SFPUC 2001 Alameda Watershed Management Plan

III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND IMPACTSD. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITYTABLE III.D-2 (Continued)SUMMARY OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WATER QUALITY IMPACTSDUE TO INCREASED PUBLIC ACCESS AND USEPolicies or Management Actions that Could be Required to Reduce Potential Impacts to Less ThanSignificant (cont.): a! Actions pub1 through pub11 call for development of public education and awareness of Watershedmanagement and water quality protection measures.! Action sta6 calls for specific water quality training for staff.! Action fic2 authorizes or prohibits specific lease and permit activities based partially on impacts towater quality.! Action inf3 requires recording and updating water quality data._________________________a See Table II-1 for a description of each action.! dumping and littering;! activities that result in direct public access to reservoirs and tributaries;! access during periods of extreme fire hazard; and! fishing, except on Alameda Creek within the Sunol Regional Wilderness.These general provisions would reduce the potential water quality impacts associated withincreased public access and use by promoting water quality protection through public awarenessand education. The Management Plan includes numerous other interrelated policies andmanagement actions that address various aspects of water quality protection; on a program-level,implementation of these policies and actions would mitigate water quality impacts associatedwith public access and use under the Management Plan to a less than significant level. Theimpact-reducing policies and actions are briefly summarized below.Policies and management actions included in the Management Plan would ensure that publicaccess and use activities are consistent with the primary goal of protecting water quality. WaterQuality Policies WQ10, WQ11, WQ15, WQ27, WQ28, and WQ29 call for minimizingconstruction of new trails, restrict trail location and design, prohibit or restrict any activities thatcause sedimentation, and restrict public access and activities. Policy AR10 prohibits certainactivities within high water-quality vulnerability zones. Policies WA1, WA2, WA4, WA13,WA16, WA17, and WA18 address general approaches to reducing the impacts of public useactivities on Watershed resources and water quality; and Policy WA39 specifically prohibitsbody-contact recreation in Sunol Valley reservoirs. Public Awareness Policies PA1, PA2, PA7,and PA8 call for educating the public regarding Watershed resource protection and promotecollaboration in research and monitoring with agencies and public groups.The Alameda Watershed Fire Management Element presents an integrated approach to firemanagement that considers impacts to water quality, water supply, and ecological resources andprotection of persons and property. Implementation of Fire Management Element Policies F2,NOP 96.223E: Alameda Watershed Management Plan III.D-17 ESA / 930385January 2001