HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 00-01RESOLUTION NO.00-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT,ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF
PROPOSITION 13 (ASSEMBLY BILL 1584),THE SAFE DRINKING WATER,
CLEAN WATER,WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT
WHEREAS,Proposition 13 (AB 1584)provides over one million acre-feet of urgently needed new
water to help drought-proof California,almost half of which will be in Southern California;and
WHEREAS,Proposition 13 designates in key areas of the bond that 60%of the funding will go to
Southern California,a historical first in recent times;and
WHEREAS,Proposition 13 provides $235 million for the Southern California Integrated Watershed
Program,which was developed by the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA),and which
will provide $35 million for the Groundwater Replenishment System,as well as funds for additional
wetlands that will further purify flows of the Santa Ana River;and
WHEREAS,Proposition 13 provide funds for the Newport Bay Wetlands project,funds for Santa
Ana River restoration and improvement projects,and for projects that will create storage and
recovery of groundwater in Chino Basin,which is upstream of Orange County;and
WHEREAS,Proposition 13 makes approximately $134 million in additional funding available for
Orange County agencies to compete for loans and grants for watershed protection and non-point
source pollution control projects and other programs;and
WHEREAS,Proposition 13 includes $250 million for Bay/Delta projects that will result in an
additional 125,000 acre-feet of dry-year water yield from the Delta,new fish screens designed to
prevent future pump shut downs,and other projects that will improve water quality and help to
stabilize water supplies in the Bay/Delta,which is a vital but fragile estuary and a source of drinking
water for 22 million Californians;and
WHEREAS,Proposition 13 will improve California’s environmental vitality and economic prosperity;
better protect our communities from the devastation of both flood and droughts;and validate the
people of California’s expressed support for increased investments in the State’s water
infrastructure.
NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District of Orange County,
Cakfornia,does hereby support passage of AB 1584 and Proposition 13.
PA$SED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 26th day of
January,2000.
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