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7.1.A. - Page 16 <br /> conservation, or demand management, is an ongoing program in the City, and is described in <br /> the City's 2000, 2005, and 2010 Urban Water Management Plans. <br /> The Redwood City Recycled Water Project represents a continuation of the "First Step Project," <br /> a pilot recycled water program initiated in spring 2000 by the City and the South Bayside System <br /> Authority (SBSA). SBSA is a joint powers authority that provides wastewater treatment and <br /> disposal for the cities of Redwood City, Belmont, and San Carlos, and the West Bay Sanitary <br /> District (serving Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, and parts of East Palo Alto). SBSA <br /> operates a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant at the eastern end of the Redwood <br /> Shores peninsula. These facilities produce a high level of wastewater treatment, as required by <br /> regulatory agencies for the discharge of effluent to the San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco <br /> Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) encouraged SBSA to take a leadership role in <br /> developing a pilot water recycling project concurrent with the Board's approval of SBSA's Stage <br /> 2 Wastewater Treatment Facilities Expansion project in 1997. <br /> The intent of the project has been to demonstrate the feasibility of producing recycled water at <br /> SBSA that meets California's Title 22 environmental health requirements for disinfected tertiary <br /> recycled water established by the Department of Public Health (DPH), while using it successfully <br /> in the community, primarily for landscape irrigation.The project was designed with the intent of <br /> providing recycled water for two years, using the existing temporary facilities with minimal <br /> modifications.The First Step Project has been successful in demonstrating use of recycled water, <br /> and has been extended two more years. It will operate through the 2003 irrigation season. A <br /> Categorical Exemption (CE) for the First Step project was prepared in accordance with CEQA <br /> statutes and guidelines in October 1999, with SBSA as the Lead Agency and the City as <br /> Responsible Agency. <br /> Because water recycling is one of the most viable, near-term water supply options that the City <br /> can implement, the City moved forward with development of a City-wide recycled water system. <br /> In January 2002, the City Council accepted a Final Report for the Water Recycling Feasibility <br /> Study prepared by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. Copies of the study are available for public <br /> review at the City's Public Works Services Department, 1400 Broadway, Redwood City. <br /> The Feasibility Study evaluated the potential for expanding the recycled Water service area to <br /> the Greater Bayfront and Central Redwood City Areas. The majority demands in the expanded <br /> service areas are affiliated with future development/redevelopment. The proposed conceptual <br /> pipeline alignment is anticipated to serve approximately 60% of future <br /> development/redevelopment. <br /> The Feasibility Study identifies that improved water management practices, combined with the <br /> development of the recycled water system, will reduce the City's water demand on the Hetch <br /> Hetchy system by about 1,150 AFY.This reduction would bring the City into compliance with the <br /> Hetch Hetchy supply assurance limit, and was one of the primary objectives in developing a <br /> 2 <br />