HomeMy WebLinkAbout071-99RESOLUTION NO. 71-99
SUPPORTING EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT' S
AMERICAN RIVER WATER PROJECT
WHEREAS, water available from the East Bay Municipal Utility District' s (EBMUD) high-quality
Sierra source, the Mokelumne River, is limited and EBMUD forecasts that in three out often years,
customers will face water rationing; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville recognizes the critical need of EBMUD for a supplemental water
supply; and
WHEREAS, EBMUD has held and paid for its American River contract rights for more than 25
years with those rights decided through the courts, and those rights provide for protection of
recreation and wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS, EBMUD customers have a long record of commitment to sensible water use and
EBMUD continues to invest in reclamation and conservation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Town of Danville supports implementation of the EBMUD Amendatory
Contract with the United States Bureau of Reclamation and near-term access to EBMUD' s long-held
rights to American River water; and, be it, further
RESOLVED, that the Town of Danville supports EBMUD's efforts to utilize its American River
water as part of a joint project that provides the greatest benefit to the largest community of interest
possible.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on May 4, 1999, by the following
vote:
AYES: Arnerich,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
Greenberg, Doyle,
Shimansky, Waldo
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK