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City of RE 7.1.D. - Page 24 3.0 TRASH MANAGEMENT AREAS AND CONTROL MEASURES This section describes the control measures that the City of Redwood City has or plans to implement to solve trash problems and achieve a target of 100% (i.e.full)trash reduction from their MS4 by July 1, 2022.The selection of control measures described in this section is based on the City of Redwood City's current understanding of trash problems within its jurisdiction and the effectiveness of control measures designed to reduce trash impacts associated with MS4 discharges. Information on the effectiveness of some trash control measures is currently lacking. In the absence of this information,the City based its selection of control measures on existing effectiveness information, experience with implementing control measures,knowledge of trash problems,and current and future implementation costs.As knowledge is gained through the implementation of trash control measures,the City may choose to refine their trash control strategy described in this section. If significant revisions or amendments are made,a revised Long-Term Plan will be submitted to the Water Board through the City's annual reporting process. 3.1 Management Area Delineation and Prioritization Consistent with the Long-Term Plan framework,the City of Redwood City delineated and prioritized trash management areas (TMAs) based on the geographical distribution of trash generating areas,types of trash sources,and current or planned control measure locations.TMAs are intended to form the management units by which trash control measure implementation can be tracked and assessed for progress towards trash reduction targets. Once delineated,TMAs were also prioritized for control measure implementation.The City of Redwood City's primary management areas were selected based on the spatial distribution of trash generating areas and the location of specific existing or planned management actions within the City's jurisdiction. City staff used the following procedure to designate TMAs: Public Works Services Department staff delineated six (6) Trash Management Areas (TMAs) based on a combination of land usage,geographic boundaries,trash generation rates and the installation of full-capture devices. The"downtown area"and surrounding areas served by full capture devices, commercial and industrial areas south of Woodside Road between US Highway 101 and Bay Road, residential areas west of El Camino Real with high and medium trash generation rates,and a small residential neighborhood north of Whipple Road between El Camino Real and US Highway 101 were delineated as separate TMAs.A TMA consisting of all land uses with a medium trash generation rate east of US Highway 101 was also created.The remaining area, consisting of almost entirely"low trash generating"areas was delineated as the final TMA. In addition, Public Works Services Department staff prioritized the five (5) trash generation areas that contain high and medium trash generating areas based on factors that include trash generation rate,land usage, population density,traffic density,public presence and trash sources within each TMA.The City has identified high trash generating areas as their highest priority over medium trash generating areas. Areas which have a higher population density,traffic density and public presence were assigned a higher priority.The City's priority is based on the desire to avoid any further negative effects of trash accumulation and to address the current trash condition within visible areas of the City. A map depicting the City's TMAs is included as Figure 6.All jurisdictional areas within the City are included within a TMA.The amount of jurisdictional land area and associated trash condition categories for each TMA are included in Table 6. 16