HomeMy WebLinkAbout065-88 RESOLUTION NO. 65-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF DANVILLE
Seeking East Bay Municipal Utility District Water Conservation Policy Modifications
WHEREAS, the natural temperatures of central and east Contra
Costa service areas are significantly higher than the service in
Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, severe water reductions will result in extensive loss
of trees and vegetation thereby causing an ecological imbalance,
ruin the home and habitate of numerous California wildlife
species, damage the environment and cause environmental impacts
which have not been studies; and
WHEREAS, the average daily use of water in the service area west
of the hills is 300 gallons per day, the average water usage in
West Contra Costa County is 400 gallons per day, and the average
daily use of the hotter areas is 800 gallons per day; and
WHEREAS, a usage of 400 gallons per day does not represent any
reduction whatsoever of average water use thereby causing all of
the water usage reductions to occur in the hotter climates of
Contra Costa County and not forcing water rationing or water
conservation on the majority of the population in the East Bay
Municipal Utility District (EBMUD); and
WHEREAS, just as EBMUD has a different water rate structure
because of natural features, EBMUD should have different water
allocations based upon climate, also a natural feature.
WHEREAS, the staff of EBMUD did conclude a different plan would
be a more fair and equitable solution by causing all EBMUD
customers, regardless of location, to ration water and share the
problems caused by the drought.
WHEREAS, EBMUD's drought management plan causes a hardship on
public agencies which irrigate parks and landscaped areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of Danville
as follows:
Section 1: It is respectfully requested that the Board of
Directors of EBMUD reconsider their drought plans.
Section 2: The present system is unfair and discriminatory
and should be repealed.
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Section 3: The environmental impacts of rationing only the
hotter climate area of EBMUD service area need to be studied
before any plan is imposed.
Section 4: Respectfully request the Board of Directors to
immediately instruct staff to review the possibility of using
Delta water now while its quality is above normal.
Section 5: A more fair and equitable solution, such as
provided by EBMUD staff, needs to be implemented.
Section 6: Respectfully request the Board of Directors
instruct staff to work with member cities to develop a
reasonable allotment and rate policy for public water uses.
Section 7: Respectfully request the staff and Board of
Directors of EBMUD to consult with member cities and/or various
groups before making such an important policy in the future.
ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Danville at a
meeting of said Council regularly held on the 16th day of May,
1988, by the following vote:
AYES: Greenberg, Jagger, Lane, Ritchey, Schlendorf
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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