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07/28/2003 <br />WHEREAS, the federal Clean Water Act and complementary California law <br />require the SBSA municipal wastewater treatment plant to provide a high level of <br />treatment to all water it receives, including that which is now discharged to San <br />Francisco Bay. It is that highly- treated effluent which is then further treated by filtration <br />and disinfection to prepare it for use in landscape irrigation; and <br />WHEREAS, the treatment and use of recycled water is regulated by both the <br />California Department of Health Services and the Regional Water Quality Control <br />Boards. Recycled water meeting the requirements of the California Department of <br />Health Services and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards has been used for <br />landscape irrigation in numerous communities throughout California for decades. In the <br />Bay Area, recycled water is being applied for nonpotable uses, such as landscape <br />irrigation, in parks, playgrounds, schools, golf courses, and residential developments; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the water that is proposed to be distributed for nonpotable uses in <br />the City will be treated to the level that the California Department of Health Services <br />considers sufficient for it to be safely used in irrigating food crops and recreational <br />swimming pools. It will be treated to a level that is considerably more stringent than the <br />U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recommendations for pathogens in water used <br />for swimming; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has carefully investigated the public health implications of <br />distributing tertiary treated disinfected recycled water for irrigation uses. As stated in <br />Resolution No. 14544, the Council has been presented with no substantial evidence <br />that such use, as planned, may cause significant environmental impacts, including <br />adverse public health effects. To the contrary, all of the information provided to the City <br />Council by physicians, scientists and engineers with relevant academic training and <br />extensive experience in the fields of medicine, public health and sanitary engineering <br />supports the conclusion that distribution of recycled water in compliance with the <br />applicable state regulations and as planned by City staff will be safe for all City <br />residents. <br />F:Atty /Reso /Reso.1414 14545 <br />072303 3 <br />