2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
2.10.5
Mary
Gutekanst
Please
refer
for
discussion
of
the
environmental
effects
of
the
proposed
OID
water
transfer
discussed
in
the
Draft
EIR
and
for
an
outline
of
the
issues
to
be
re-evaluated
in
greater
detail
in
a
subsequent,
project-level
CEQA
document
on
the
proposed
water
transfer.
Mitigation
Measure
4.O-1b
includes
controlled
releases
to
recharge
groundwater
in
streamside
meadows
and
other
alluvial
deposits
that
would
be
affected
by
the
additional
diversion
of
water
from
the
Tuolumne
River
as
defined
in
the
proposed
water
supply
agreement
from
OID
through
MID
and
SFPUC
to
Brisbane
for
proposed
Project
Site
development.
As
stated
on
pages
4.O-42
to
4.O-43,
the
mitigation
measure
would
be
implemented
by
SFPUC
pursuant
to
the
Water
System
Improvement
Program
(WSIP)
Program
EIR
to
mitigate
impacts
of
its
operations
along
the
Tuolumne
River
below
Hetch
Hetchy
Reservoir
to
New
Don
Pedro
Reservoir
by
releasing
water
in
scheduled
patterns
that
would
provide
groundwater
recharge
in
that
reach
to
maintain
streamside
meadows
and
other
habitats
on
alluvial
deposits.
As
specified
in
Response
Mitigation
Measure
4.O-1b
requires
the
City
of
Brisbane
to
contribute
a
portion
of
the
water
being
transferred
from
OID
to
the
SFPUC
for
its
controlled
release
program.
During
drought
conditions,
the
SFPUC
scales
back
diversions
from
the
Tuolumne
as
provided
in
its
agreement
with
its
customers.
In
turn,
SFPUC
customers
must
implement
water
saving
measures
that
reduce
consumption
significantly,
especially
during
severe
drought.
Furthermore,
SFPUC
is
required
to
maintain
flows
specified
in
its
operations
permits
with
state
and
federal
resources
agencies
to
meet
obligations
for
mitigating
impacts
to
habitats
and
species
along
the
Tuolumne
River.
As
described
on
pages
4.O-2
to
4.O-4,
following
adoption
of
the
Water
System
Improvement
Program
(WSIP)
in
2008,
the
SFPUC
adopted
a
new
Water
Supply
Agreement
with
its
Wholesale
Customers
in
2009
that
replaced
the
original
1984
agreement.
The
2009
Agreement
continued
the
184
mgd
Supply
Assurance
established
in
the
1984
Agreement.
This
Supply
Assurance
is
the
total
maximum
annual
supply
amount
allocated
to
the
Wholesale
Customer
group.
It
is
not
a
guarantee
for
water
delivery
in
every
year
but
is
the
basis
for
establishing
individual
allocations
to
each
wholesale
customer.
These
supply
allocations
can
be
reduced
during
water
shortages,
emergencies
or
maintenance
of
the
system
and
the
2009
Agreement
establishes
the
rules
and
procedures
for
such
delivery
reductions.
As
described
in
the
Draft
EIR
on
page
under
“Water
Shortages,”
in
order
to
address
water
allocation
during
dry
years,
an
Interim
Water
Shortage
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.5-1
May
2015