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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3181 f" " RESOLUTION NO. 3181 II RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF 7HE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, URGING THE INSTALLATION OF A PILOT SEWAGE WATER RECLAMATION PLANT AT \mITTIER NARROWS. VlHEREllS, the growth of population in Los Angeles County and a fifteen year doought have caused a serious lowering of under- ground water levels; and, VlHEREAS, it is necessary that any and all means of pre- serving, and if possible, of raising the present water level be employed; a.nd, WHEREAS, water is presently being imported from the Colo- rado River by Zone 1 of the County Flood Control District at a cost of approximately twelve dollars ($12.00) per acre foot, to enter into the Sa.n Gabriel Valley basin via spreading grounds along the Rio Hondo a.nd San Gabriel River; and, WHEREAS, ten million gallons of water a day could be sal- vaged by the installation of a pilot sewage water reclamation plant at Whittier Narrows from the trunk line now carrying one hundred million gallons a day of effluent from Upper Sa.n Gabriel Valley Sanitation Districts 15, 16, 17, 21 and 22; and, WHEREJ\S, the Los Angeles Board of Public Works has al- ready endorsed the installation of such a water reclamation plant; NOW, ~rHEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That it respectfully requests that the County of Los Angeles, through some appropriate governmental agency, imme- diately commence installation of a pilot sewage water reclamation plant at Whittier Narrows for the purpose of reclaiming water from the trunk line now carrying effluent from Upper San Gabriel Valley Sanitation Districts 15, 16, 17, 21 and 22. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption -1- 3181 of this resolution and shall cause a certified copy hereof to be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County and to the governing boards of Sanitation Districts 15, 16, 17, 21 and 22 of Los Angeles County. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at an adjourned. regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 22nd day of October, 1959, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Jacobi, Camphouse, Reibold and Phil- lips NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Balser ~ ~ City Cler 0 the City 0 Arcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of October, 1959. ~~ the City of Arcadia City Clerk (SEAL) -2- 3181