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RESOLUTION NO. 97-042
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
ANA SUPPORTING METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the imported water supply for the City of Santa Ana
is provided by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California (Metropolitan); and
WHEREAS, as a major source of imported water supply .that
Metropolitan provides comes from the Colorado River Aqueduct; and
WHEREAS, the future need for reliable, high quality water
supplies for all of Southern California can only be met by the
efficient use of water resources; and
WHEREAS, important policies and plans are being formulated
which could impact the long-term reliability and cost of Colorado
River supplies available to Southern California and the City of
Santa Ana; and
WHEREAS, one of the policy issues is in regard to the San
Diego County Water Authority's proposed water transfer of 200,000
acre-feet per year with Imperial Irrigation District, and San
Diego's proposal to use dedicated capacity of Metropolitan's
regional delivery system to transport said transfer; and
WHEREAS, other important policy issues include determination
of reasonable and beneficial agricultural water use, operating
criteria for Colorado River reservoirs, quantification of
agricultural entitlements, and fair market for water transfers;
and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan has put forth a proposal for a
California Plan that would ensure a full Colorado River Aqueduct
maximizing existing supplies, making necessary investments in
water transfers and storage, and resolving long-standing
entitlement issues; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan's proposal would allow for marketing
of water, provided that it does not harm the economy, water
reliability, and water quality for Southern California and the
City of Santa Ana.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Santa Ana hereby
supports Metropolitan's efforts to secure a reliable, low-cost
supply for the Colorado River Aqueduct which would avoid serious
impacts to the economy of Southern California, and supports a
regional solution that will not lead to increases in the water
rates for the citizens of the City of Santa Ana.
308 RESOLUTION NO. 97-042
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Santa Ana does not
support dedicated capacity of a regional facility, such as the
Colorado River Aqueduct, for use by one agency, nor does it
support displacing inexpensive water in said aqueduct with more
expensive water transfers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Santa Ama urges that
wheeling transactions for water transfers do not result in cost-
shifting to the City of Santa Aha or any other water agency in
Southern California; that the Governor requests the Department of
Water Resources and State Water Resources Control Board to ensure
that agricultural water use is for reasonable, beneficial
purposes; and that the Department of Water Resources, the
California Colorado River Board and the Department of Interior
work together to establish operating criteria for Colorado River
reservoirs that would provide more certainty of water supplies
for California and allow the time needed to develop transfers and
storage.
ADOPTED this 6th day of
October , 1997.
L A. P~3LIDO, %4AYOR
ATTEST'.
Clerk of the Council /
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
PULIDO Aye
ESPINOZA Aye._
FRANKLIN Aye
LUTZ Aye
MCGUIGP~N Aye
MORENO Aye
RICHARDSON Absent
APP~R~QV~D AS TO FORM:
?' Ci~ Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
State of California
County of Orange
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution No.
9'7 -O ~,X~~-~ to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
Date: /~,//~7 ,//~ 7
Clerk of the Couficil (~
City of Santa Aha