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SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE FINAL EIR <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />COMMENTS AND RESPONSES <br />PLACEWORKS 5-9 <br />TABLE 5-1 COMMENTS AND RESPONSE MATRIX <br />Comment # Date Comment Response <br />A04 7/14/2016 David Rehnstrom, Manager of Water Distribution Planning, East Bay Municipal Utility <br />District <br />A04-01 East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) appreciates the opportunity to comment on <br />the Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the City of San <br />Leandro (City) 2035 General Plan. EBMUD has the following comments. <br />This comment is an introductory remark and does not state a specific concern or <br />question regarding the sufficiency of the analysis or mitigation measures contained <br />in the Draft EIR, nor does the comment raise a new environmental issue. No further <br />response is required. <br />A04-02 WATER SERVICE <br />EBMUD's Central Pressure Zone with a service elevation between O and 100 feet, Upper <br />San Leandro Pressure Zone with a service elevation between I 00 feet and 275 feet, and <br />Proctor Pressure Zone with a service elevation between 3 50 and 500 feet will serve the <br />General Plan area. Any development project associated with the City's General Plan will <br />be subject to the following general requirements.Depending on the size and/or square <br />footage, the lead agency for future individual projects within the City's General Plan area <br />should contact EBMUD to request a Water Supply Assessment (WSA) for projects that <br />meet the threshold of a WSA pursuant to Section 15155 of the California Environmental <br />Quality Act Guidelines and Sections I 0910-10915 of the California Water Code. EBMUD <br />requires the project sponsor to provide future water demand data and estimates for the <br />project site for the analysis of the WSA. Please be aware that the WSA can take up to 90 <br />days to complete from the day on which the request is received.Main extensions that <br />may be required to serve any specific development projects to provide adequate <br />domestic water supply, fire flows, and system redundancy will be at the project sponsor's <br />expense. Pipeline and fire hydrant relocations and replacements due to modifications of <br />existing streets, and off-site pipeline improvements, also at the project sponsor's <br />expense, may be required depending on EBMUD metering requirements and fire flow <br />requirements set by the local fire department. When the development plans are <br />finalized, all project sponsors should contact EBMUD's New Business Office and request <br />a water service estimate to determine costs and conditions of providing water service to <br />the development. Engineering and installation of new and relocated pipelines and <br />services require substantial lead time, which should be provided for in the project <br />sponsor's development schedule. <br /> <br />Project sponsors should be aware that EBMUD will not inspect, install or maintain <br />pipeline in contaminated soil or groundwater (if groundwater is present at any time <br />during the year at the depth piping is to be installed) that must be handled as a <br />hazardous waste or that may be hazardous to the a health and safety of construction or <br />maintenance personnel wearing Level D personal protective equipment. Nor will EBMUD <br />install piping or services in areas where groundwater contaminant concentrations exceed <br />specified limits for discharge to the sanitary sewer system and sewage treatment plants. <br />Project sponsors for EBMUD piping and services requiring excavation in contaminated <br />areas must submit copies of all known information regarding soil and groundwater <br />quality within or adjacent to the project boundary.In addition, the project sponsors must <br />The comment provides background information regarding EBMUD water service, <br />including general requirements for new development. The comment does not state <br />a specific concern or question regarding the sufficiency of the analysis contained in <br />the Draft EIR, nor does the comment raise a new environmental issue. No further <br />response is required.