2014-008 - Santa Ana Calling for Water Supply Alert

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Iss2/13/2014 RESOLUTION NO.2014 -008 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CALLING FOR WATER SUPPLY ALERT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The State of California continues to experience water shortages and now faces what is projected to become the driest year on record; and B. A state of emergency was declared by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., effective January 17, 2014, setting the stage for new state and federal efforts to prepare for these drought conditions; and C. The City of Santa Ana has two main sources of water supply: (1) groundwater from the Orange County Groundwater Basin and (2) treated surface water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; and D. For more than 80 years, the primary responsibility and core function of the Orange County Water District, in collaboration with the City of Santa Ana, is to continuously plan, design, build and operate cost - effective water infrastructure projects. This investment in water infrastructure is fundamental to help the Orange County Groundwater Basin sustain drought conditions such as the current one; and E. The Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California has made significant investment in storage, conservation and local supply development; managing water demand; and preserving supplies which will enable it to meet demands in 2014; and F. The City of Santa Ana views water resource management to be a core matter of stewardship of the environment in California; and G. The City of Santa Ana has in place an enforceable Water Conservation Ordinance with water conservation requirements that are permanent and effective at all times. Violation of the Ordinance is considered waste and an unreasonable use of water: and Resolution No. 2014 -008 Page 1 of 3