HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 92-86RESOLUTION NO. 92-86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, URGING THE GOVERNOR TO IDENTIFY
A DISPOSAL SITE FOR LOW-LEVEL HAZARDOUS
WASTE WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the City of Del Mar has adopted a resolution citing the need for a low-level
hazardous waste disposal facility in California as documented in the information below; and
WHEREAS, mildly radioactive materials are now used in roughly 5,000 diagnostic
imagining exams in San Diego each year as well as in 50,000 therapeutic procedures and in
hundreds of thousands of other medical lab tests; and,
WHEREAS, the safe disposal of such low-level radioactive waste is a major concern to
both industry and government; and,
WHEREAS, under the 1980 Federal Low -Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, and the
Federal Low -Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (P.L. 990-240), each state
was required to identify, construct, and place in operation a low-level hazardous waste disposal
facility by January 1, 1993; and,
WHEREAS, in 1983, the California Legislature, responding to the requirements of said
Federal mandate, enacted a statute mandating the development of a disposal facility for low-level
radioactive waste; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article IV of the Southwestern Compact Consent Act (P.L. 100-
712), should California fail to open a disposal facility by January 1, 1993, the State will be in
default of its statutory obligations permitting public and private organizations that generate low-
level waste in the four compact states to prosecute a claim against the State of California for
whatever financial burdens they might have to bear due to lack of disposal capacity as a result of
State's default on its statutory obligation; and,
WHEREAS, said deadline is now less then eight months away; and,
WHEREAS, the City of National City has received information that indicates that unless
California identifies, constructs and operates a new disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste
by January 1, 1993, hundreds of public and private organizations in California, Arizona, North
Dakota and South Dakota that use radioactive materials and produce low-level waste will have no
place to safely and legally dispose of these wastes and as a result will face significant financial loss,
not to mention the isolated storage and the prospect of illegal dumping of said waste; and,
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WHEREAS, such a licensed facility will insure California's leading institutions can
continue to provide benefits to society from biomedical and biotechnical research, and medical
diagnosis and treatments; and,
WHEREAS, the establishment of such facility will protect against the risk of on site
storage of such waste; and,
WHEREAS, such a facility will protect our environment by maximizing the state's ability
to police and control such wastes; and,
WHEREAS, all jurisdictions should present a united front on this issue to the Governor of
California to demonstrate to the medical community and the biomedical and biotechnical
industries that the County of San Diego supports and values their contribution to the medical,
scientific, and research and economic health of the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of National
City does hereby urge the Governor of the State of California to take positive action to develop a
disposal site within the State of California.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of the Resolution shall be transmitted to the
Governor.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of May, 1992.
ATTEST:
LORI ANNE PEOPLES, CI
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CLERK
GEORGE H. EISER, III -CITY ATTORNEY
GEORGE WATERS, MAYORecj