How has the Recycled Water Project evolved to date?
In the fall of 2003, due to citizen concern about the Recycled Water Project, the City Council directed the creation of a community Recycled Water Task Force to explore different ways to achieve the City’s water supply goals, without irrigating schools and playgrounds with recycled water. On March 22, 2004, the Council expressed its intent to meet the water supply needs in full accord with the Task Force recommendations and on May 23, 2005, the Council set the pricing policy for recycled water. As a result, the Recycled Water Project team has been meeting with businesses in Redwood Shores and Seaport to confirm customers who will use recycled water for landscape irrigation and industrial processes. Additionally, there is a citywide water conservation program that includes working with homeowners associations (HOAs) on lowering water usage by applying best management practices (BMPs) for landscape irrigation.
