HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-2 - Assembly Bill 1312 - Water Reclamation ProjectsRESOLUTION NO. 90- 2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH IN SUPPORT OF A
$200 MILLION BOND ISSUE ON THE 1990
BALLOT (ASSEMBLY BILL 1312) TO PROVIDE
GRANTS AND LONG -TERM LOANS TO PUBLIC
ENTITIES DEVELOPING WATER RECLAMATION
PROJECTS.
• WHEREAS, availability of potable water supplies in California
continues to be subject to drought conditions, imported water and
legal challenges; and,
WHEREAS, population growth in Orange County and all of
California continues to place even greater demands on potable
water supplies; and,
WHEREAS, the technology and economic feasibility of water
reclamation have made the reuse of water a viable alternative for
nonpotable purposesi and,
WHEREAS, reclaimed water may be used in place of potable water
for many existing purposes such as landscape and agricultural
irrigation; and,
WHEREAS, development of residential areas with greenbelts and
the increase in recreational facilities such as golf courses are
increasing the potential market for reclaimed water; and,
WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board, State Health
Department and local health agencies approve with appropriate
safeguards the use of reclaimed water; and,
WHEREAS, many entities have already established a record of
successfully producing and distributing reclaimed water; and,
WHEREAS, public opinion polls have shown that in the last five
(5) years Californians overwhelmingly support the use of reclaimed
water for irrigation and other nonpotable purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the public entities throughout the state that use
reclaimed water for greenbelt and irrigation already have
reclaimed water projects in conceptual, planning, design and
• construction phases which will produce 686,105 acre -feet of
reclaimed water, replacing 530,970 acre -feet of potable water now
used, enough to supply water to more than two million California
residents; and,
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WHEREAS, the cost of the reclaimed water projects in
conceptual, planning, design and construction phases totals $1.97
billion, with less than $130 million now funded; and,
WHEREAS, there is still the need for $1.84 billion in financial
assistance for all or a portion of these projects in conceptual,
planning, design and construction phases;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Newport Beach does hereby resolve,
determine and order:
Section 1. That the City of Newport Beach for the reasons set
forth above, does hereby support on the 1990 ballot, AB 1312 for a
$200 million bond issue to provide grants and long -term loans to
public entities desiring to develop water reclamation projects;
and,
Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to send copies of this resolution to appropriate state
legislators.
ADOPTED this 8th day of January , 1990.
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