2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
percentage
change
is
within
the
annual
variation
in
spring/summer
runoff
that
already
occurs
and
is
accou
nted
for
by
the
SFPUC’s
supply
system
management
and
planning
such
that
it
would
not
adversely
affect
supply
delivery
projections
or
capabilities.
The
SFPUC
is
now
proceeding
in
partnership
with
other
water
utilities
across
the
country
and
research
programs
to
develop
additional
evaluation
methods
to
further
evaluate
potential
climate
change
effects
on
water
supply.
Environmental
Effects
of
the
OID
Transfer
Several
comments
on
the
Draft
EIR
evaluation
of
environmental
impacts
of
the
proposed
water
transfers
raised
two
main
concerns:
(1)
the
Draft
EIR
did
not
assess
the
full
range
of
the
environmental
effects
associated
with
the
proposed
water
transfer,
and
(2)
more
detailed,
project-
level
impact
analysis
is
required
prior
to
implementation
of
the
proposed
transfer.
Response
to
the
first
area
of
concern
is
provided
in
the
subsection
below,
which
reviews
the
Draft
EIR’s
discussion
of
impacts
associated
with
the
water
transfer.
The
second
area
of
concern
is
addressed
under
the
subsection
on
future
project-level
review,
which
acknowledges
that
subsequent,
project-level
CEQA
review
of
the
proposed
water
transfer
would
be
completed
and
summarizes
the
types
of
issues
that
would
be
considered
in
greater
detail
in
the
project-level
review.
Draft
EIR
Program-Level
Review
Under
Impact
4.O-1
(Draft
EIR
page
4.O-31),
the
Draft
EIR
provides
thorough
and
adequate
program-level
review
of
the
environmental
effects
of
the
proposed
water
transfer,
identifying
and
evaluating
the
environmental
impacts
of
the
water
transfer
at
each
step
of
the
way
from
OID
to
Brisbane.
The
Draft
EIR
evaluation
discusses
(1)
effects
on
OID’s
supply
availability
for
its
customers,
and
on
the
Stanislaus
River;
(2)
effects
on
the
respective
supply
availabilities
and
customer
deliveries
of
MID
and
the
SFPUC;
(3)
effects
on
the
Tuolumne
River
and
its
resources;
and
(4)
effects
on
the
SFPUC’s
system
capacity.
The
following
summarizes
the
impact
conclusions
from
the
Draft
EIR:
Effects
on
Stanislaus
River,
OID
Supply
and
Customer
Deliveries,
and
Downstream
Water
Users
Under
its
adopted
Water
Resources
Plan
(WRP)
(OID,
2007),
OID
plans
to
transfer
up
to
67,000
AFY
of
its
water
to
others
outside
of
OID
by
2030.
The
sale
and
transfer
of
some
of
its
water
to
others
is
an
important
strategy
by
which
OID
is
securing
the
funding
required
to
make
needed
improvements
to
its
facilities
to
improve
system
and
supply
reliability
to
its
customers.
OID
prepared
a
CEQA
Program
EIR
(PEIR)
on
the
WRP
to
analyze
the
effects
of
its
long-term
water
management
plans
including
the
proposed
water
transfers
(OID,
2007).
The
transfer
of
2,400
AFY
from
OID
to
Brisbane
represents
a
small
percentage
(about
6
percent)
of
the
41,000
AFY
that
OID
has
historically
diverted
from
the
Stanislaus
River
and
transferred
out
of
the
district,
and
such
transfer
would
not
result
in
a
significant
impact
on
OID
customers.
In
developing
the
water
transfer
element
of
its
plan,
OID
carefully
and
conservatively
reserved
adequate
water
supply
for
long-term
needs
within
the
district
for
existing
and
future
customers
and
also
considered
the
future
water
supply
needs
of
neighboring
cities
(OID,
2007
[DEIR,
Chapter
2,
Program
Description
and
Alternatives
,
subsection
2.2.13,
pg.
2-
93]).
OID’s
water
transfer
program
identifies
planned
targets
for
both
firm
and
variable
water
transfers;
the
variable
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-83
May
2015