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3. Environmental Checklist Table 3-6. Construction and operations -phase GHG emissions estimates Construction -phase 253 Operation -phase 56.2 TOTAL 309.2 This analysis indicates that neither the Proposed Project's construction nor operation phases are expected to produce direct or indirect GHG emissions at levels that would significantly impact the environment. Further, BAAQMD recommended project design elements related to the operation -phase are related to building construction or projects with a nexus to transportation, which does not apply to this Proposed Project. I act Designation: Less than Significant Impact b) Conflict with GHG-related plans, policies or regulations: The City of San Leandro adopted a Climate Action Plan in 2021, which .outlines the City's goal of reducing GHG emissions by 40% below 2005 levels by 2020 and 80% percent below 2005 levels by 2050.29 According to the CAP, GHG emissions within the City have declined steadily from 720,990 MTCO2e in 2005 to 573,580 MTCO2e in 2017, a decrease of 20 percent. Transportation sources remain the largest source of GHG emissions, accounting for approximately 60 percent of the City's total GHG emissions budget. The Climate Action Plan identifies 52 GHG reduction strategies under 12 categories. Of those, the most applicable GHG reduction key actions to this Project include: WR-2 Construction and Demolition Waste: Explore opportunities to exceed State requirements for construction and demolition materials by encouraging deconstruction and material reuse. The Proposed Project involves the reuse of 26,000 cubic yards of stockpiled soil from previous capital improvement projects at the WPCP, which would have otherwise gone to landfill. Thus, the Proposed Project would not conflict with the adopted Climate Action Plan. The Proposed Project is consistent with the Alameda County Community Climate Action Plan and does not conflict with the objectives of Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the Global Warming Solutions Act, or BAAQMD's 2017 Clean Air Plan.30 AB 32 aims to reduce statewide GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and the 2017 CAP includes specific GHG measures for wastewater treatment plants, focusing on limiting GHG emissions and supporting water conservation. The Proposed Project's optimization of the WPCP will not significantly increase GHG emissions or affect recycled water production, thereby aligning with these measures. The Project's GHG emissions will not surpass BAAQMD's threshold of 1,100 metric tons per year CO2e, indicating that it will not contribute to a substantial increase in GHG 29City of San Leandro. 2021. San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan. Available at www.sai k a�idr r 30 Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), 2017ba. Bay Area 2017 Clean Air Plan adopted April 19, 2017. Available at http://www. baaq m d. gov. San Leandro Treatment Wetland IS/MND