HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 60-15RESOLUTON NO.60-15
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING THE CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY DROUGHT
RELIEF ACT OF 2015 (SENATE BILL 1894)
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay constructed its desalinization facility in 1992 as an
emergency water supply due to depletion of its groundwater sources; and
WHEREAS, the desalinization facility was permitted to supply 645 Acre -Feet per year
for emergency water supply purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay contracted with San Luis Obispo County for State
Water in 1992 to supply 100% of the City's water supply or an annual allocation of 1313 Acre -
Feet; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay also contracted with San Luis Obispo County for
State Water in 2003 provide a drought buffer to protect its water supply allocation during time of
water supply shortage water supply in the amount of 2290 Acre -Feet per year; and
WHEREAS, in the last five years the City has not received its full allocation of State
Water due to drought; and
WHEREAS, the City operated the desalinization facility in 1993 and intermittently since
then to supply the city's water needs during times of State water shutdown and high water
demand; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2014, Governor Brown first declared a State of Emergency
throughout the State of California due to severe drought conditions; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 2014, the City of Morro Bay increased its level of water
conservation from moderately restricted to severely restricted water supply conditions; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2014, San Luis Obispo County declared a local emergency
due to the drought; and
WHEREAS, on March 11,2014, the City of Morro Bay declared a local emergency due
to the drought and State Water Project deliveries of 35% or less; and
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2015, Governor Brown issued another executive order
mandating statewide urban water conservation of 25-percent compared to the 2013 usage; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay is meeting its community specific goal of a 12-
percent reduction in water usage as compared to the 2013 usage; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay has set a goal to diversify its water supply portfolio;
and
WHEREAS, The City of Morro Bay is undertaking the construction of an estimated
$100-million state of art Water Reclamation Facility replacing its 62-year-old beachside
wastewater treatment plant and will provide up to one million gallons of reclaimed water per
day; and
WHEREAS, with both a water reclamation facility and desalinization plant, the City
could become self-reliant in its water supply portfolio.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay, supports and endorses the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 (S.1894)
which, when signed by the President, would allow the City to compete for Federal funding in a
new competitive grant program for water recycling and reuse projects that meet specified
eligibility and feasibility criteria. This new program is critically important to leverage state and
local investments in water recycling and water quality infrastructure that will create more
sustainable and "drought -proof water supplies in California..
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay, at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 25`h day of August, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: Irons, Headding, Johnson, Smukler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Makowetski
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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DANA SWANSON, City Clerk
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JA L. I ONS, Mayor
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