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RESOLUTION NO. 07-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTS THE GROUNDWATER
REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM AND THE EFFORTS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT AND ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY AND
DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE SOURCES FOR SAFE,
RELIABLE WATER SUPPLIES FOR ORANGE COUNTY'S
, FUTURE
WHEREAS, within the next 20 years, Orange County's population is expected to
increase by more than 15 percent, Orange County's need for safe, reliable drinking
water also will increase. We must find innovative ways to secure a safe, new and
locally-controlled alternate sources of high quality water; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the Orange County
Sanitation District (OCSD) have found a cost-effective solution to future water needs
with a supplemental water purification project, known as the Groundwater
Replenishment (GWR) System; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System will take highly treated sewer water from the
Orange County Sanitation District that is currently sent to the ocean and purify it to
near-distilled quality water using the state-of-the-art technologies of microfiltration,
reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet and hydrogen peroxide disinfection; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System will produce a new supply of water that will
expand our seawater barrier to protect our groundwater basin from ocean
contamination, and also help replenish our groundwater basin, minimizing the impacts
of future droughts; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS System will produce near-distilled quality water using
less energy than is required to import water from Northern California; and
WHEREAS, the GWR System is environmentally sound and reuses a precious
resource - water - in an arid, drought-prone region;
WHEREAS, the GWR System is also diversifying our water supply portfolio with
a new, reliable and locally-controlled source of high quality water that is cheaper than
future imported water;
WHEREAS, GWR System water will be available regardless of rainfall levels or
drought conditions to help support our growing economy and enviable lifestyle; and
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WHEREAS, the GWR System is a model water project for other communities
throughout the United States and around the world, and the Orange County Water
District and Orange County Sanitation District are recognized as innovative leaders in
water reuse;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, does hereby resolve as that the City of Tustin hereby supports the
Groundwater Replenishment System and the efforts of the Orange County Water
District and Orange County Sanitation District to identify and develop alternative
sources for safe, reliable water supplies for Orange County's future.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin on the 6th day of March, 2007.
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LOU BONE,
Mayor
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PA ELA STOKER,
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 City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 07-26 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 6th day of
March, 2007, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
Bone. Amante. Davert, P~lmpr
None
None
Kawashima
(lJ.)
(0)
(0)
(1)
PAMt~~
City Clerk
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