Supplement 6B CM Report 2014 0203

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domestic water on the golf courses by 95%. Staff does not anticipate any aesthetic or operational impacts to the courses from potential water reduction requirements. Pools Farrelly Pool uses well water, and would not be subject to water reduction efforts. The City's two other pools, the San Leandro Family Aquatic Center (SFLAC) and the Boys & Girls Club pools use water from EBMUD. Staff will work with EBMUD to determine what measures can be taken to reduce water consumption at the pools (while still maintaining required health and safety requirements) if it becomes necessary. City Buildings The newer facilities were constructed to include low -flow water appliances (toilets, sinks, showers, etc.), as that has been the building trade standard for a number of years. Staff can perform field checks to see if additional hardware can be changed out for newer, low -flow technology. At this time, EBMUD rebates are for irrigation hardware only and do not include indoor appliances. At present, all City fountains recycle the water that pumps through them and are in use. However, it should be noted that due to normal evaporation and splashing out of water, new water is either added automatically or by hand on a regular basis. A simple way of reducing water is to shut down all City fountains during the drought period. Currently, the City's Fleet Department washes cars that come in for service. Both wash racks at the Public Works Service Center have shut-off valves to reduce water use. City vehicles can be washed less frequently, if necessary. Street Cleanin City street sweepers currently use potable water. If necessary, the City has the ability to use well water from one of the park wells to fill up and maintain the existing levels of service. This practice has been done in the past and if well water is used, no impacts to service are anticipated. The Downtown Parkina Garaae and Sidewalk Clean The Downtown Parking Garage is washed out periodically to clean the stairwells and railings. The Public Works Department has recently purchased a cleaning machine to focus on problem areas, which has reduced overall water consumption for the facility considerably. The garage was also designed with Bay Friendly Landscaping to reduce the irrigation requirements (runoff from the garage's hardscape is filtered and deposited onto the landscaped areas). City sidewalks and the downtown trash enclosures are cleaned by contract, with the vendor bringing their own water trucks. Sidewalks are cleaned twice yearly, and trash enclosures are twice per week. Staff will evaluate changes to these service schedules if necessary. Sewer Flushing Sewer flushing is currently done with recycled water. No change in practice is required.