HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 3077 RESOLUTION NO . 3077
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING THE DELTA
PERIPHERAL CANAL PROJECT
WHEREAS, the peripheral canal project is proposed as a
joint-use feature of the California State Water Project and
the Federal Central Valley Project ; and
The State Department of Fish and Game, after over eight
years of study at a cost of over three million dollars, has
concluded that the peripheral canal project is the only plan
that ' can protect the fish and aquatic resources of the Delta
and also provide opportunities for their enhancement; and
The State Department of Water Resources , after conducting
comprehensive studies on Delta recreation, Delta levee pro-
tection, Delta and bay water quality and other environmental
studies , at a cost of over one thousand man years of effort
and ten million dollars , has found the peripheral canal to be
the best plan for the protection of the Delta environment and
meeting the contracted requirements of the State Water Project ;
and
The peripheral canal project would provide Orange County
with a source of high-quality water one-fifth as hard as
Colorado River water, and with one-fifth the total salts of
Colorado River water; and
The quality of Colorado River water, Santa Ana River water
and ground water is approaching U. S . Public Health minimum
drinking water standards and, therefore, cannot be utilized for
combining with reclaimed water; and
The reclaiming of a portion of the 150, OOO acre feet of
waste water discharged annually into the Pacific Ocean from
Orange County would provide an important additional source of
potable water for use in the County; and
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The high-quality water provided by the peripheral canal
project could make possible waste-water reclamation of a portion
of the waste-water discharged from Orange County into the Pacific
Ocean;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach urges the Honorable Ronald Reagan, Governor
of the State of California, to approve the 1969 Bureau of Recla-
mation feasibility report on the peripheral canal promptly, and
immediately transmit the State ' s comments to the U. S . Secretary
of the Interior, and that necessary agreements with the Federal
Government for its construction and operation be executed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Congress is strongly urged to
enact legislation to authorize the peripheral canal and to pro-
vide funds for its construction in order that the 1977 completion
date may be met .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of
November 1969 .
Mayor
ATTEST:
Cit lerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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Res. No. 3077
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I , PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected , qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd
day of November 19 69 , by the following vote :
AYES: Councilmen:
shi z 1 ey-, Bartlett, McCra.PkQn , Kaufman., Ma.tney,
Coen, Green
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California