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8.A. - Page 308 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM Date: August 31, 2012 To: Blake Lyon From: Justin Ezell, Public Works Superintendent SUBJECT: PETE'S HARBOR This memorandum summarizes my review of the Pete's Harbor development application with respect to Water Supply Assessment (WSA) requirements that can be found under two California Legislature enacted laws — SB 610 (Costa) and SB 221 (Kuehl) — each designed to achieve greater coordination during the land use planning process between water suppliers and local land use agencies when considering certain large-scale development projects. My understanding is that the proposed development consists of up to 410 dwelling units, comprised of a 5-story building with 310 units wrapping a 6-story parking structure, and ten 3-story buildings each with ten units and ten individual garages per building. The unit sizes will vary between studios, one, two and three bedrooms ranging in size from 500 square feet to 1,400 square feet. Project amenities include a private marina, public and private open space, a clubhouse, pool, and various walkways together with public access along Smith Slough. Because the number of new residential units is less than 500, the Pete's Harbor Apartment Community will not be subject to a WSA. SB 610 requires preparation of a WSA for any development whose approval is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and which meets the definition of "project" in Water Code Section 10913 — i.e., residential development projects of more than 500 dwelling units or other types of developments (e.g., hotels and motels, commercial buildings, industrial parks, etc.) using a comparable amount of water. The WSA must describe the proposed project's water demand over a 20-year period, identify the sources of water available to meet that demand and include an assessment of whether or not those water supplies are, or will be, sufficient to meet the demand for water associated with the proposed project, in addition to the demand of existing customers and other planned future development. The available water supply must be based on three water supply scenarios: normal year, single dry year, and multiple dry years. If the conclusion is that water supplies are or will be insufficient, then the WSA is to describe plans (if any) for acquiring additional water supplies, and the measures that are being undertaken to acquire and develop those supplies.