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5 If supply shortfalls do occur, the City expects to meet these supply shortfalls through water demand reductions and other shortage response actions by implementation of its WSCP. Without the implementation of the Bay- Delta Plan Amendment, the projected single dry year shortfalls would require implementation of Stage 1 of the City’s WSCP, while the projected multiple dry year shortfalls would require implementation of Stage 1 or 2 of the City’s WSCP. The Proposed Project would be subject to the same water conservation and water use restrictions as other water users within the City’s system. As described in this WSA, the SFPUC is implementing an Alternative Water Supply Planning Program to investigate and plan for new water supplies to address future long-term water supply reliability challenges and vulnerabilities on the RWS. For this reason, the analysis herein of the Bay-Delta Plan Amendment represents a worst-case scenario that is unlikely to come to fruition but is included for informational purposes. 1.0 Introduction On July 11, 2024, the City of Redwood City (City) Public Works Services Department received a request from the Community Development Department to prepare a Water Supply Assessment (WSA) for the 901 El Camino Real Project (Project). This WSA has been prepared in accordance with California Water Code Section 10910, subdivision(g)(2), will be presented to the Redwood City Council. The project was contemplated in the Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) Supplemental Environmental impact Report (SEIR) and this WSA will be included in the Consistency Checklist prepared for the project at the time of approval. At the stage of project approval/disapproval, the City shall determine whether projected water supplies will be sufficient to satisfy the demands of the project, in addition to existing and planned future uses. 1.1 Applicability of Senate Bills 610 and 221 to the Proposed Project California Senate Bill 610 (SB 610) and Senate Bill 221 (SB 221) amended state law, effective January 1, 2002, to improve the link between information on water supply availability and certain land use decisions made by cities and counties. SB 610 and SB 221 were companion measures which sought to promote more collaborative planning between local water suppliers and cities and counties. Both statutes require detailed information regarding water availability to be provided to the city and county decision-makers prior to approval of specified large development projects. The purpose of this coordination is to ensure that prudent water supply planning has been conducted, and that planned water supplies are adequate to meet existing demands, anticipated demands from approved projects and tentative maps, and the demands of proposed projects. SB 610 amended California Water Code sections 10910 through 10915 (inclusive) to require land use lead agencies to: ATTY/RESO.0027/CC RESO WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT (920 SHASTA) - EXHIBIT A REV: 04-22-25 VR Page 5 of 42