2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
Substantial
development
is
proposed
to
the
south
of
the
existing
station
within
the
Baylands
that
would
place
a
substantial
population
of
worker
and
residents
(DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
only)
within
walking
distance
of
the
relocated
Bayshore
Caltrain
Station.
2.4.29
Master
Response
29,
Water
Supply:
Assured
Water
Supply
for
Proposed
Baylands
Development
and
the
Need
for
Future
Engineering
Design
and
CEQA
Documentation
for
Specific
Methods
and
Facilities
for
Water
Delivery
Comments
Several
comments
raised
questions
about
the
proposed
water
supply
for
Baylands
development
to
be
provided
by
a
transfer
of
water
from
the
Oakdale
Irrigation
District
(OID)
to
the
City
of
Brisbane,
while
others
incorrectly
summarized
how
the
proposed
OID
water
transfer
to
Brisbane
would
be
implemented.
This
response
addresses
all
or
part
of
the
comments
paraphrased
as
follows:
The
description
of
the
proposed
transfer
is
too
general
to
allow
for
adequate
impact
assessment.
Also,
there
is
a
need
to
clarify
how
the
transfer
would
be
implemented
by
and
through
the
different
agencies
that
must
participate
in
the
transfer.
Brisbane
has
not
yet
worked
closely
with
the
Modesto
Irrigation
District
(MID)
and
the
San
Francisco
Public
Utilities
Commission
(SFPUC)
to
develop
terms
of
a
potential
agreement
to
implement
the
transfer
or
the
operational
details
of
the
transfer.
The
Draft
EIR
does
not
provide
a
project-level
impact
assessment
of
the
transfer.
Subsequent,
project-level
CEQA
review
should
be
conducted
and
should
address
several
specific
areas
of
concern:
MID
system
operations
and
supply
and
delivery
reliability
for
MID
customers.
This
includes
addressing
how
the
transfer
could
affect
MID
supply
and
delivery
reliability
during
drought
conditions.
Tuolumne
River
resource
effects
resulting
from
the
2-million-gallon-per-day
(mgd)
increased
diversion
that
would
occur
between
Hetch
Hetchy
Reservoir
and
Don
Pedro
Reservoir
to
implement
the
transfer,
including
stream
flow,
riparian
resources,
recreation,
visual
resources,
groundwater,
and
energy
resources.
SFPUC
regional
water
system
operations
and
supply
and
delivery
reliability
for
SFPUC
customers
including
the
wholesale
customers.
This
includes
addressing
how
the
transfer
could
affect
SFPUC
supply
and
delivery
reliability
during
drought
conditions.
The
operation
of
the
water
supply
transfer
during
times
of
SFPUC
maintenance
or
emergencies,
and
the
direct,
indirect,
and
secondary
effects
of
additional
storage
or
conveyance
requirements.
The
reliability
of
Tuolumne
River
water
during
extended
periods
of
drought
or
climate
change.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-77
May
2015