HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2005 - 140RESOLUTION NO. 2005 —140
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
REQUESTING THAT THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
CONTROL BOARD ADOPT PROTECTIVE
SEDIMENT CLEANUP STANDARDS FOR SAN DIEGO BAY
WHEREAS, San Diego Bay is an important environmental resource for the
San Diego region and National City; and
WHEREAS, sediments play a significant role in the health of the marine
ecosystem in the Bay by providing the habitat for aquatic life that lie at the base of the
food chain upon which all others depend; and
WHEREAS, the sediments in San Diego Bay are contaminated with levels
of chemicals that threaten the health of the ecosystem and people who frequently eat
fish from the Bay; and
WHEREAS, many of these chemicals are present in the sediments at the
San Diego Bay shipyards and contaminated naval facilities; and
WHEREAS, in a survey of 109 pier fishers in San Diego Bay conducted by
Environmental Health Coalition 96% were Latino or Filipino and 56% were residents of
National City; and
WHEREAS, children are even more at -risk than adults from exposure to
toxic chemicals. Forty-one percent of the over 200 children represented in this survey
eat the fish their parents catch and, of these children, 62% have a parent that fishes at
least weekly; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Water Quality Control Board will be establishing
sediment cleanup levels for the Cleanup and Abatement Order for National Steel and
Shipbuilding Company and Southwest Marine Shipyard; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the State and Regional Boards is to preserve,
enhance and restore the quality of California's water resources, and ensure their proper
allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Board will provide a tremendous benefit to the
public by implementing the spirit of its mission and the letter of the laws that it enforces
and establish protective cleanup limits for San Diego Bay.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of National City hereby requests that the Regional Water Quality Control Board adopt
sediment cleanup standards that reasonably provide for protection of the most sensitive
users of San Diego Bay.
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Resolution No. 2005 —140
June 21, 2005
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of June, 2005.
oft Nick Inzunza, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael Della, Cit Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. iser, III
City Attorney