1977-744RESOLUTION NO. 77R- 744
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 346
WHEREAS, the coastal plain of Southern California
depends for more than two thirds of its water supply on three
aqueducts the Los Angeles, the California, and the Colorado;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles' supply from the
Owens Valley through its Los Angeles Aqueduct has been limited
this year because of drought in the Sierras and a court in-
junction against pumping from the underground in the valley;
and
WHEREAS, because of the worst drought in history in
Northern and Central California, the Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California agreed to stop taking delivery of northern
water from the State's California Aqueduct on March 1 for the
remainder of this calendar year; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the shortage of supply from
all supplies of water to the City of Anaheim, the City has been
forced to curtail water uses; and
WHEREAS, a flash flood of unprecedented magnitude put
the Colorado River Aqueduct completely out of operation for five
days in September with a resultant loss of supply of some 12
billion gallons of water; and
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles has fully developed
its potential water supply in the Owens Valley and Mono Basin;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim, as a result of the U. S.
Supreme Court decision in Arizona versus California, will suffer
the loss of part of its annual Colorado River Supply to the
Central Arizona Project in the mid- 1980's; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim fully supports all efforts
to eliminate wasteful uses of water through installation of
water saving devices and through long -range educational campaigns;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim also fully supports reuse
of water, particularly for industrial needs, and more efficient
use of groundwater supplies in conjunction with surface deliveries;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim, in addition, urges
continuing research into other potential sources of supply, as,
for example, the desalting of sea water, which at present are
economically unfeasible; and
WHEREAS, in the light of all the preceding, it
appears overwhelmingly clear that early completion of the
State Water Project, along with construction of additional
features of the Federal Central Valley Project, is an immediate
and vital necessity; and
WHEREAS, a key element of this overall program is
joint Federal -State construction of the Peripheral Canal
around the delta of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers; and
WHEREAS, although the Peripheral Canal is and will
remain an authorized facility of the State Water Project and
may be constructed by the State alone, whether SB.346 is en-
acted or not, joint construction and operation with the Bureau
of Reclamation is desirable; and
WHEREAS, such a program offers the best hope of meeting
the water needs of not only Southern California but also Central
and Northern California in the years ahead and possibly until
the year 2000; and
WHEREAS, this program is embodied in State Senate Bill
346 which this year received a majority vote in both the Senate
and Assembly but failed to obtain the necessary two thirds vote
in the upper house; and
WHEREAS, this measure is expected to be before the
State Legislature for further consideration in January.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Anaheim at this its regular meeting on November 15,
1977, does hereby endorse Senate Bill 346 as an urgently needed
step toward meeting the water problems of the entire State of
California; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Anaheim does hereby call upon all members of the State
Legislature to join in supporting this proposed legislation.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 15th day of
November 1977.
ATTEST:
HE C T OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 77R -744 was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting provided by law, of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on
the 15th day of November, 1977, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Kott, Roth and Thom
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Seymour
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said
Resolution No. 77R -744 on the 15th day of November, 1977.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Anaheim this 15th day of November, 1977.
CITY CLE OF.THE.CI OF ANAHEIM
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 77R -744 duly passed and adopted
by the Anaheim City Council on Novembelf'15, 1977.