HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6285 N.C.S. 05/07/1973 EER:mi 5-3-73
RESOLUTION NO.. 628.5 : N.C':'S:. , �
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY: COUNCIL";OF THE 'CITY; OF
PETALUMA LRGING DESIGNATION OF THE BAY AREA SEWAGE
SERVICES 'AGENCY AS THE AREAidIDE .WESTE' 'TPEATMENT,
PLANNING AGENCY FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN f{ y /� l ': �/ c c� Z �Z and
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ■ r •%o`er ,2 e�-y-ase--- at a
Regular meeting of the 'City Council of the City of Petaluma on the
,
7th day of May, .1973 : ••
WHEREAS, 1972 amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control •
Act ,(Public Law ;92500Y provide that the Governor shall identify each •
area in, the state .wh'ich; has 'substantialwater. quality control problems
and designate a single representative organization within that area to.
develop an effective. `areawi,de 'waste :treatment management plan for such
area; and
WHEREAS , the Legislature,. in •1971.;• created the Bay Area Sewage .
Services. Agency (BASSA) by adopting Division ..9, . Se'ctions 16000 to 16832 ,
of the California Water. Code;: and
WHEREAS , BASSA is'. -mandated by. the Le'gisl'ature. .to develop and
adopt a regional water: quality .management plan for the. San: Francisco
Bay •region by January. 1 ,: ,19,14., and such plans must "sati'sfy the basic.
concepts: of the water quality and water reclamation elements of any
metropolitan or regional plan :adopted by the-areawide agency and desig-
nated by the Federal, or State Government to prepare such a plan" ;. and
WHEREAS ,' BASSA has been given the authority to implement its
regional water quality management .plan by ,exer"cising veto power over.
.the 'plans of local and subregional agencies which do not conform with .
regional plan, and also by acquiring, constructing and operating water
agencies either, requests Such 'action or is unable or unwilling to
implement .the' 'regional :plan ; and
WHEREAS'' BASSA is now an oper.atin,g :entity,: has recently appointed
a. gener,al manager, and is proceeding with "the' preparation of a regional
water quality: managbment plan; and, .
WHEREAS, designation of BASSA as the waste '.treatment manage-
ment planning agency' :for the, flay Area will reinforce the legislative
mandate,. prevent wasteful duplication of 'planning. ,in this field',
stimulate '.and make possible maximum input into regional water quality.
management planning by local 'agencies' in the water: pollution control
field, and provide ,for theloptimum in continuity between planning and,
impl'ementati'on;
NOW,: THEREFORE;: BE IT. RESOLVED that the-City Council of the City.
of Petaluma- urges the ',Governor of California. :to take immediate action
.under the 1972: :amendments to the Federal Water. Pollution Control Act and
name :the Bay Area Sewage Services Agency as the areawide planning agency
in the water quality control field for the `San Francisco. Bay region, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be trans-
mitted to the State Water, Resources Control Board., to the Bay Area Sewage .
Services Agency, to the State: teqislatcr from Sonoma County, and to the
Mayors of all cities in;.Sonoma County.
I HEREBY. CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true 'and correct copy
of a resolution duly introduced and adopted. at a regular meeting of the
City Council. on the 7,t171' day of, May, .1973; by the 'followingroll call vote
AYES : COUNCILMEN BRUNNER, CAVANAGH; JR'. , CLECAK, MP.TTEI , PERRY, JR. ,
and MAYOR PUTNAM.. -
NOES: NONE . <
ABSENT.:. COUNCILMAN DALY . X� / t L' 2, yy�2
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\ •-� Mayor
ATTEST _ \C C C_ r;ti .
City. Clerk
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