HomeMy WebLinkAbout71-017RESOLUTION 71-17 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUESTING THE CALIFORNIA
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, SANTA
ANA REGION, TO ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE HIGH
STANDARDS OF QUALITY FOR WATER IN THE SANTA
ANA RIVER
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is the purveyor of water to
approximately 149,000 water consumers in the City of Santa Ana; and
WHEREAS, as a water purveyor, the City of Santa Ana desires
to provide a high quality potable water supply; and
WHEREAS, water from the Santa Ana River contributes to the
water stored in the Santa Ana River underground basin; and
WHEREAS,
ground basin to
consumed in the
the City of Santa Ana is dependent upon this under-
supply in excess of fifty (50) percent of the water
City of Santa Ana; and
WHEREAS,
ground basin to
variations; and
the City of Santa Ana is dependent upon this under-
provide storage for seasonal and cyclic water demand
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana River water quality is continuously
deteriorating; and
WHEREAS, the present trend of water quality, if unaltered,
will lead to unacceptable water quality and impairment of the under-
ground basin; and
WHEREAS, at the time of the formulation of the standard of
quality for Santa Ana River water flowing through Prado Dam, much
of the land that is now encompassed by the present boundaries of
the City of Santa Ana was primarily devoted to agricultural use,
but now this area is occupied by industrial and commercial water
consumers whose water quality requirements are substantially more
exacting than those of agricultural consumers; and
W~EREAS, the City of Santa Ana continues to support the posi-
tion of the Orange County Water District, which has acted as the
primary agency for protecting the Santa Ana River underground basin
from contamination by sea water and contaminants carried into the
basin by the Santa Ana River; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Officer and staff of the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region, has recom-
mended higher quality standards for Reaches II and III of the Santa
Ana River;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City of Santa Ana
urges the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa
Ana Region, to adopt the standards recommended by the Executive
Officer for Reaches II and III to correct the deterioration of the
quality of the Santa Ana River Water reaching the City of Santa Ana.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 1st day of February, 1971.
ATTEST:
~L~RK OF THE COUNCIL
MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk
of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolu-
tion was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on
the ~__day of February, 1971, and was at said meeting passed and
adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
NOES,
COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson,
Villa, Yamamoto, Griset
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMAN: None
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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