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07/07/2008 ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 2335 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADDING ARTICLE VIII TO CHAPTER 38 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING RECYCLED WATER USE WHEREAS, the California Legislature has declared that development of recycled water should be encouraged as a new water supply necessary to meet the future water needs of the State and use of potable domestic water for nonpotable uses that are approved by the State for recycled water use may constitute waste or a unreasonable use within the meaning of the California Constitution, Article X, Section 2 if recycled water is available at a reasonable cost (Water Code §§ 13510 et seq. and 13550 et seq.); and WHEREAS, the Water Recycling in Landscaping Act, S.B. 2095 enacted in 2000, further encouraged recycling by requiring local agencies, when notified of available recycled water from producers, to adopt an ordinance requiring, in part, that new industrial, commercial and residential projects requiring a tentative map or parcel map and located in the recycled water use area, install separate plumbing systems for nonpotable uses; and WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ("City") has adopted a water conservation policy and guidelines for new and existing industrial, commercial and multi-family common areas requiring conservation in the landscape design; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 14544, the City approved a mitigated negative declaration for the Redwood City Recycled Water Project ("Project"), which consists of infrastructure facilities (transmission and distribution pipelines, pump stations, storage reservoirs and minor appurtenant facilities) to deliver disinfected tertiary treated recycled water from the South Bayside System Authority wastewater treatment plant to customers in the Redwood Shores, Greater Bayfront and Central Redwood City area ("Recycled Water Service Area"), as well as other potential customers inside and outside the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 14545, the City found that use of recycled water for landscape irrigation is safe, environmentally responsible and can contribute to the health, safety and welfare of the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 14547, the City approved the Project, which will provide recycled water to customers in the Recycled Water Service Area for nonpotable uses approved by the State; and WHEREAS, the purposes of the Project are to reduce the demand for potable water, which is available in only a limited amount from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and to provide an alternative source of supply; and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City that recycled water shall be used for nonpotable uses within the designated Recycled Water Service Area. ATTY/ORD/ORD.304 1 2335 061708 FORMERLY MUFF#802