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Page 4 of 20 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency to advocate for a balanced implementation of the Bay- Delta Plan, and exploration of alternative water supplies. By identifying potential constraints and strategies, the UWMP provides a comprehensive approach to ensuring long-term water supply reliability for the region. b. Water System Master Plan The Water System Master Plan (WSMP) was adopted in 2011 and prioritizes capital improvements to the system over a 20-year planning horizon, with an update expected in the next five years. It outlines strategies for maintaining and improving the water system’s service levels to meet three Level of Service (LOS) goals: 1) Ensuring reliable customer service; 2) Protecting public health and operator safety; and 3) Identifying cost-effective projects. These LOS goals guide capital expenditures and help determine the water rates and connection fees needed to support the water system. Given that Redwood City developed over 150 years, regular investments are needed to maintain reliable water service, particularly for approximately 40 percent of the City’s water infrastructure that was originally installed between 1903 and 1950. The WSMP also includes a Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and plans for systematically retrofitting water system facilities for resiliency in the event of an earthquake. A 2023 update to the Seismic Vulnerability Assessment helps ensure that the seismic assessment findings remain current. The WSMP highlights the need for an additional 6 million gallons of potable water storage near the downtown area for emergency preparedness in the event that the City temporarily loses water supply from the SFPUC. While the City currently has sufficient storage for the downtown area, this supply relies on long distribution pipelines, which could be compromised if the pipe network is damaged during a disaster, potentially limiting water availability. One challenge is identifying a suitable location for this new water storage facility. To support this initiative, the City has been allocating funding for a downtown storage facility and collecting capacity fees from new development projects to ensure that they fund their proportionate share of the costs of existing and future water system facilities and assets that are reasonably necessary to provide water capacity for new development. The City has made significant progress with implementing the WSMP since 2012. Achievements include: Replaced roughly 10 miles of aging and undersized water distribution pipelines Rehabilitated two pump stations Anchored electrical equipment at pump stations Seismically retrofitted eight storage facilities Reinforced water pipes on Redwood Shores bridges Completed seismic improvements on the Redwood Shores Transmission Main Added 750,000 gallons of storage for improved fire protection The City continues to make progress on the objectives identified in the WSMP, including additional seismic upgrades. Construction is underway at Easter Bowl and Glenloch Water Tanks to install seismic improvements such as foundation anchors and flexible pipe connections. Replacement of water 9.A. - Page 4 of 20 489