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Three California Water Service stations in Livermore could receive new treatment systems aimed at eliminating toxic chemicals.
The Planning Commission on Tuesday will consider modifications to conditional use permits and site plan design review to install the new PFAS water treatment systems at Station 9, located at 3474 East Ave.; Station 19, at 1748 Elm St.; and Station 31, 732 Olivina Ave., according to the staff report prepared by Livermore assistant planner Emily LaDue.
Cal Water currently uses each station for water storage under “long-standing” conditional use permits, LaDue said. The upgrades are intended to ensure the safety and reliability of drinking water and to expand storage capacity.
The projects involve installing two granular activated carbon vessels and associated control and electrical systems, along with underground utilities and piping connections. The granular activated carbon removes contaminants from downward-flowing water through physical adsorption, chemisorption, catalytic reactions and sometimes biological activity, according to the staff report.
The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Livermore City Council.
At the same meeting, the commission will consider a General Plan amendment to rezone 4200 East Ave. from medium-density residential to neighborhood commercial, which the staff report notes is more consistent with existing zoning.
The amendment would allow current and future commercial and office uses, subject to the approval of project entitlements.
There is no specific development being proposed, but city staff have received an application to operate a veterinary clinic within the existing office facility at 4200 East Ave., according to a staff report prepared by Livermore assistant planner Kaitlyn Harrison.
The Planning Commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final approval.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 20). The agenda is available here.
A public hearing to consider amending the Livermore Municipal Code and Livermore Development Code for consistency with the General Plan has been postponed to the commission’s Nov. 3 meeting.
