HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 88-1995 RESOLUTION NO. 88-95
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE SAN LUIS DRAIN PROJECT
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta are natural resources of statewide, national, and
international significance containing irreplaceable resources; and
WHEREAS, the Bay and Delta serve as critical Pacific flyways
for many species of migratory birds and is home to various rare and
endangered species of waterfowl, mammals, fish, and other types of
animals and plants; ;and
WHEREAS, the Delta is a source of the California drinking
water supply which must be protected from contamination; and
WHEREAS, historically, Central Valley agricultural wastewater
was released into the Kesterson Reservoir resulting in tragic
losses of wildlife and ultimately resulting in the closing of both
the drain and refuge in 1985; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation stopped the San Luis
Drain into the Delta as both socially and environmentally
unacceptable; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 1994, Judge Oliver Wanger of the U.S.
District Court found that the Bureau of Reclamation has an
obligation to provide drainage to the San Luis Unit and directed
the Bureau to apply for a discharge permit for the San Luis Drain;
and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Attorney General has already filed an appeal
to Judge Wanger's decision on behalf of the Department of Interior;
and
WHEREAS, the San Luis Drain still has a planned discharge
point in the Delta.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council
of the City of South San Francisco oppose the release of wastewater
from the San Luis Drain into Bay or Delta waters and recommends to
Congress that they enact legislation to prevent polluted,
hazardous, and toxic agricultural runoff from ever being released
into the Bay or Delta waterways; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council supports the
Department of the Interior's legal appeal and requests that the
Bureau of Reclamation work with Central Valley farmers to consider
other options which are safer, "in-valley" solutions.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly
introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco at a re§u]ar meeting held on the 9th day of
Auqust , 1995 by the following vote.
AYES:
Councilmembers Joseph A. Fernekes, John R. Penna and
Roberta Cerri Te.qlia
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Jack Dra§o and Mayor Robert Yee
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
S~n Luis. Drn
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