HomeMy WebLinkAbout00-02 - Supporting Groundwater Replenishment SystemRESOLUTION NO. 00 - Z
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM FOR THE
COUNTY.OF ORANGE..
WHEREAS, Southern California is dependent upon water sources from other
areas of the state, and these sources cannot be solely counted on to provide water
needs in the future; and
WHEREAS, the northern portion of Orange County currently' obtains 75
percent of its drinking water from the County's groundwater basin, and 25 percent
from imported sources, such as the Colorado River and Northern California; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Water District and the Orange County
Sanitation District have found a cost-effective, environmentally. friendly solution to
predicted future water shortages, and are sponsoring a proposed supplemental water
purification project known as the Groundwater Replenishment System; and
WHEREAS, the Groundwater Replenishment System will address future water
needs in Orange County by providing up to 200,000 north -central Orange County
families with a new source of safe, reliable, high-quality water each year; and
WHEREAS, the Groundwater Replenishment System would take highly treated
wastewater from the Orange County Sanitation District that is currently pumped to
the ocean, purify it to a level higher than bottled water through reverse osmosis,
microfiltration, and ultraviolet disinfection technologies, and then percolate it through
the ground into the Orange County groundwater basin; and
WHEREAS, Groundwater Replenishment System water can be used for
multiple purposes, including household uses, landscaping, industrial needs, and
prevention of sea water intrusion, and will be available regardless of rainfall levels or
drought conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa supports the groundwater Replenishment System and the efforts of the
Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District to identify
and develop alternative sources for safe, reliable water supplies for Orange County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3'd day of January, 2000
Mayor of th City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
I,
Deputy City CIA of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM
C I A`rTO Ft N EY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy 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. 00 ?,- was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 3`d day of January, 2000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 4th day of January, 2000.
Deputy City Jerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City CoLMcil of the City of Costa Mesa