SFPUC 2001 Alameda Watershed Management Plan

III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND IMPACTSD. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITYTABLE III.D-2SUMMARY OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WATER QUALITY IMPACTSDUE TO INCREASED PUBLIC ACCESS AND USEImpact-Inducing Policies or Management Actions: a! Action pub3: Establish information kiosks at Watershed entryways.! Action pub4: Establish a Watershed Visitor Education Center.! Action sun14: Develop a public recreation area around the Sunol Water Temple.! Action sun19: Establish a small commercial site.! Action sun20: Establish an overnight nature study area.! Action sun21: Establish trail connections extending to the Sunol Regional Wilderness.! Policy WA1: Prohibit fishing, with the exception of Alameda Creek within the Sunol Regional Wilderness.! Policy WA40: Allow fishing in one of the Sunol Valley reservoirs.! Policy WA15.2: Consider the addition of new trails in zones of lesser vulnerability and risk.! Policy WA15.4: Support new trail connections that link to adjacent communities and other trail facilities.! Policy WA18.1: Consider expansion of existing golf course in areas of low vulnerability/sensitivity.! Action des8: Implement universal access improvements at SFPUC facilities and trails.! Action sun17: Provide universal access at Sunol Valley recreation facilities.Policies or Management Actions that Could be Required to Reduce Potential Impacts to Less ThanSignificant: a! Policies WQ10, WQ11, WQ15, WQ27, WQ28, and WQ29: Promote minimizing construction of newtrails, restricting trail design and locations, minimizing or prohibiting any activities that causesedimentation, and restricting public access and activities.! Policy AR10: Prohibit certain activities within high water-quality vulnerability zones.! Policies F2, F3, F5, F6, F7, and F8: Prohibit activities likely to cause a fire, require fire hazardreduction activities, call for providing fire suppression needs, and manage public access.! Policies WA1, WA2, WA4, WA13, WA16, WA17, WA18, and WA39: Prohibit activities that aredetrimental to Watershed resources, restrict new trails and access, restrict development, and call formanaging public use through education and permit process. Policy WA39 prohibits body contact withwater in the Sunol Valley reservoirs.! Policies PA1, PA2, PA7, and PA8: Call for educating the public on Watershed resource protection andpromoting collaboration in research and monitoring with agencies and public groups.! Actions was1 and was2 require management of public sanitary facilities.! Actions fir1 through fir14 are derived from the Fire Management Element and present an integratedapproach to fire management.! Actions saf2 through saf17 include measures to protect human health and safety as well as to protectwater quality through regular maintenance of public facilities.! Action veg1 includes human activities monitoring in development of a Vegetation Management Plan.! Action aqu4 prohibits land use activities in shoreline segments that cause excessive sedimentation toreservoirs.! Actions lea3, lea4, lea5, and lea8 require that all land use leases include water quality protectionmeasures and a monitoring plan._________________________a See Table II-1 for a description of each action.NOP 96.223E: Alameda Watershed Management Plan III.D-16 ESA / 930385January 2001