HomeMy WebLinkAbout22780 RESOLUTION NO. 22780
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT GROUNDWATER
QUALITY PROTECTION PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Mission Springs Water District's Groundwater Quality Protection
Project will protect the Mission Creek and Palm Springs Aquifers, which are at the
headwaters of the water supply for the Coachella Valley. These aquifers are the main
sources of drinking water for parts of the Valley and world-renowned spa mineral water.
These aquifers are also important to conservation of important wildlife habitat in the
area; and
WHEREAS, for the past ten years the Mission Springs Water District has
partnered with state and federal agencies to replace septic tanks that threaten to leak
into the aquifers. Approximately $5.7 million in federal funds have been matched by $8
million in state and local funding to abate 1400 individual septic tanks, replacing them
with a modern wastewater collection and treatment system; and
WHEREAS, the community of Palm Springs is making an investment to conserve
its pristine water source that is the backbone of the region's economy. An additional
4000 septic systems must be abated during the remaining three years of a local tax
assessment district that provides local funding for the project. Local residents voted to
create the assessment district despite the region's economic conditions of high
unemployment, low-income, and high number of foreclosures; and
WHEREAS, groundwater is the sole source of water to nearly 400,000 people in
the Coachella Valley. Protection of this groundwater is a significant priority for the City
of Palm Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs supports the Mission Springs Water District's Groundwater Quality Protection
Project, and encourages support to continue implementation of this program to
safeguard our groundwater resources.
Resolution No. 22780
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ADOPTED THIS 215t DAY OF JULY, 2010.
David H. Rea ager
ATTEST:
mes Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 22780 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on this 21' day of July, 2010, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Weigel, Mayor Pro Tern Hutcheson, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Foat and Councilmember Mills.
ABSTAIN: None.
Thompson, City Clerk:Citm—es
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