HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 12,273RESOLUTION NO. 12,273
RESOLUTION URGING CONSERVATION OF WATER AND ENERGY
DURING THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT
WHEREAS, California suffered a severe drought
in 1976, requiring the California State Water Project and
the Federal Central Valley Project to draw heavily upon
longterm storage to meet their water commitments, and
WHEREAS, rainfall for the current water year has
been substantially below normal, particularly in Northern
California and the Central Valley, and, in the absence of
major storms within the next few months, 1977 will be
another year of serious drought which will cause water
shortages in many communities and farming areas of the
state, and
WHEREAS, Governor Brown has asked for the coopera-
tion and active participation of all public officials and
people of the State of California in conserving our water
supplies during this drought, and
WHEREAS, while Southern California, through pro-
grams developed over many years by its water agencies, has
an assured water supply and every necessary water use will
be met, an active water conservation program is essential;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of National City urges every householder, farmer,
and businessperson within the City of National City to
exercise the greatest care in the use of water so as to
protect this valuable resource and avoid waste, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that every Southern California
water supplier is requested to alert its customers to the
necessity and means of saving water and to carefully monitor
water uses to prevent waste.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of March, 1977.
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