AgdaPkt 2025.05.12 Joint SA PFA - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Page 7 of 20 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org Redwood City west of US 101. (Dual plumbing allows customers to use recycled water for approved indoor uses such as toilet flushing and trap primers that prevent sewer gases from entering buildings through floor drains.) By 2011, Phase 1 of the recycled water system project was completed, bringing recycled water to Redwood Shores and the Greater Bayfront areas. The City began planning for Phase 2, which would expand the system into Central Redwood City. In 2012, the feasibility study was updated with a new market assessment that identified potential potable water uses that could be converted to recycled water economically and practically. The updated study also mapped out the proposed pipe alignments for Phase 2 of the recycled water system expansion. In 2016, the City completed Phase 2A of the project, which brought recycled water west of Highway 101 to serve Redwood City’s Downtown area near Kaiser Hospital. In 2019, 2020, and 2022 three critical recycled water pipeline extensions were completed to serve the Stanford in RWC campus, Kaiser Medical Office Building #2, and the Broadway Plaza Project respectively. In 2024, the City completed a draft of the Recycled Water Master Plan, which outlines the development of new recycled water infrastructure for the next 20 years. The draft plan identifies potential new users and recommends capital improvements to expand the system and enhance its reliability. The plan must meet California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements; once environmental review is complete staff will seek City Council approval of the Recycled Water Master Plan. b. Recycled Water System Expansion The City is proactively designing several major recycled water expansions to enhance the Recycled Water System, in anticipation of the significant development planned for the downtown area. Focusing development downtown advances the City’s climate action, economic development and housing goals. Transportation is the top contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in Redwood City and focusing development downtown, close to transit, helps reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips. To support these goals, the City is designing a new recycled water main located in downtown, which will be essential for upcoming projects. These improvements are part of the core recycled water infrastructure required for future development. The City is also actively pursuing funding and grants to support these much-needed upgrades, reinforcing our commitment to both development and the expanded use of recycled water. The City has several major recycled water extensions under construction to expand the Recycled Water System. Combined, the 1548 Maple Street and Elco Yards (formerly South Main Mixed Use) projects will save approximately seven million gallons of drinking water per year by utilizing recycled water for toilet flushing and irrigation. Additionally, these pipe alignments will enable the City to connect other existing and newly developed properties to recycled water, further reducing demands on the potable water system. Historically, recycled water was used primarily for irrigation. However, in the past ten years the City has worked to expand the recycled water network to include customers that can connect for indoor purposes like toilet flushing and other non-potable services. As more dual-plumbed customers are connected in Central Redwood City, including downtown, there is a growing need for redundant storage and pumping facilities. The draft Recycled Water Master Plan addresses this by proposing a second recycled water storage tank and pump station facility in the Greater Bayfront Area. Similar to the potable water system, 9.A. - Page 7 of 20 492