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XVI. Utilities and Service Systems, continued XVI(c): A number of the sites identified in the Housing Element will require storm drainage improvements prior to their development. "The Housing Element indicates that, to the extent feasible, stormwater detention facilities be provided off-site so as not to reduce the developable area of each future housing parcel. This policy could lead to an increased need for an areawide stormwater detention pond within the Midtown Specific Plan area. The Housing Element directs the City to work with the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Santa Clara Valley Water District to develop a worka'ole solution. Allowances for porous pavement and other pervious surfaces which absorb runoff would also reduce stormwater detention requirements. Moreover, many of the housing sites are currently in industrial or commercial use, and their conversion to housing would actually result in a decrease in runoff rates (as lawns and landscaped areas replaced paved surfaces). The Midtown Specific Plan EIR found that buildout with housing and mixed use development would result in 13 percent less runoff than buildout with commercial and industrial uses. No storm drainage mitigation measures were identified in the Midtown Specific Plan EIR, in part because of the capital improvements that are already underway or that are included in the Plan. XVI(d): The Housing Element anticipates that most of the future housing areas will be served with Santa Clara Valley Water District water rather than San Francisco Public Urilities Commission (Hetch Hetchy) water. No capacity constraints are anticipated. As mentioned earlier, the Housing Element would not result in new land use designations or densities and would not result in an increased need for water supply in the City. The City will continue to implement conservation measures and undertake periodic updates of its Water and Sewer Master Plans to ensure that future demand can be satisfied. No water supply mitigation measures were identified in the Midtown Specific Plan EIR. XVI(e): See response to XVI(b). There is adequate capacity at the regional wastewater plant to accommodate the City's fair share housing assignment. Adoption of the Housing Element would not increase the City's need for wastewater capacity or result in the existing capacity being used at a more rapid rate. XVI(f): New housing consistent with the Housing Element would lead to increased demand for solid waste services. The City's General Plan and the Midtown Specific Plan have anticipated and planned for this demand. The Element would not increase solid waste needs above already projected levels. No solid waste mitigation measures were identified in the Midtown Specific Plan EIR. Initial Study* San Leandro Housing Element Update* Page 26 November 12, 2002