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of other emergency operations and equipment. They have monthly inspections of all of their infrastructure, including the reservoirs and dams, and have a system in place for immediate inspection of all facilities following a local earthquake. While Chabot Dam has been routinely strengthened over the years, and it has been engineered to withstand a 7.2 earthquake on the Hayward Fault (the Maximum Credible Earthquake [MCE] seismologists anticipate could occur on this fault) and they are confident that the dam would remain stable with this intensity of an event, a recent study has determined that there could be some cracking near the dam's abutments and those require some seismic strengthening. EBMUD is undertaking a full CEQA impact report for the project. The CEQA process is expected to be completed by Spring 2012, design of the fix would be done by mid -2013, and constriction would be done 2013-2014. Mayor Cassidy asked City staff and EBMUD to plan a presentation to the full City Council as early as possible. He also asked that EBMUD and the City look toward planning an emergency drill that would allow both agencies to exercise response to a dam failure scenario. Mr. Frew reported that EBMUD works closely with Alameda County OES and the East Bay Regional Park District, which provides their police and fire services. Plans exist to have dams inspected immediately after an earthquake and to notify local public safety agencies immediately if any sign of failure is detected. Assistant Chief Shnepp from ACFD commented that they have trained on a number of occasions with EBMUD and are confident that reliable communications systems are in place to notify San Leandro Police and Alameda County Fire if an emergency exists, and that alternate water resources have been identified for firefighting should EBMUD's supply lines fail. Questions from Disaster Council members included an inquiry about the availability of drinking water should EBMUD's distribution system fail. Mr. Few reported that EBMUD works with the state and a consortium of other water agencies to provide potable water sources in the event of a system failure. They have reciprocal agreements with other agencies in California and Nevada to provide services wherever needed in the event of a disaster. Another question came up regarding how the community would be notified of the need to evacuate or take other actions due to a dam failure. Kathy Ornelas reported that a number of notification tools are in place. The Alerting and Warning Siren System will notify the community that an emergency situation exists. People have been educated over the years that the sirens mean to check Radio 1610, the City's website and cable channel 15 for emergency instructions. Also, Code Red will be used to send out telephone messages with alerts and instructions. The community can find more information about EBMUD's facilities and their emergency operations, plus emergency preparedness recommendations, on their website — www.ebmud.com. Public Comments: Mike Katz commented that the MCE on the Hayward fault should be re-evaluated in light of this year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. 2