City of Palo Alto Emergency Water Supply and Storage Project
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2006022038
Lead Agency
City of Palo Alto
Document Title
City of Palo Alto Emergency Water Supply and Storage Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Varies
Document Description
Currently, the City owns five groundwater wells, which are available for limited use during a drought or emergency. The proposed Emergency Water Supply and Storage Project is intended to correct the deficiency in the City's emergency water supply. The proposed project would support a minimum of eight hours of normal water use at the maximum day demand level and four hours of fire suppression at the design fire duration level, and would be capable of providing water supplies for up to 30 days. The proposed groundwater system may also be used to a limited extent for water supply during drought conditions (up to 1,500 acre feet), and potentially for up to an average day supply during extended shutdowns of the SFPUC system. The proposed project would provide 11,000 gpm of reliable well capacity and 2.5 million gallons (MG) of water storage for emergency use in pressure areas 1, 2, and 3 by:
- Rehabilitate all five of the existing wells;
- Construct up to three new wells;
- Constructing a new 2.5 MG storage reservoir and associated pump station;
- Upgrading an existing pump station (Mayfield Pump Station).
Contact Information
Name
Jim Flanigan
Agency Name
City of Palo Alto
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Palo Alto
Counties
Santa Clara
Cross Streets
Varies
Parcel #
Varies
State Highways
101, 280, 82
Railways
Caltrain
Airports
Palo Alto Airport
Waterways
San Francisquito Creek, Matadero Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Type wells, reservoir, MGD 2.5)
Local Actions
Water Utility Facilities
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.