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. ) �� h� �r.; � f i �I�EP � r � �� `� , � . �$ a � z�' x Y � y i � * � � j �� f _ �� r � e , � „ �, � `�+`,��LQUnCi� � , y _ .. rsi+ � m.:.. . � � .e.. � t . : < "1 � Fk"'..� A _. » . �. . - . .. ._ h ,},�' �,`�y�`•°" a ty.; . .� �8n8� . .. ,.... ��.c,:.. a 1 — Y . _ May 24 _ Subject Redwood City Recycled Water Project — Construction of Facilities on South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) Property Recommendation By motion, authorize the City Manager to respond to call for bids for land lease at SBSA for construction of city-owned and operated recycied water facilities Background In spring 2000, the City and SBSA began a pilot recycled water program called the "First Step Project". The First Step project consists of temporary treatment facilities and permanent buried pipelines that deliver recycled water to landscape customers immediately adjacent to the SBSA plant. The program was designed with the intent to provide recycled water for two to four years utilizing the existing temporary facilities wRh minimal modifications. it is now planned to operate through the 2005 irrigation season. _ Because water recycling is one of the most viable, near-term, water supply options that the City is able to implement, the City embarked on the development and construction of a long-term Citywide recycled water system. In January 2002, the City Council accepted the Water Recycling Feasibility Study for.the Redwood Shores. In August 2002 the City Council reviewed and accepted the final report - Water Recycling Feasibilify Study for Redwood City. In the spring of 2003 the City staff presented revised project altematives that expanded the geographical area of the program in order to meet the goal uf distributing 2,000 acre-feet of recycled water by 2010. At the same time, the City Council adopted a policy that precludes mandaiory use of recycled water in existing residential areas. In August 2003 the City Council approved a broadly defined, flexible project, filed a California Environmental Quafity Act Notice of Determination, and formed a citizen community task force to provide input on the implementation of the project. The Council charged the Task Force with the "goal to identify 1,946 acre-feet per year of potable water demand reductions by 2010, in a fina acially feasible manner, that avoids using recycled water at schoolyards, parks, and playgrounds". The Task Force completed their work in March 20a4 and unanimously recommended that the City implement an alternative that through a combination of recycled water use, replacement of natural turF playing fields with synthetic turf, continued use of groundwater at Sequoia High School, and additional water conservation programs, achieves an estimated 2,002 acre feet per year of potable water demand reductions. The City Council accepted the Task Force Report and directed staff to _ return with various implementation actions for their consideration. Page 1 of 3