RES-10430 Supporting Construction & Operation of Proposed Huntington Beach Water Desalination FacilityRESOLUTION NO. 10430
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE
PROPOSED HUNTINGTON BEACH WATER
DESALINATION FACILITY.
WHEREAS, the proposed Huntington Beach Water Desalination Facility is a
private seawater desalination project that is being brought forward by Poseidon Resources
and is supported by several public water districts that will purchase the water to offset the
amount of imported water that is currently required; and
WHEREAS, the proposed seawater desalination project is expected to provide 50
million gallons of water per day through the desalination process, which is enough to serve
eight percent of the residents and businesses of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the City has been advised that the proposed seawater desalination
project has received all of its local permits from the City of Huntington Beach, as well as
its NPDES permit from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board; and
WHEREAS, seawater desalination, along with water recycling, groundwater
pumping, and imported water will collectively serve to diversify Orange County's water
resources; and
WHEREAS, Orange County cities will be more self-reliant by developing
their own water resources and, thereby, lessen the pressure on the Sacramento Delta,
which benefits both environmental and agricultural interests in the state;
and NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Orange, California, hereby supports the construction and operation of the
proposed Huntington Beach Water Desalination
Facility.ADOPTED this 9th day of March
2010.CarolynJC~~ C~+f~ecche, Mayor, City of
ATTEST.
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Mary hy, City. f Orange
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day of March, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
Mary _ y, City Clerk, City of~