HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-86 - Urging Completion of San Joaquin Reservoir Water QualityRESOLUTION NO. 92-86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, URGING THE
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TO EXPEDITE THE COMPLETION OF
THE SAN JOAQUIN RESERVOIR WATER QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa receives most of its water from the Mesa
Consolidated Water District; and
WHEREAS, the Mesa Consolidated Water District owns approximately 20 percent
interest in the San Joaquin Reservoir, the remainder of which is jointly owned by the cities of
Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, and the Irvine Ranch, South Coast, and Laguna Beach
water districts; and
WHEREAS, the coastal communities of Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach,
Laguna Beach, and Irvine depend heavily on water imported from the Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Reservoir is an important part of the water supply system
serving over 400,000 people, many of whom reside and/or work within the Mesa Consolidated
Water District; and
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Reservoir, in the event of an unexpected interruption of
imports, could provide up to 30 days of emergency water service to these surrounding
communities, who are dependent on this valuable water supply; and
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Reservoir must now be frequently closed due to recurrent
water quality complications; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has planned to
improve the quality of the water distributed from the San Joaquin Reservoir through
implementation of the San Joaquin Reservoir Improvement Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa call on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to resolve this situation by
moving expediently to correct the water quality problems at the San Joaquin Reservoir while
remaining sensitive to the concerns of all constituents who are benefitted by the Reservoir.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of October, 1992.
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Mayor f the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa a
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 92-86 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the
19th day of October, 1992.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City
of Costa Mesa this 20th day of October, 1992.
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of t
City Council of the City of Costa M
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