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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 1037 I RESOLUTION NO. 1037 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA WHEREAS: The ground water basin underlying metro- politan Orange County is overdrawn to the extent that salt water encroachment has destroyed the usefulness of wells along its coastal fringe and threatens to move further in- land, and WHEREAS: Over EEO% of the water supplies of the cities, suburban communities and agricultural enterprises of Orange County are pumped from said ground water basin or diverted from the surface flows of the Santa Ana River; and the economic structure of the county is dependent upon these waters, and WHEREAS: Said river is the major source of replenish- ment for said ground water basin, and WHEREAS: The Orange County Flood Control District in cooperation with the Orange County Water District and the major water companies has initiated a project to sal- vage approximately 9,000 acre feet of water heretofore wasted by evaporation and uneconomic plant use in the Prado Basin, and have expended in excess of $300,000 there- for, and WHEREAS: Said Prado Basin is under the ownership or control of the Federal government in connection with the Prado Retarding Basin, and subject to laws authoriz- I 1 Reso. 1037 ing its use for recreational purposes, supplementary to its use for Flood Control, and WHEREAS: Recreational uses which would require ponded water, high ground water levels or areas devoted to the growing of water-loving plants would continue the wastage of water now and heretofore existing there and prevent the salvage of such by the cooperative project aforesaid; THEREFORE, Be It Resolved: That we, the undersigned, do hereby request the Federal government, through its appropriate agency, to determine that the use of the waters of the Santa Ana River for municipal, domestic, irrigation, and basin replenishment are paramount to its use for re- creational purposes and to prevent the use of federally owned lands in the Prad© Basin for any purpose which would cause a wastage of water or impair the ability of the afore- said salvage project to recover evapo-transpiration losses for use in Orange County. Signe *,65 Mayor ATTEST: mery it lark i