HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-22 - Groundwater Replenishment SystemRESOLUTION NO. 2007-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH REAFFIRMING SUPPORT OF THE
GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM A JOINT
EFFORT OF THE ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT AND
THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH HEREBY
RESOLVES, DETERMINES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, within the next 20 years, Orange County's population is expected to
increase by more than 15 percent, Orange County's need for safe, reliable drinking
water also will increase. We must find innovative ways to secure a safe, new and
locally - controlled alternate sources of high quality water; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the Orange County
Sanitation District (OCSD) have found a cost- effective solution to future water needs
with a supplemental water purification project, known as the Groundwater
Replenishment (GWR) System; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System will take highly treated sewer water from the
Orange County Sanitation District that is currently sent to the ocean and purify it to
near - distilled quality water using the state -of- the -art technologies of microfiltration,
reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet and hydrogen peroxide disinfection; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System will produce a new supply of water that will
expand our seawater barrier to protect our groundwater basin from ocean
contamination, and also help replenish our groundwater basin, minimizing the impacts
of future droughts; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS System will produce near - distilled quality water using
less energy than is required to import water from Northern California; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System is environmentally sound and reuses a precious
resource — water — in an arid, drought - prone region; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System is also diversifying our water supply portfolio with
a new, reliable and locally - controlled source of high quality water that is cheaper than
future imported water; and
WHEREAS, GWR System water will be available regardless of rainfall levels or
drought conditions to help support our growing economy and enviable lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System is a model water project for other communities
throughout the United States and around the world, and the Orange County Water
District and Orange County Sanitation District are recognized as innovative leaders in
water reuse — be it;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Newport Beach hereby
SUPPORTS the Groundwater Replenishment System and the efforts of the Orange
County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District to identify and develop
alternative sources for safe, reliable water supplies for Orange County's future.
Adopted this 24th day of April, 2007.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE as.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH 1
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 2007 -22 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
24th day of April 2007, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Henn, Curry, Selich, Daigle, Gardner, Mayor Rosansky
Noes: None
Absent: Webb
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 25th day of April 2007.
(Seal)
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California