significant (SEIR Mitigation Measure UT-1d)For these reasons, the hydrology
<br />and water quality impacts of the proposed project component would be consistent with the impacts identified in the
<br />EIR/SEIR and this project component does not require additional environmental review under CEQA Guidelines
<br />section 15183.
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<br />847 Woodside Road Component:
<br />a. The Focused GPU EIR found that with continued implementation of the adopted General Plan goals, policies and
<br />programs, and the City’s development review process, the potential impacts of the Focused General Plan Update on
<br />local and regional water quality from future development within the planning area would be reduced to less than
<br />significant levels. The Project would not violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or
<br />otherwise substantially degrade surface or ground water quality.
<br /> The project component site is located within a urban setting, which is served by an existing storm drain system that
<br />outfalls into San Francisco Bay. Implementation of the proposed project component would utilize the existing 72-inch
<br />stormwater drain pipe running along Woodside Road, which would convey stormwater that ultimately discharges in
<br />San Francisco Bay. As described in a memorandum to the City prepared for the applicant regarding utilities (CBG,
<br />Civil Engineers, Surveyors, Planners; 8/22/23, revised October 25, 2023, re. “Preliminary Utility Report for 847
<br />Woodside Road, Redwood City, California”), there are two stormwater catch basins along the eastern edge of
<br />Woodside Road frontage, adjacent to the project component property, and one field inlet in the existing site parking
<br />lot. According to the project engineer, the connections for the two catch basins would need to be verified. In addition,
<br />as explained in the CBG utility memo, these two catch basins would likely connect to the 72” storm drainpipe along
<br />the Woodside Road; the field inlet in the parking lot would be removed during site demolition/preparation (CBG,
<br />8/22/23; rev 10/25/23, and Plan Sheet C.2, 10/30/23).
<br /> The proposed project component would not contain uses that involve the discharge of cooled/heated water or pollutant-
<br />laden runoff. However, given the local urbanized area, the existing stormwater flows contain urban runoff with
<br />contaminants such as oil, grease, particulates, metals, and solvents. Because the proposed project is subject to the
<br />requirements of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for municipal stormwater runoff
<br />and other requirements of the City, County, and Regional Water Quality Control Board, the conditions of which limit
<br />the volume of contaminants allowed to enter the storm drain system, the proposed project component would not violate
<br />any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements. Furthermore, the Focused GPU program EIR (pp. 4.10-
<br />17 and 4.10-18) concluded that Focused GPU-facilitated development would not result in any significant water quality
<br />or stormwater drainage impacts. The proposed project component is in compliance with all applicable Focused GPU
<br />standards relevant to hydrology and water quality, and as a result, water quality and stormwater drainage impacts
<br />would be less than significant.
<br /> The City’s Drainage Guidelines for Residential Development require, to the extent practicable, that post-development
<br />peak runoff rate and average volume of runoff be maintained at levels that are similar to pre-development levels. Also,
<br />the City mandates that proposed site conditions maintain the same runoff for the 30-year storm event as compared to
<br />the existing 10-year event. Stormwater runoff collected on the project site currently drains, and would continue to
<br />drain, to the City stormwater system (Plan Sheet C.5, 10/30/23). As required by the City of Redwood City Stormwater
<br />Management and Discharge Control Program Ordinance (Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 27A), project
<br />component approval requires that stormwater control measures be designed and sized to treat runoff from the entire
<br />project site using flow- or volume-based sizing criteria, subject to review and approval by the City and consistent with
<br />the San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit (MRP) Provision C.3.d.
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