HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-287 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 87-287
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED MILLIKEN WASTE TO
ENERGY FACILITY IN ONTARIO
WHEREAS, the County of San Bernardino proposes to build a waste to
energy facility which will burn a maximum of 1,600 tons of unsorted municipal
trash a day at a site adjacent to the Milliken landfill in the City of Ontario;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga is within the seven mile radius
of significant impact from particulate dispersion from the project's 122 foot
smokestack; and
WHEREAS, the risk of increased cases of cancer caused by the project
may be significant; and
WHEREAS, ash from the project may be classed as a toxic waste and
require disposal in a Class I landfill; and
WHEREAS, liquid leaking from the ash disposal site can potentially
degrade the Chino groundwater basin; and
WHEREAS, the project requires large volumes of water for cooling and
will compete with exiting and future projects for water supply; and
WHEREAS, there will be large volumes of waste water discharged to the
industrial sewer system which will compete with existing and future projects
for waste water discharge capacity; and
WHEREAS, resources needed for industrial and manufacturing growth in
the Inland Empire may be adversely affected by this project including air
quality offsets, water supply, and waste water discharge; and
WHEREAS, this project may not be economically feasible because of the
complex permitting process and the tight time line required to meet the
deadline of the contract for the sale of energy to Southern California Edison
Company; and
WHEREAS, other alternatives must be thoroughly identified, studied,
and judiciously considered.
NOW, THEREFORE,. BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga does hereby express serious concerns about the environmental
and other impacts associated with the proposed project and requests that the
project not be approved unless and until all these serious concerns and issues
are successfully resolved and mitigated.
Resolution No. 87-287
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 3rd day of June, 1987.
AYES: Brown, Stout, King, Wright
NOES: Buquet
ABSENT: None
Dennis L. St'Out, Mayor
ATTEST:
Beverly ~ Authelet, City Clerk
I, BEVERLY A. AUTHELET, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 3rd day of
June, 1987.
Executed this 3rd day of June, 1987 at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
B'e~'~ly AvxAuthelet, City Clerk