HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 3770 1988-03-21
RESOLUTION NUMBER ~;1;1~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR
CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO LINE PORTIONS OF THE ALL
AMERICAN CANAL AND THE COACHELLA BRANCH
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WHEREAS,
WHE~AS,
pursuant
Interior,
California
1,212,eee
year under
to contracts with the Secretary of the
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern
has a right to beneficial consumptive use of
acre-feet of the Colorado River water per
normal water supply conditions, and;
it is projected that the Secretary will
provide full amount allocated under
contracts, and;
not be able to
Metropolitan's
WHEREAS, it is impossibie that Metropolitan's existing Colorado
River State Water Project, and regional supplies could
be as much as 56e,eee acre-feet short of meeting
demands on a reliable basls by the year 2eee, and;
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
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WHEREAS,
a significant amount
process of delivering a
apportionment through
Coachella Branch, and;
of water is now lost in the
major portion of California's
the All American Canal and
these canals were originally constructed as unlined
earthen facilities, and have remained unlined for over
4e years, and; whereas, lining the canals will make
better use of California's 4.4 million acre-feet annual
apportionment of Colorado River water, and;
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has estimated that it is
cost-effective to line portions of the unlined sections
of the All American Canal and Coachella Branch, and;
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior holds title to the All
American Canal and Coachella Branch.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Councll of the City
of Seal Beach supports Congressional legislation authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior to line the All American Canal between
Pilot Knob and Drop 4, and the Coachella Branch between Siphon 7
and Siphon 32.
AYES:
NOES:
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ABSENT:
ATTEST:
of
Councilmembers
Councilmembers
Councilmembers
Mayor
City
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RESOLUTION NUMBER ;1110
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
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I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby
certify that the fore~in resolution is the original copy of
Resolution Number~' on file in the office of the City
Clerk, passed, prove, and adopted by the City Council of the
C~~ of Seal h, at regular meeting thereof held on the
.='14 day of a-t' , 1988.
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