SFPUC 2001 Alameda Watershed Management Plan

III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND IMPACTSA. EXISTING PLANS AND POLICIESPolicy R-HS 7: Areas of significant natural hazards, especially high or extreme fire hazard, shallbe designated in the County’s General Plan as Resource Conservation Areas, with generally lowdevelopment densities in order to minimize public exposure to risks associated with naturalhazards and limit unplanned public costs to maintain and repair public infrastructure.Policy R-HS 16: No new building site shall be approved on a hazardous fault trace, activelandslide, or other geologic or seismic hazard area that poses a significant risk.Policy R-HS 19: In areas of high potential for activation of landslides, there shall be noavoidable alteration of the land or hydrology that is likely to increase the hazard potential,including:a. saturation due to drainage or septic systems;b. removal of vegetative cover; andc. steepening of slopes or undercutting the base of a slope.Policy R-HS 21: Proposals involving potential geologic or seismic hazards shall be referred tothe County geologist for review and recommendations.Waste Water Disposal SubtopicPolicyPolicy R-HS 47: The long-term viability and safety of surface and ground water suppliesCountywide shall be protected from contamination to the highest degree feasible.2.4 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICTMaster PlanThe East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD or the District) operates several facilities withinand near the Alameda Watershed. The Sunol/Ohlone Regional Wilderness is located betweenthe San Antonio and Calaveras Watersheds. Mission Peak Park is located to the west of theAlameda Watershed, and to the east of the San Antonio Watershed is the Del Valle East BayRegional Park, which surrounds the Del Valle Reservoir. EBRPD has established policies in theEast Bay Regional Park District Master Plan (EBRPD Master Plan) that pertain to the protectionof natural and cultural resources within the established parklands. EBRPD Master Plan isorganized by the following elements: Resource Management, Public Access and Services, andPlaning and Acquisition. Although the SFPUC and the Alameda Watershed Management Planare not governed by the EBRPD Master Plan, the policies of the EBRPD are presented forinformational purposes.Resource Management ElementWildland Resource Management! The District will maintain, manage, conserve, enhance, and restore park wildland resourcesto protect essential plant and animal habitat within viable, sustainable ecosystems.NOP 96.223E: Alameda Watershed Management Plan III.A-19 ESA / 930385January 2001