HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 3801 1988-07-05
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RESOLUTION NO. ~~~I
RESOLUTION OF THE
WATER CONSERVATION
TEN (Ill) PERCENT
CITY OF SEAL BEACH TO ADOPT A VOLUNTARY
PROGRAM REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION BY
WHEREAS, periodic droughts are a historic fact in the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, because precipitation for the current year has been
substantially below normal particularly in the
watersheds of the imported water supplie~ serving
Southern California, the California Department of Water
Resources has declared 1988 to be a critically dry
year, and many communities in the State will suffer
water shortages; and
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WHEREAS, a drought management program is essential to reduce the
risk and severity of water shortages should the drought
continue into 1989; and
WHEREAS,
the Governor
Californians
and
of the State of California has asked all
to conserve water on a voluntary basis;
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
(Metropolitan), in recognition of the critical water
conditions existing in the State, has notified the
agricultural industry within its service area of
possible curtailment of agricultural water deliveries
in 1989 should dry weather patterns continue; and
WHEREAS, The Municipal Water District of Orange County's (MWDOC)
fundamental responsibilities are to obtain water from
Metropolitan and other sources, to distribute adequate
supplies of high quality imported water to the public
at the lowest feasible cost, and to conserve such
supplIes in times of shortages; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the critical water conditions
existing in California, the MWDOC Board of Directors
approved Resolution No. 1352 on the California Drought
on June 1, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution requests every water supplier within
MWDOC's service area to alert its customers to the
necessity and means of saving water and to carefully
monitor water uses to prevent waste and request every
water supplier within MWDOC's service area to develop
and implement specific water conservation measures with
a goal of reducing water by III percent; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach's Water District is a water
supplier within MWDOC's service area and has the power
and authority to adopt water conservation measures as
appropriate within its boundaries;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
authorized to implement a voluntary
with a goal of reducing water use by
risk and severity of water shortages
in 1989; and
that the City Manager is
drought management program,
III percent, to reduce the
should the drought continue
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Seal Beach's Water
District urges all consumers to:
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Adjust sprinklers and irrigation systems to avoid over-
spray, run-off and waste;
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RESOLUTION NO.~~l>/
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Avoid watering in the hot part of the day
and evening peak hours (6 a.m. - 9 a.m.
p.m.), and avoid watering on windy days;
and during morning
and 4 p.m. - 8
Install low-watering landscaping and
irrigation systems where appropriate;
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energy efficient
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Shut off decorative fountains unless. a
system is used;
water'tecycling
Not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved surfaces,
except for health or sanitary reasons;
Install pool and spa covers to minimize water loss due to
evaporation;
Not waste water whIle washing cars, or other vehicles and to
use a bucket or a hose with a automatic cutoff valve;
Retrofit indoor plumbing fixtures with low-flow devices;
ChecK faucets, toilets, and pipes (both indoor and outdoor)
for leaks and repair immediately;
* Reduce other interior or exterior uses of water to eliminate
excessive waste.
BE IT FUHTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Seal Beach's Water
DistrIct will encourage restaurants withIn its JurisdictIon not I
to serve drInking water to any customer except upon request and
to notify customers through appropriate written notificatIon in
all serving areas; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CIty of Seal Beach's Water
District finds that a phased program beginning wIth voluntary
measures to reduce consumption will best achieve the goal of
conservIng the water supply wIthout causing unnecessary adverse
economic consequences; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if voluntary measures do not achieve
tne goal of 18 percent reductIon in water use, the City of Seal
Beach's Water District will consider tne adoption of a mandatory
water con~ervation program. The staft and legal counsel are
directed to prepare such a program for the consideration of the
City of Seal Beach City Council.
AYE .
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ABSENT:
the City of
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STATt.: O~ CALlfuH~lA)
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CITY Of S~AL Bt.:h~h )
J, Jo~nne M. Yeo, ClLY Clerk or the CIty of beal Beach,
Call1orllla, 00 hereby certll}' en"t. th", rO,je<;:oll1Y r"'looJutlon 110
the. orlSlnal copy 01 KesuluLJon to.ur,luer ~lli2/_ on Ill" In th,
OIIIC~ CJ1 l.tlt:- CIty c.:l~[K, tJn.\:ibCU, 'PJ:..' o'veo ana nuo~tcd b:i l!il"
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