HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2011-10RESOLUTON NO 2011-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT'S
GROUNDWATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert representing its city limits, the resident of the
city and its neighboring sphere of influence is committed to a regional effort to foster
and encourage conservation and sustainable use of our water resources; and
WHEREAS, the Mission Springs Water District's Groundwater Quality Protection
Project will protect the Mission Creek and Desert Hot 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 partnered
with state and federal agencies to replace septic tanks that threaten to leak in to the
aquifers. Approximately $5.7 million in federal funds have been matched by $8 million in
state and local funding to abate 1,400 individual septic tanks, replacing them with a
modem collection and treatment system.
WHEREAS, the community of Desert Hot Springs is making this investment to
conserve its pristine water source that is the backbone of the region's economy. An
additional 4,000 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 Desert Hot Springs.
WHEREAS, eliminating redevelopment will take away one of the few tools local
governments have to comply with state requirements to plan for more compact urban
development supported by transit -oriented development, housing, jobs and
infrastructure; and
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-10
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Palm Desert 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.
PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, Califomia, on this 24th day of February. 2011, by the following vote,
AYES:
FINERTY, HARNIR, KROONEN, SPIEGEL, and BENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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N M. BENSO , MAYOR
ATTEST:
CHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLER
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA