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resources require additional research and preparation of contingency plans in the event <br /> Native American remains or artifacts are encountered during construction. In what is <br /> known as a "Section 106" review, the effect of the project on historic properties must be <br /> addressed to meet federal standards. City staff and SMB Environmental are diligently <br /> preparing the required documentation in this on-going environmental review process. <br /> Municipal Code Chapter 14.06 Regulation of Recycled Water Use. Recycled water is <br /> considered a safe and beneficial alternative to drinking water for the uses for which it is <br /> intended, however, the use of recycled water is highly regulated by numerous State <br /> statutes (California Code of Regulations, California Health and Safety Code, and <br /> California Water Code). To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements on the use <br /> of recycled water, staff is proposing that provisions regulating these uses be adopted <br /> and codified in the municipal code in a new Chapter 14.06 (Attachment 3). This <br /> addition to the municipal code is a necessary step in the process of obtaining the City's <br /> general order (permit) to distribute recycled water from the Regional Water Quality <br /> Control Board. <br /> Modeled after the Dublin San Ramon Services District's regulations for recycled water, <br /> this new Chapter 14.06 establishes recycled water permit requirements2, operation and <br /> maintenance standards, training, system monitoring, noticing, and other provisions for <br /> compliance with State regulations for public health and safety. Having these provisions <br /> in the municipal code makes it easier for users to locate these requirements, and <br /> provides more robust enforcement options for City staff to ensure compliance. <br /> Municipal Code Chapter 14.20 Recycled Water Use for Landscape Areas. The <br /> proposed new Chapter 14.20 clarifies when developers of new commercial and <br /> industrial projects (and common areas in new residential projects), and owners of <br /> existing commercial and industrial uses that are replacing buildings or landscaping, will <br /> need to connect to and use the new recycled water system for landscape irrigation. <br /> Each project is to be reviewed by the City Engineer (for new construction) or Operation <br /> Services Director (for existing developments). Factors for consideration in this review <br /> include: type of landscaping proposed; any threat to public health, safety or welfare; <br /> economic feasibility due to distance or access; amount of water needed for landscaping; <br /> and supply of recycled water. Decisions of the City Engineer/Operation Services <br /> Director are appealable to the City Manager. <br /> These provisions detailing when recycled water must be used for landscape irrigation, <br /> will safe guard the revenue source of this critical water supply investment and support <br /> the 1% loan application from the State's Clean Water State Revolving Fund. <br /> 2 When recycled water rates are considered in the future, the related license fees described in this code will also be <br /> proposed at that time. <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br />