HomeMy WebLinkAbout4464_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION 4464
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
URGING THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
TO REVISE ITS DRAFT REPORT ENTITLED
"WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN FOR SALINITY,
SAN FRANCISCO BAY/SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA ESTUARY"
WHEREAS the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water
District was formed in 1954 to bring supplemental water to
the region, and in 1960 entered into a contract with the
State Department of Water Resources for 102,000 acre feet of
State Project Water and committed over time to pay the State
approximately one billion dollars for this water; and
WHEREAS the City of Redlands residents have paid
taxes and assessments to the San Bernardino Valley Municipal
Water District to support the District in obtaining an
entitlement to State Project Water; and
WHEREAS the availability of State Project Water
from the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District is
the cornerstone of the 1969 Orange County and Western judge-
ments on the upper Santa Ana River and if State Project Water
availability is reduced could result in renewal of litiga-
tion; and
WHEREAS the City of Redlands has constructed a new
eight million dollar, 12 million gallon per day water
treatment plant which relies, in part, on the continuous
availability of State Project Water; and
WHEREAS the City of Redlands and nine other
agencies entered into a water agreement in 1976 called the
Santa Ana-Mill Creek Cooperative Water Project, which pro-
vides an economical exchange plan for water and relies on the
availability of State Project Water to make the agreement
work; and
WHEREAS the proposed State Water Resources Control
Board draft water quality control plan would reduce the
amount of State Project Water available and currently being
paid for by the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water
District to about 25% of their contractual entitlement from
the Department of Water Resources; and
WHEREAS the State Water Resources Control Board ' s
draft water quality control plan makes the following
recommendations that imperil the City of Redlands water
supplies: restricting State Project Water deliveries to 1985
levels; substantially reducing exports during high-demand
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months; requires significant releases of stored water without
adequate substantiation that such releases will aid the
fisheries; fails to address the problem of trihalomethane
precursors in the Delta; negates existing cooperative opera-
tion agreements among a variety of governmental and environ-
mental agencies; urges the deep cycling of reservoirs without
regard to storing water for drought or natural emergencies
such as earthquakes; and
WHEREAS the draft report states that Southern
California, which is already the national leader in water
conservation should be responsible for 92 percent of the
conservation urged for the entire state;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Redlands strongly urges the State Water Resources Control
Board to recall its draft report and consider additional
information for use in the drafting of a revised report that
more fairly balances the uses of water from the Sacramento/
San Joaquin Delta and mitigates the damage done by the
release of the original version .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this action be done
swiftly and that the revised plan takes into account the very
significant role the Delta plays in meeting the urban and
agricultural water needs of the State of California.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolu-
tion be sent to Governor George Deukmejian .
SIGNED:
Mayor, City�of�Redlands
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ATTEST:
It Clerk
City-of Redlal s, California
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