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City of Pleasanton <br />Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br /> <br />60 <br />a. Would the project violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or <br />otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality? <br />The CAP 2.0 is a policy document containing actions intended to reduce GHG emissions within <br />Pleasanton. CAP 2.0 Strategies BE-1, BE-2, and BE-3 promote building electrification in new and <br />existing buildings and installation of solar PV systems and battery storage facilities to provide <br />greener renewable electricity within the City. CAP 2.0 Action P5 supports the installation of new EV <br />charging stations and supporting infrastructure. CAP 2.0 Action P13 provides for the planting of <br />additional urban trees throughout the community. Additionally, CAP 2.0 Action P15 incentivizes <br />water efficiency retrofits to existing buildings and landscaped areas, and Action S8 seeks to increase <br />green stormwater infrastructure within the City, including LID strategies such as bioswales, rain <br />catchment basins, and green roofs. These actions may result in small scale construction activities in <br />the future that could result in temporary water quality impacts due to soil erosion and ground <br />disturbance, as further discussed under Response 10c in Section 7, Geology and Soils. <br />However, CAP 2.0 projects and actions would be reviewed for consistency with local and State <br />regulations, including the NPDES permitting program that requires implementation of Stormwater <br />Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) and the Pleasanton Standard Specifications and Details, that <br />include erosion and sediment control standards.70 These regulations require BMPs to reduce water <br />quality impacts from construction activities. Compliance with the Pleasanton Standard <br />Specifications and Details and/or NPDES permitting program would ensure that BMPs are <br />implemented during construction to minimize potential impacts to surface and groundwater quality. <br />As such, the CAP 2.0’s related infrastructure and retrofit projects would not result in new or <br />different wastewater discharge that would violate water quality standards, waste discharge <br />requirements, or otherwise degrade surface or groundwater quality. Therefore, the CAP 2.0 would <br />result in less-than-significant impacts related to surface or groundwater water quality in <br />Pleasanton. <br />b. Would the project substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with <br />groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater management <br />of the basin? <br />The CAP 2.0 is a policy document containing strategies intended to reduce GHG emissions and <br />increase sustainability. CAP 2.0 Action P15 seeks to decrease community water use through water <br />efficiency retrofits and sustainable landscaping. Reduced water use within the City would aid in <br />maintaining groundwater supplies. In addition, CAP 2.0 Action S8 is intended to improve sustainable <br />stormwater management by increasing the use of LID strategies including bioswales, green roofs, <br />and other green stormwater infrastructure. Increased green stormwater infrastructure would <br />improve groundwater infiltration and recharge within the City. Furthermore, implementation of <br />other CAP 2.0 strategies, such as improved EV charging infrastructure and building energy efficiency <br />retrofits, would not substantially degrade groundwater quality or recharge or result in increased <br />groundwater demand. Therefore, the CAP 2.0 would result in no impact related to impedance of <br />sustainable groundwater management. <br /> <br />70 Pleasanton, City of. 2016. Pleasanton Standard Specifications and Details. Available: <br /><http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=28996>. Accessed October 13, 2021.