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RESOLUTION NO. 74-157 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING IN CONCEPT THE <br />WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN REPORT FOR THE <br />SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is the purveyor of <br />water to approximately 170,000 water consumers in the City <br />of Santa Ana; and <br /> <br /> WHEREASt the City of Santa Aha is dependent upon the <br />Orange County groundwater basin to supply in excess of 60 <br />percent of the water consumed in the City of Santa Ana; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, continuation of the present watershed practices <br />will have significant adverse effects on the water quality <br />within the groundwater basin; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Water Quality Control Plan Report (Basin <br />Plan) recently prepared by the Regional Water Quality Control <br />Board, Santa Aha Region, represents the most comprehensive <br />effort ever undertaken to understand and identify solutions <br />to the extremely complex water quality management problems <br />of the Santa Aha Watershed; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Basin Plan makes it clear that achievement <br />of the water quality objectives requires implementation of both <br />water supply and waste discharge management programs; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the short time schedule in which the Regional <br />Board has provided representatives of agencies interested in <br />water quality to respond to the Basin Plan is unresponsive to <br />the needs of the agencies to undertake a comprehensive review <br />and responsible decision making process; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Water District, serving as the <br />lead agency for protection of the Orange County groundwater <br />basin, has recommended that the City of Santa Aha support adop- <br />tion of the Basin Plan. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of <br />the City of Santa Ana adopts in concept the Water Quality Control <br />Plan Report for the Santa Ana River Basin, and, further, requests <br />additional time to conduct a more comprehensive review of the <br />Basin Plan prior to adoption by the Regional Board. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of <br />Santa Aha at its regular adjourned meeting held on the <br /> 14th day of October , 1974. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />MAYOR <br /> <br />CLERK OF <br /> <br /> <br />