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q" is -lo described in an engineering feasibility report previously reviewed and accepted by the City Council: Water Recycling Feasibility Study for Redwood City, by Kennedy Jenks Consultants, August 7, 2002. Attachment 'E' includes excerpts from the executive summary of the August 7, 2002 final report, presenting the consultant's recommended project, estimated project costs, implementation strategy and schedule for implementation. The recommended project would, at full utilization, deliver up to 2,000 AF/Y by 2010, thereby reducing demand on the San Francisco regional water system. On August 11, 2003 the City Council approved a broadly- defined recycled water project and directed the City Clerk to file a Notice of Determination with the County Cleric and the State of California. Attachment 'F' includes the staff report and Resolution No. 14547 from the August 11 Council meeting. Permits, entitlements and approvals required in order to acquire /develop additional supplies via a recycled water project include: • Regional Water Quality Control Board approval of Water Reuse Program Technical Report under General Order 96 -011. The SBSA has secured approval. • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearance. The Redwood City Planning Commission certified the Mitigated Negative Declaration on August 6, 2002. • Contribution Agreement No. 4- 1933 -C, entered into on June 6, 2002, by and between the City of Redwood City and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The agreement establishes each party's responsibilities for the construction of a 24 -inch recycled water transmission line within the Highway 101 right -of -way. • City Council approval of project. Consideration of approval of "Altemative D" project (see Attachment 'E') is tentatively scheduled for October 7, 2002. • State of California Department of Health Services Title 22 approval of Engineer's Report for operation of a recycled water distribution system. Preliminary work on this task is now underway. In addition to the recycled water project, the Public Works Services Department has developed additional water conservation measures ( "best management practices" or "BMP's ") that were considered and approved by the City Council in June 2003. The amendments to the City's Urban Water Management Plan reflect these specific, "aggressive" water conservation policies of the City Council. Conservation has been identified as: • A way to increase supply reliability for existing customers • A method for accelerating "passive" conservation projections to "active" — i.e.: forcing more rapid replacement of inefficient water fixtures and appliances Other possible sources of water supply which will be investigated include: • Transfers of water entitlements and /or banked water from other agencies that are also members of the Bay Area Water Users Association (BAWUA). BAWUA is comprised of the 28 cities, water districts and other utilities that purchase water from San Francisco. The Interim Water Shortage Allocation Plan (IWSAP) adopted by all BAWUA agencies and SFPUC last year provides for voluntary transfers of water among BAWUA agencies during periods when mandatory rationing is in effect on the San Francisco regional water system. Some BAWUA agencies have the capacity to draw more heavily on local groundwater during dry years and thus may be willing to agree to transfer some portion of their San Francisco entitlement to other BAWUA agencies willing to pay for this back up supply. This is a possible source of relief from rationing at levels more severe than those required in neighboring communities. Initial inquiries by the City of other agencies have not produced any affirmative responses. It is not possible to rely on this potential source unless and until contracts are signed with one or more other BAWUA agencies. Page 7 of 8