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6.2A Page 14 service goals and system performance criteria. The program includes a water supply strategy and modifications to system operations, and construction of a series of facility improvement projects spanning seven counties, including Tuolumne, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco. The BDPL No.5 Project, one of the facility improvement projects adopted as part of the Phased WSIP Variant, is within the Bay Division Region (from Irvington Tunnel Portal to Pulgas Tunnel Portal) of the WSIP and is located in parts of Alameda and San Mateo counties. To address the potential environmental effects of the WSIP, the San Francisco Planning Department prepared a Program EIR (IlPEIR"), which was certified by the San Francisco Planning Commission on October 30, 2008 (Motion No. 17734). At a project-level of detail, the PEIR evaluated the environmental impacts of the WSlpls water supply strategy and, at a program level of detail, it evaluated the environmental impacts of the WSIP's facility improvement projects. The PEIR contemplated that additional project-level environnlental review would be conducted for the facility improvement projects, including the BDPL No.5 Project. 2. BDPL No.5 Project Environmental Impact Report Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Section 21094 of the Public Resources Code and Section 15152 of the CEQA Guidelines, the Final EIR prepared for the BDPL No.5 Project, described below, tiers from the PEIR and incorporates by reference the relevant analyses of the PEIR with respect to the WSIP's impacts and mitigation measures. The Final EIR summarizes and incorporates by reference the PEIR's analysis of the impacts associated with the WSIP's water supply strategy, including the PEIR analysis and conclusions regarding impacts on the SFPUC's watersheds and growth inducement impacts. The BDPL No. 5 Project was fully analyzed and considered in sufficient detail in the PErRls analysis of water supply and growth inducement impacts. In accordance with Sections 15063 and 15082 of the CEQA Guidelines, the San Francisco Planning Department, as lead agency, prepared a Notice of Preparation ("NOP") and conducted scoping meetings for the EIR (see Appendix A of the Draft EIR). The NOP was circulated to local, state, and federal agencies and to other interested parties on June 2, 2006, initiating a public comment period that extended through July 7, 2006. As indicated in the NOP, the EIR addressed the full range of environmental impacts of the BDPL No.5 Project. The NOP included a preliminary list of the potential environmental impacts related to the following resource topics: aesthetics, land use and zoning, hydrology and water quality, noise and vibration; biological resources; cultural resources; hazards and hazardous materials; and geology and soils. The NOP provided a general description of the proposed Project, location, and objectives (see Appendix A of the Draft EIR for a copy of the NOP). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15083, the San Francisco Planning Department held two public scoping meetings. The first meeting was held on June 20, 2006 at the Fre~ont}l:l1.l:>.H9.... .. . .... ..............:.:....Library..lriFfeiriorit~.arid.the se'coria-:nieetirigwas"held OliJune'21~:2006:afthe Veteratf's.... Memorial Senior Center in Redwood City. The purpose of the meetings was to present the proposed BDPL No.5 Project to the public and to solicit public input regarding Project issues of concern to the community, and identify environmental effects and potential alternatives to be considered in the environmental review process. Attendees were provided an opportunity to voice comments or concerns regarding potential effects of the Project. Based on the sign-in sheet for the meetings, approximately 58 people unrelated to the Project team or staff attended the two public scoping meetings. In Fremont, there were 27 attendees (21 members of the public, 2 agency members and, 4 representatives of local cities). In Redwood 4