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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
City of Palm Desert
TO: Honorable Mayor , City Council , and City Manager
FROM: Sheila R . Gilligan , City Clerk/P. I .O.
DATE: January 23 , 1987
SUBJECT: Southern California Water Committee, Inc .
Attached is the application from the Southern California Water
� Committee, Inc . , which gixes you the who, what , why, when , and
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where of the organization .
l will place this on the next agenda but thought you might I ke
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� to have some extra time to look at it .
If you have any questions , please let me know so that we can get
answers in advance of the February 12th meeting.
- 'SHElLA R. GlLL } GAN
CITY CLERK/P. I .O.
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APPBO11� �' ~^� DENIED
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Attachment (as noted)
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The Southern California Water Committee, , ' t
Southern Inc., has been created to gather information about the , 011
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water needs and available water supplies for Southern '� -_,--,
rra lifornia California into the next century and to tell that story to ' -,<4;,/ '— --
�® i the public at large. Drawing from city and county .i'4,: ;t
Water . governments,water agencies,business and industry and - Ys;j4k: 'i4 7 • 4 . , ''
public interest associations, the Committee intends to "". ,ylt M
Committeeplay a leadership role in promoting public awareness of
the management of California's most precious resource. V�� •
It is founded on the principle that the vast '`'
I, j majority of voters and local elected officials throughout — "R• .. •-
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to make constructive decisions.Asa new organization in Interested
,• the political fabric of California, the Committee does
l �.°� +i'' i s not claim to provide ready answers but, rather, it in agreen
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�.�,~�. �, • understand the concerns about future water supplies and and healthy b r 7i ;`',.;, the dollars and cents impacts of inadequate supplies.
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Hon.Harriett M. Wieder Hon. Susan Golding
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\� y‘ j •!" n- Hon. Peter F. Schabarum Hon. John K.Flynn
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* s, Al ali+ \'_! Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors
., •`t.or`t or _ Hon. Melba Dunlap Hon. Trice Harvey
,4�c. _.![t t --'� • - Riverside County Kern County
\\ ti � ' __ Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors
•• rt - -_-' Hon. Louis Curie! Hon. Robert O. Townsend
• Imperial County San Bernardino County
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J ,'. Lou A. Smallwood
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❑ What happens to the economy if sufficient SOUTHERN
water is not available for residential, CALIFORNIA WATER
commercial and industrial use?
E What happens to your job if your office or COMMITTEE i
industrial plant must absorb its fair share of V ui
water rationing? IS THE ANSWER z
❑ Where will your food come from when „ .
California, the breadbasket of the nation, • , E
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does not have enough water for its farmers? LU H 0
❑If the town next door runs short of water LU q
are you prepared to live on half of your 1.1" .0W
present water supply to carry them through la" M Q
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For many years water industry leaders have been r U H o _ U x c .°
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warning of serious water shortages that could mean no = CV = ct o
Inc., is a permanent, tax-exempt organization, N C a. _ d'
water for new jobs or new homes.But it hasn't happened ca. " W a.
established to provide a continuing forum for eight W - v
yet. Thanks to above average rain and snowfall for most R� 0' S . N
counties, their cities, water agencies, businesses and �"' 0 <0 N v
of thepast 20years and delays on the Central Arizona L... < t� = "` .c 4c
Y other groups interested in water issues. w' _ 0 ' Z C
Project—that will soon take water that formerly came C 0 ^ 1 :, in
to California—large scale water shortages have been Q ,. W W
postponed. `�r ` r i -F ,r C 7 v4 Cl)
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Now, at the very time concern is mounting — v q q o 0 o o
about losses to Arizona and theyield of the State Water = o 0 0 0
Our goal is public awareness;this is not a N z 3 Er) ^ N
Project is only about 60%of the project originally lobbying effort. The Committee will keep the public, C �y „ , p; d101.
approved by the voters,questions are being asked about elected officials, and water and business executives W ` v al a'
the quality of the water. As an essential source of water informed on such matters as clean water,adequate water O tl o a
in Southern California,groundwater losses due to supplies,water conservation and the consensus reached m c w D v, ,. v
contamination could place an unforeseen burden on the regarding these matters. 2 .� ° •° w u c Li c c
already overextended water importation systems. W "",5 E v al h Q v a w
In the face of imminent shortages,one proposal ° v
after another to increase the yield of the State Water � a A z 0000
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Project has failed,either in the Legislature or at the °p x H .
ballot box. Few—local elected officials, individual A Board of Trustees—initially, one supervisor /�y ° == p, H
voters,even employers—have recognized that a from each county, appointed by their respective boards ti V o w rA 0 0 0 0
problem exists. of supervisors—will govern the corporation. It will W a 3 W o
A need exists for a new forum for spreading the i manage a program of film and print communication, X I a H = 0 "
story of Southern California's water needs and the state's public speaking and timely public meetings on water I.., = y H _ 2
resources.The complete story of how water is conserved issues.The budget is funded by annual membership c U v `j a
in Southern California and how water quality is guarded dues. This effort is a partnership of city,county, 6J ‘a‘
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for future generations needs to be in the hands of every business and industry, water agencies and citizens 0 0 - a: >
journalist,city official, and legislator to demonstrate groups all focused on meeting the long-range water a .c v v o i� v
that Southern Californians care about water and are needs of California. The Board of Trustees eventually ?� a -o z c U C7
doing something about it. will add representation from each of these sectors. 0 O z C < ❑ ® ❑ ❑