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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DESALINATION AS A LOCAL, RELIABLE SUPPLY OF <br />CLEAN SAFE DRINKING WATER <br />Whereas, the citizens of the city of Santa Ana expect and deserve safe, clean and <br />reliable drinking water in order to protect their health and safety; and <br />Whereas, the city of Santa Ana is dedicated to providing clean safe and reliable <br />drinking water for its citizens; and <br />Whereas, the State of California is subject to periodic drought conditions and is <br />currently in the fifth year of the most recent drought; and <br />Whereas, the policy of the state of California is to reduce its dependence on the <br />Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta; and <br />Whereas, the competing demands for traditional water resources has <br />demonstrated that new drinking water supply options need to be added to <br />support the California economy and the public health and safety of all <br />Californians; and <br />Whereas, it is becoming more clear that in order to provide clean safe reliable <br />drinking water a diversified water portfolio must be developed that includes <br />water conservation, recycled water, stormwater capture, brackish groundwater <br />desalination and ocean water desalination in addition to more traditional water <br />supply options; and <br />Whereas, Governor Jerry Brown's California Water Action Plan calls for all local <br />communities to diversify their local water supply options to meet their specific <br />needs including using brackish groundwater desalination and ocean water <br />desalination, if appropriate; and <br />Therefore be it resolved, that the city of Santa Ana supports desalinated water as <br />an important and reliable source for meeting total water demand, but in <br />particular for drinking water demand. Furthermore the continued and expanded <br />production and distribution of desalinated water for beneficial and permitted <br />uses can improve regional self - reliance by meeting a portion of future increased <br />total drinking water demands. <br />85A -1 <br />