Palo Alto Recycled Water Project:  The Palo Alto Recycled Water Project proposes the construction of a recycled water pipeline and associated facilities to provide an alternative water supply for non-potable uses. The proposed project would involve the construction of approximately five miles of 12 to 18-inch pipes, two pump stations, and approximately five miles of lateral pipelines to over 50 use sites. It is anticipated that the project would initially serve approximately 900 acre-feet per year of recycled water, mostly to the Stanford Research Park Area. The predominant use of recycled water for this project is landscape irrigation. Some industrial use, such as commercial and light industrial cooling towers, could also be included at a later date.

Steps Toward Completing the Project:

• Facility Plan and Environmental Documentation – The Facility Plan is complete.  The required environmental documentation is scheduled for completion by mid-2009. These steps represent the preliminary planning stage for the Project, enabling pre-design and design to begin in the near future assuming funding pursuits are successful.

• Funding Pursuit and Financial Planning – As discussed in the financing plan section, securing funding is vital to the feasibility of the Project. The City will continue to pursue funding opportunities identified in this Study. The Project may not advance to further stages until adequate funding is secured. As part of the funding pursuit, a detailed financial plan (including annual projections) will be developed. Additionally, as part of financial planning activities, the City must address coordination and management issues between the CPAU (responsible for this) and the Department of Public Works (responsible for the operation of the RWQCP). Many of these aspects have been addressed previously by the City of Mountain View and RWQCP for the Phase 2 Project. Institutional, financial, and operational agreements will formalize the roles and responsibilities of the project.

• Market Assurances – The City has developed a recycled water use ordinance for the Stanford Research Park and users located in the vicinity of the proposed backbone system. A copy of the ordinance is provided in Appendix F.

• Implementation of Regional Salt Management Strategies and Stakeholder Outreach – The RWQCP in coordination with its partners, including the City of Palo Alto, will be implementing the regional salt management strategies over the course of the project and will continue these activities through the operation of the regional system. These strategies are described in Chapter 3.

• Permitting and Agency Coordination – The City will need to address permitting issues and stakeholder agency coordination during design. The major jurisdictional and stakeholder agencies and required permits and approvals required for implementing the Project have been identified in Chapter 5.

• Design and Construction – The Project could move into design in early 2010 and into construction in early 2011. The Project could be online in early 2013.