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o~ SAN ~F9 DISCUSSION OF ISSUES RAISED IN ~a ~~~" y__-_- do COMMENTS ON THE SAN LEANDRO U p RECYCLED WATER PROJECT DRAFT ,,ti INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE ~`'~RP°RA~-a ~$ DECLARATION Introduction This memorandum has been prepared to discuss issues raised in comments received by the City of San Leandro (City) on the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the San Leandro Recycled Water Project. The City is proposing to build two water recycling disinfection and filtration facilities, approximately 0.80 mile of transmission pipeline, and irrigation systems to provide recycled water for irrigation to the following areas: Monarch Bay Golf Complex; Marina Park, the Marina Park/Par Course, road medians near and around the Monarch Bay Golf Complex and Marina Park; and potentially Oyster Bay Regional Park. The recycled water produced by the project would be used for irrigation only in accordance with state requirements.' The San Leandro City Council will approve and certify a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) on the Recycled Water Project in March 2005, The MND is an informational document that provides environmental analysis for public review and for agency decision-makers to consider before taking discretionary actions related to any proposed project that could have a significant effect on the environment. With the incorporation of measures modifying project construction and operating characteristics, the MND identified no potentially significant impacts from the proposed project. Therefore, staff proposes to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project modifications. The CEQA Process In accordance with Section 15073 of the CEQA Guidelines, the MND was circulated to local, state and federal agencies and to interested organizations and individuals for public review from December 10°i, 2004 to January 9`~, 2005. During the public review period, the City of San Leandro (The City) received two letters commenting on the MND, as well as a letter from the State Clearinghouse acknowledging compliance with CEQA. The City received two letters after the closing of the comment period. All written comments received by the City regarding the adequacy and accuracy of the MND are presented in this document. Table 1 lists the entities (the author of each comment letter and the author's affiliation) that submitted written comments on the MND. A summary of issues raised in the comments and a discussion of those issues follow. Two types of recycled water, disinfected secondary-23 and disinfected tertiary, would be required for the planned irrigation areas in San Leandro. Disinfected secondary-23 water can be used for freeway landscaping and restricted access golf courses (i.e., golf courses that irrigate when the golf course is closed). The City proposes to provide Monarch Bay Golf Complex with disinfected secondary-23 recycled water. Disinfected tertiary recycled water is to be used for parks, playgrounds, and roadway medians and unrestricted access golf courses. The City proposes to provide the following areas with disinfected tertiary recycled water. Marina Park/Par Course and nearby roadway medians, and potentially Oyster Bay Regional Park.