SFPUC 2001 Alameda Watershed Management Plan

III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND IMPACTSA. EXISTING PLANS AND POLICIESSpecial Land Uses SubtopicPoliciesPolicy 149: The County shall ensure that where quarry operations are located in areas designatedas “Water Management,” extraction of the aggregate resource shall be allowed in the short term.Reclamation of the land for water management and other compatible uses shall occur subject toconditions of Surface Mining Permits and Reclamation Plans and consistent with the SpecificPlan for Livermore-Amador Valley Quarry Area Reclamation or the comparable plan preparedfor the Sunol Valley/San Francisco Water Department Watershed lands pursuant to Policy 150and Program 66, whichever is applicable.Policy 150: The County shall participate with the San Francisco Water Department in its planningefforts for Department-owned Watershed lands within the Sunol Valley to ensure that future quarryactivity is compatible with Sunol community interests and water management activities.Program 66: The County shall work with the San Francisco Water Department to develop a landuse and reclamation master plan for Department-owned land in the Sunol Valley. The plan shallensure the compatibility of the quarries with the Sunol Community during active mining andfollowing reclamation. Opportunities for habitat preservation and enhancement and recreationaluses should be explored in conjunction with reclaimed uses.Transportation ElementPolicyPolicy 164: The County shall allow development and expansion of transportation facilities inappropriate locations inside and outside the Urban Growth Boundary, consistent with policiesand the Land Use Diagram of the East County Area Plan.Public Services and Facilities ElementPark and Recreation Facilities SubtopicA regional trail exists in the Sunol/Ohlone Wilderness between the primary Watershed lands. Aproposed regional trail would be aligned parallel to Calaveras Road and would cross throughSunol Valley, as stated in the Area Plan.DefinitionRegional Trail – Provides nonmotorized, multiple-use, pedestrian, equestrian, and bicyclingconnections between district parks, thus encouraging alternative modes of transportation andhelping to reduce pollution. The trails also link parks with other local parks, open spaces, trails,transportation and employment centers, and urban communities (East Bay Regional Park District,1997).NOP 96.223E: Alameda Watershed Management Plan III.A-8 ESA / 930385January 2001