DATE: December 1, 2015
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Utilities & Environmental Services
SUBJECT
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Recycled Water Project: Introduction of an Ordinance regarding Recycled Water Use
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council introduces the attached Ordinance to add Article 6 to Chapter 11 of the Hayward Municipal Code regarding Recycled Water Use, as required by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for the Recycled Water Project State Revolving Fund (SRF) construction loan.
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SUMMARY
On May 19, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution 15-072, authorizing the City Manager to sign and file a SRF Loan application for an amount not to exceed $12 million for the design and construction of the Recycled Water Project. Since that time, staff has submitted four parts of the application that include General Information, Technical, Environmental, and Financial Security packages. In order to provide assurance to the SWRCB that there will be a sufficient market for recycled water, applicants are required to submit either user agreements between the City and users or an adopted ordinance that mandates recycled water use when the City determines that a property lies within the City's recycled water service area and that such use is appropriate and technically feasible. Staff recommends adoption of an Ordinance at this time with the understanding that the City will work with individual affected customers to develop mutually satisfactory arrangements for delivery of recycled water, either through formal user agreements or some other appropriate mechanism.
BACKGROUND
The City prepared a Recycled Water Feasibility Study in 2007 that provided a conceptual overview of the potential for delivering highly treated wastewater for irrigation and other industrial uses. Based on the results of the Feasibility Study, a Recycled Water Facility Plan (Plan), parti...
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