HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 531 RESOLUTION NO. 531
RESOLUTION ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING STATEMENT OF POSITION
OF SOUTH BAY SEWAGE DISCHARGERS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
WHEREAS, the Porter-Cologne Act and recent actions of the San Francisco Bay
Regional Water Quality Control Board make it apparent that cities and districts
of the South Bay discharging effluent into the southern part of the San Francisco
Bay will be required to make major decisions that will involve additional huge
expenditures of Public Funds; and
WHEREAS, these public agencies discharging effluent into the southern part
of the San Francisco Bay, have organized for purposes of establishing a set of
criteria to be used in the selection of a consultant to review specific portions
of Phase I of the Bay-Delta Report and its implementation, including an action
program leading to the early elimination of discharge below the Dumbarton Bridge
or one of the alternatives in said report; and
WHEREAS, representatives of these agencies have met and it has become
apparent that there are serious questions which must be answered and information
obtained prior to asking the citizens of these discharging communities to expend
literally hundreds of millions of dollars on proposed action; and
WHEREAS, representatives of these agencies have prepared a statement which
raises specific questions, states possible alternative solutions to the problem of
effluent discharge and Bay pollution, sets forth a statement of policy and position
as well as proposed action schedules which this Council has reviewed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Saratoga
as follows:
1. That water quality and the environment in which man lives are of the
utmost importance today;
2. That every effort should be made by all citizens and government agencies
to improve the quality of manes environment and make every reasonable
effort possible to abate pollution;
3. That the City Council urges the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality
Control Board to give serious consideration to the questions raised,
alternative solutions suggested, and the policy and position statement
set forth in the "Statement of the South Bay Sewage Dischargers to
the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board" attached hereto
as Exhibit "A", and urges the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality
Control Board to review and study in detail the suggestions, questions
and alternatives set forth therein prior to taking any action which may
jeopardize the welfare and well being of the citizens of the South Bay
Communities.
4. That the City requests the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality
Control Board to join with the cities and districts of the South Bay in
developing specific quality criteria, studying all alternat~fve means of
meeting those criteria, embarking an action program and implementing a
financing plan.
5. That the City Clerk be directed to file a certified copy of this
Resolution with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Bce rd.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AT A MEETING
HELD ON THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 1970, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: Councilmen Tyler, Dwyer, Sanders, Smith, Robbins,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTE ST:
" CITY CLERK ..~"