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W ODaRo &CURRAN 1. INTRODUCTION California Water Code: 10910(a)Any city or county that determines that a project, as defined in Section 10912, is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act(Division 13[commencing with Section 21000]of the Public Resources Code) under Section 21080 of the Public Resources Code shall comply with this part. 10914 (a)Nothing in this part is intended to create a right or entitlement to water service or any specific level of water service. (b) Nothing in this part is intended to either impose, expand, or limit any duty concerning the obligation of a public water system to provide certain service to its existing customers or to any future potential customers. (c) Nothing in this part is intended to modify or otherwise change existing law with respect to projects which are not subject to this part. (d) This part applies only to a project for which a notice of preparation is submitted on or after January 1, 1996. The City of Lathrop (City) has prepared this Water Supply Assessment(WSA)for the River Islands at Lathrop (River Islands) Phase 2 development (Project) pursuant to California Water Code Sections 10910-10915 as required by Senate Bill (SB)610 and SB 221.To increase the accessibility of the information presented herein,each section of the WSA that responds directly to a requirement of the Water Code begins with a recitation of the applicable language from the pertinent Water Code provisions which are addressed in that section of the WSA. The purpose of this WSA is to perform the evaluation required by SB 610 and SB 221 in connection with the Project to assess the sufficiency of projected water supplies relative to projected Project demand for a 20-year period, or until 2040; it is not to reserve water or to function as a "will serve" letter or any other form of commitment to supply water (per Water Code Section 10914).The provision of water service will continue to be undertaken in a manner consistent with applicable City policies and procedures, consistent with existing law. 1.1 Project Background 1.1.1 City of Lathrop The City is located in San Joaquin County, approximately 10 miles south of the City of Stockton and directly west of the City of Manteca, as shown in Figure 1. The City lies east of the Coastal Range that separates California's Central Valley from the San Francisco Bay Area. Interstate 5(1-5),a major north-south interstate corridor, bisects the City.The City is also connected to Highway 120, which runs east-west through the southeastern-most part of the City, and by Interstate 205,which connects Interstate 580 to 1-5.The City is also bisected by the Altamont Commuter Express(ACE) train, which travels along the southern and eastern border of the City. The original City was developed primarily east of 1-5. However, newer master-planned developments within the City boundary are located west of 1-5, including River Islands.The City currently encompasses an area of approximately 13,400 acres,or about 20.9 square miles; however, its sphere of influence is slightly larger (approximately 13,600 acres or 21.2 square miles) and includes two unincorporated areas northeast and southeast of the City boundaries. The City is one of the fastest growing cities in California. As of January 1, 2020, Lathrop's population was 26,833 people, which represents a 5.6 percent growth from 2019 as reported by the California Department of Finance (DOF) (California DOF, 2020). In the 26-year period between 1990 and 2016, the City grew by approximately 224 percent, from approximately 6,800 to 22,100 residents (California DOF, 2007, 2012, 2016). The City anticipates that its population will continue to grow in the future given its several planned large residential developments that have been approved or are pending, including River Islands. Currently, the City's rate of growth for new housing is the second Califia(0011533.00) 1 Woodard&Curran, Inc. River Islands Phase 2 Development Water Supply Assessment September 2020