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HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-24 - All River Plan - Santa Ana River Flood ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 83 -24 . RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH URGING CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ALL RIVER PLAN - SANTA ANA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT WHEREAS, the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers has been conducting Santa Ana River Basin flood control studies for the past 18 years and has determined that the flood threat to Orange County, posed by the Santa Ana River, is the worst west of the Mississippi River due to deficiencies in the Corps of Engineers' Prado Dam and Reservoir, located on the river at Corona; and WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers has developed an All River Plan for removing the flood threat from the Santa Ana River, consisting of modifying Prado Dam, channel work in Orange County and a new dam at Mentone; said plan has been endorsed by the Boards of Supervisors of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties and approved at all Federal levels up to the Secretary of the Army and, the next logical step, is authorization by Congress; and WHEREAS, special water interests in San Bernardino County have belatedly raised questions about the Mentone Dam unit of the All River Plan and have proposed alternative dams and, the Corps of Engineers has studied and reported, inconclusively, on the feasibility of said dams as a substitute for Mentone Dam, indicating the need for further study; and WHEREAS, it is entirely feasible to undertake the design and construction of Prado Dam modifications, the Oak • Street Drain and channel improvement work in Orange County, concurrently with a final determination of the Mentone vs. Alternatives question. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach favors the authorization, without further delay, of the All River Plan, including Mentone Dam, or an alternative to Mentone Dam, with adjustments in the final design such that the real property acquisition line in Prado Reservoir remains the same as in the current All River Plan at elevation 566 feet. ADOPTED this 28th day of February , 1983. ATT 15T: O � -- City Clerk RSP /River n . �