HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 98-10RESOLUTION NO.OCSD 98-10
DECLARATION OF POLICY WITH REGARD TO WATER
RECLAMATION AND CONSERVATION
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT,DECLARING A POLICY WITH
REGARD TO WATER RECLAMATION AND CONSERVATION
WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Supervisors,by approval on April 14,
1998 of County Resolution No.98-140,has ordered the Consolidation of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange County,California (the
“Predecessor Districts”)into a single new District,to be known as the Orange County
Sanitation District (“District”);and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Government Code Section 57500,the District succeeds
to all of the powers,rights,duties,obligations,functions and properties of the
Predecessor Districts;and
WHEREAS,District provides wastewater collection,treatment and disposal
services to serve all or part of 23 Cities and unincorporated areas occupying the
central and northwestern areas of Orange County;and,
WHEREAS,the statewide water supply is becoming increasingly unreliable;and,
WHEREAS,recycled wastewater has been widely used as a source of water in
the State of California for nearly a century;and,
WHEREAS,there exists a continuing and growing need for additional sources of
useable water in Orange County;and,
WHEREAS,one of said sources is the reuse of reclaimed water from treated
wastewater;and,
WHEREAS,the Predecessor Districts have long supported and continue to
support the beneficial reuse of wastewater,wastewater processing residuals and by
products;and,
WHEREAS,in 1961,the Predecessor Districts adopted a policy urging that all
methods of reclamation of water from sewage in Orange County be thoroughly
investigated;and,
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WHEREAS,in 1972,the Predecessor Districts and the Orange County Water
District (OCWD)entered into a cooperative agreement to reclaim 15 million gallons per
day of Districts’secondary effluent for beneficial reuse purposes,which said reclaimed
water has been successfully used for greenbelt irrigation and to provide a barrier to
prevent seawater intrusion with the underground fresh water supply;and,
WHEREAS,District believes that additional projects for reclamation and reuse of
water from treated wastewater in Orange County should be thoroughly studied and,if
feasible,should be put into effect;and,
WHEREAS,District is authorized to construct,maintain and operate such
facilities as may be necessary to conserve,recycle and put to beneficial use reclaimed
water,including use in treatment plants as processing and irrigation water and,in
cooperation with OCWD,replenishing the underground water basin,landscape
irrigation and industrial process uses;and,
WHEREAS,District and OCWD have adopted policies supporting the
reclamation of wastewater and the development of projects for providing the delivery
and beneficial reuse of reclaimed water;and,
WHEREAS,Predecessor Districts and OCWD have studied numerous
alternative proposals for reclamation of water including a project known as the uorange
County Regional Water Reclamation Projecr currently known as the uGroundwater
Replenishment System Project”(GWR Project),said Project having been conceived to
develop a safe and reliable source of water by providing up to one hundred thousand
acre-feet of reclaimed water per year primarily for groundwater replenishment,and
appearing to be the most cost-effective water reclamation project of all the alternatives
considered by the District and OCWD;and,
WHEREAS,District and OCWD are authorized to enter into agreements
between themselves and others to carry out their respective powers and authority and
to jointly determine the feasibility and implement such projects.
NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation
District,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,DETERMINE AND ORDER:
Section 1 That the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District hereby reaffirms the long-standing declaration and support of a policy of the
Predecessor Districts,that all promising methods of conservation and reclamation of
wastewater within the District’s service area in Orange County should be thoroughly
investigated and studied.
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Section 2 That if such studies determine new conservation and reclamation
programs to be feasible,that appropriate public agencies make all reasonable efforts to
institute said reclamation programs into effect at the earliest possible date.
Section 3 That designated Standing and Ad Hoc Committees of the Board of
Directors are hereby authorized and directed to receive and review reports from staff
and provide direction and advice,as needed from time to time,in furtherance of the
goals of this policy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting held July 1,1998.
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