HomeMy WebLinkAbout70-044RESOLUTION 70-44 FAVOPdNGTHE PERIPHERAL
CANAL PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Peripheral Canal Project is proposed as a
general use feature of the california State Water Project, and
the Federal Central Valley Project; and
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, the State Department of Water Resources, after
conducting comprehensive studies on Delta Recreation, Delta Levy
Protection, Delta and Bay Water quality and other environment
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 contracted
requirements of the State Water Project; and
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, the State of California is presently diverting
6.2 million acre feet of Colorado River water to its use and must
reduce the diversion to 4.4 million acre feet when the State of
Arizona starts diverting its allotment as prescribed by the United
States Supreme Court, and
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of Santa Ana have contributed
$346,000 in the fiscal year 1968-69 for construction of the
california Water Project and will continue to pay taxes in
increasing amounts as assessed valuations increase even if the
same tax rate is maintained by the Metropolitan Water District, and
WHEREAS, the Peripheral Canal Project would provide the
City of Santa Ana with a source of high quality Sacramento River
water by transporting it around the Delta without comingling the
river water with brackish Delta water or saline San Francisco Bay
water. If the river water is transported through natural channels
to the Clifton Forebay, the water quality will be degraded and the
ecology of the Delta will be endangered.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City of Santa Ana
urges the Honorable Ronald Reagan, Governor of the State of
california, to promptly approve the 1969 Bureau of Reclamation
Feasibility Report un the Peripheral Canal and promptly 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
provide 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 Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of May, 1970.
ATTEST:
MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
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
Resolution was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting
held on the 18th day of May, 1970, and was at said meeting passed
and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
COUNCILMEN: Nerrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa,
Y~mamot o, Griset
NOES,
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
CLERI{ OF THE COUNCIL
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