HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 3837 1989-01-16
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RESOLUTION NUMBER ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO~ THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACIl, URGING THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD TO REVISE ITS DRAFT
REPORT ENTITLED "WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN
FOR SALINITY, SAN FRANCISCO BAY/SACRAMENTO-
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA ESTUARY"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH HEREBY RESOLVES:
WHEREAS, more than one half of the people in California rely on
the State Water Project for all or aome of their water
supply; and
WHEREAS, Southern California, specifically, relies on the State
Water Project for more than one-third of its water
supply; and
WHEREAS, that dependency will increase in the future as
population increases and firm water supplies from other
sources are reduced; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities unanimously adopted a
statewide policy on water which calls for a balanced,
global approach to solving the state's water problems;
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WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board's draft water
quality control plan makes the following
recommendations that imperil urban water supplies;
restricting SWP deliveries to 1985 levels;
substantially reducing exports during high-demand
months; requires significant releases of stored water
without adequate substantiation that such releases will
aid the fisheries; does not put public health and
safety first; fails to address the problem of
trihalomethane precursors in the Delta; negates
existing cooperative operation agreements among a
variety of governmental and environmental agencies;
urges the deep cycling of reservoirs without regard to
storing water for drought or natural emergencies such
as earthquakes; and
WHEREAS, the SWRCB Draft Plan appears to ignore more than $3
million in expert testimony presented by
representatives of Southern California water agencies;
and'
WHEREAS, the draft report states that Southern California should
be responsible for 92 percent of the conservation urged
for the entire State; and
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WHEREAS, Southern California's investment of billions of dollars
in the State Water Project are severely diminished by
the recommendations in this plan to the point where
only one-third of the water paid for over time could
ever be delivered; and
WHEREAS, the draft report unfairly burdens urban areas with
drought-like conditions nearly every year; and
WHEREAS, the draft report takes an obvious bias. that has done
damage, and will do damage if implemented, in terms of
economic development that will negatively impact the
entire state.
Resolution Number ~;~ 1
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Seal Beach strongly urges the State Water Resources Control
Board to recsll its draft report and consider additional
information for use in the drafting of a revised report that more
fairly balances the uses of water from the Sacramento/San Joaquin
Delta and mitigates the damage done by the release of the
original version.
BE IT FURIHER RESOLVED that this action be done SWiftly and that
the revised plan takes into account the very significant role the
Delta plays in meeting the urban water needs of the State of
California.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to
Governor George Deukmejian.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
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ATTEST:
I, Joanne, M. Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do
hereby certify that tXfo going resolution is the original copy
of Resolution Number on file in the office of the City
'. Clerk, passed, ved a d adopted by the City Council of the
Ci Seal Be ch, a regular eeting thereof held on the
day of 1989.
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