HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 95-178 07/17/1995 Resolution No. ss-I~a NC.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
OPPOSING THE SAN LUIS DRAIN PROTECT
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta aze natural
resources of statewide, national, and international significance containing irreplaceable resources,
and
WHEREAS, the Bay and Delta serve as critical Pacific flyways for many species of
migratory birds and is home to various rare and endangered species of waterfowl, mammals, fish,
and other types of animals and plants, and
WHEREAS, the Delta is a source of the California drinking water supply which must be
protected from contamination, and
WHEREAS, historically, Central Valley agricultural wastewater was released into the
Kesterson Reservoir resulting in tragic losses of wildlife and ultimately resulting in the closing of
Moth the drain and refuge in 1985, and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation stopped the San Luis Drain into the Delta as
both socially and environmentally unacceptable, and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 1994, Judge Oliver Wanger of the U.S. District Court found
that the Bureau of Reclamation has an obligation to provide drainage to the San Luis Unit and
directed the Bureau to apply for a discharge permit for the San Luis Drain, and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Attorney General has already filed an appeal to Judge Wanger's
decision on behalf of the Department of the Interior, and
WHEREAS, the San Luis Drain still has a planned discharge point in the Delta,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Petaluma opposes the release
of wastewater from the San Luis Drain into Bay or Delta waters and recommends to Congress that
they enact legislation [o prevent polluted, hazardous, and toxic agricultural runoff from ever being
released into the Bay or Delta waterways, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Petaluma supports the Department of the
Interior's legal appeal and requests that the Bureau of Reclamation work with Central Valley
farmers to consider other options which are safer, "in-valley" solutions.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) ~jd3#%dF2~}X2G~j meeting form~p'
on the ...17th.....------ day °f ---.-July' 19.y5... by the ~ ~
fonowing vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilliogss
NOES: None
ABSENT: None~~y({nn{// D '
ATTEST: .._...--....1l..~.:~ V.
City Clerk ~ ~ v 7 Mayor
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