HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 10-27RESOLUTION NO. 10-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED
HUNTINGTON BEACH SEAWATER DESALINATION
FACILITY
The City Council of the City of Tustin (the "City") does hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the proposed Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Facilifiy~ is a
private seawater desalination project that is being brought forward by Poseidon
Resources and is supported by several public water districts and several Orange
County cities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed seawater desalination project will be sited, permitted,
built and operated without taxpayer or ratepayer dollars; and
WHEREAS, the proposed seawater desalination project is expected to provide
fifty million gallons of water per day through the desalination process, which is enough
to serve eight percent of the residents of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the City has been advised that the proposed seawater desalination
project has received all of its local permits from the City of Huntington Beach, as well its
NPDES permit from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Water District of Orange County, Orange County's
Water wholesaler, has ident~ed the desalination plant as an important component of
the region's diversification strategy; and
WHEREAS, seawater desalination, along with water .recycling, groundwater
pumping, and imported water collectively serve to diversify Orange County's water
resources, which provides security in case of emergency or drought; and
WHEREAS, Orange County will be more self-reliant by developing its own ~aratsir
resources and thereby, lessen the pressure on the Sacramento Delta, which benefits
both environmental and agricultural interests in the state.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Tustin, California hereby supports the construction and operation of the proposed
Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Facility.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin held on the 16~' day of March 2010.
Resolution 10-27
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ATTEST:
PAMELA STOKE ,
City Clerk.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the Ciiy Counal of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 10-27 was duly
passed and adopted. a# a regular meeting of the Tustin City Counal, held on the 16"' day of
March, 2010, by the folkywing vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
Amante, Nielsen, Davert,_Palmer
None
Gavello
None
(4)
(o>
(1)
(o)
PA ~~ STOKER,
City Clerk
Resolution 10-27
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