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File Number: 16-041 <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: February 16, 2016 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: 8.H. <br />BY: Debbie Pollart <br />Public Works Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE: Staff Report for Appropriation of Water Pollution Control Plant Enterprise <br />Fund Balance Reserve in the Amount of $420,000 for the Purpose of <br />Procuring and Installing a Residential Recycled Water Fill Station in 2015-16 <br />at the Water Pollution Control Plant <br />���1Jil��i/_1:�'/_V 1�7:7Xd�]��ild�l�►1�7_��[�]i!E.� <br />Staff requests Council approval to appropriate $420,000 from the Water Pollution Control <br />Plant (WPCP) enterprise fund balance reserve for 2015-16. These funds will be used to <br />procure a 100 gallon -per -minute dual media reclaimed water filter, to fund installation of the <br />system at the Water Pollution Control Plant, and to fund improvements to gates and fences to <br />create a resident and traffic -friendly drive through area in the Plant. Some of these funds will <br />also be used to develop a resident permitting program and to hire part-time attendants in <br />2016-17 for the station. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On January 17, 2014, the governor proclaimed a State of Emergency throughout the State of <br />California due to severe drought conditions. On April 25, 2014, the governor proclaimed a <br />Continued State of Emergency to exist throughout the State of California due to the ongoing <br />drought. Because of the severity of the drought, alternative water sources and water <br />conserving technologies will be important throughout the State, even if this is a heavy rain <br />year. <br />One of the measures included in the governor's Executive Order was the prioritization of water <br />recycling projects. Water recycling is effective and successful in creating a new and reliable <br />water supply without compromising public health. Non -potable water reuse is a widely <br />accepted practice that will continue to grow to accommodate environmental needs and <br />growing water supply demands. Advances in wastewater treatment technology and health <br />studies of blended recycle and potable water reuse cause experts to predict that planned <br />indirect potable water reuse will soon become more common. <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 2110/2016 <br />