HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-039 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION 96-039
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, TO IMPLEMENT AND
FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DELTA TO FACILITATE THE
DELIVERY OF WATER TO JOBS-PRODUCING AREAS OF THE
STATE THAT DESPERATELY NEED THIS VITAL RESOURCE
WHEREAS, water is the lifeblood of California; and
WHEREAS, California currently faces a water supply and delivery crisis that
threatens the State's entire $750 billion economy; and
WHEREAS, the focal point of this crisis is the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta,
the head of the State's water supply system; and
WHEREAS, the Delta supplies drinking water to over 20 million Californians,
provides irrigation water for over 200 crops, contains the largest wetlands habitat in the Western
United States, and supports 120 species of fish; and
WHEREAS, the lack of continuing investment in the Delta system and the declining
health of the estuary has reduced the water supply's reliability and driven species to the edge of
extinction; and
WHEREAS, the management of water supply and delivery systems facilitated the
delivery of water to urban, manufacturing and agricultural areas and allowed the State to grow into
the eighth largest economy in the world; and
WHEREAS, California has made no major improvements of its water supply and
delivery infrastructure in more than 20 years, yet the State's population has nearly doubled to 32
million and is projected to be nearly 50 million by 2020; and
WHEREAS, without additional facilities and improved water management, California
could experience annual water shortages of up to 9 million acre-feet during dry years, an amount
that exceeds today's total urban water use; and
WHEREAS, the key to solving the State's water crisis will be to develop solutions
that will balance human and economic considerations with environmental concerns, so that reliable,
affordable and sufficient water supplies can be provided to all water users in California in an
environmentally responsible manner; and
WHEREAS, California has been afforded a narrow window of opportunity to increase
the State's water supply reliability, enhance water quality and provide benefits to fish and wildlife
and other environmental purposes; and
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WHEREAS, State and Federal negotiators have built on an historic agreement last
year between the State's major water users to develop the CALFED process and, along with a
citizen advisory panel, are deliberating about how to correct problems in the Delta and solve the
State's water crisis; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 900, the Water Resources and Delta Restoration Act of
1996, has been introduced to provide a comprehensive future water plan for the State to increase
the reliability of existing supplies and provide additional resources through new facilities,
conservation, recycling, transfers, ground water management and other methods to meet current
and future needs; and
WHEREAS, the cornerstone of SB 900 is to finance projects necessary to implement
a comprehensive plan for the Delta; and
WHEREAS, Californians will pay a heavy price in the form of lost jobs, degraded
natural habitat and billions of dollars in lost economic activity if the policy makers fail to develop and
implement solutions to the State's water crisis as soon as possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, formally urges the Governor and the President of the United States, along with
CALFED and the Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) to reach agreement on structural
improvements needed to restore the Delta and to facilitate the delivery of water to jobs-producing
areas of the State that desperately need this vital resource; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga supports the development and passage of SB 900 to implement and finance the
necessary improvements.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of April, 1996.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Gutierrez, Williams
None
None
William J. Alexa/~rer, MayOr
ATTEST:
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I DEBRA J. ADAMS, 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 April, 1996.
Executed this 4th day of April, 1996, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Debra J. Adam~f', CMC, City Clerk