HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-06-26 - Resolution No. 08-07RESOLUTION NO. 08-07
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
IMPLEMENTING ACTION LEVEL ONE OF THE
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
ESTABLISHED BY THE 2005 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, California has had one of the driest years on record, with eight of the
past ten years meeting drought-level conditions; and
WHEREAS, storage in the Colorado River system has dropped to fifty percent of
total capacity; and
WHEREAS, the California Aqueduct has been restricted by up to thirty-five percent,
due to a federal court ruling to protect the Delta Smelt; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California proclaimed a statewide drought
and issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Water
Resources to expedite grants impacting water resources in 2008 and
2009, facilitate water transfers in 2008 and to operate a dry year water
purchasing program in 2009, to conduct an aggressive water
conservation outreach campaign with local agencies, to prioritize
drought research, to focus on water shortage contingency portions of
local agency Urban Water Management Plans and to oversee the
State Water Project operations to alleviate impacts upon San Joaquin
Valley agriculture; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Grand Jury investigated solutions to the looming
water crisis in California and recommends in its report for local water
agencies a goal of ten percent voluntary conservation, a focus on
outdoor usage, the development of monthly allocations for each
customer and the implementation of conservation-inducing pricing; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is currently in a
"Water Supply Alert" phase and urges implementation of "extraordinary
conservation measures", such as conservation pricing, outdoor water
restrictions, prohibition of runoff, enhanced rebates, and coordination
with the Municipal Water District of Orange County to develop a unified
regional message and to accelerate media and outreach campaigns;
and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Water District of Orange County, the regional imported
water provider, has enacted a resolution asking every Orange County
resident and business to immediately reduce their water usage by ten
percent; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Water District has implemented the "OC Water
Hero" public education campaign, urging customers to conserve
twenty gallons of water per person, per day; and
WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District has broad authority to enact water
conservation rules under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of water conservation measures would assist in avoiding
or minimizing the effects of a water shortage in Southern California;
and
WHEREAS, the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan, approved by the Board of
Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District, states four levels of water
supply shortage conditions, the first of which is voluntary conservation
measures of a targeted ten percent reduction in the usage of water.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda
Water District that all water users immediately adopt a voluntary ten percent reduction
in water use. The District is committed to assisting in the education of its customers
through the following measures.
Section 1: The District will provide posted notices to all hotels requesting guests
staying longer than one day reuse towels and bed linens.
Section 2: The District will provide table-top notices to all restaurants informing
customers that water will be served only if requested.
Section 3: The District encourages customers to pursue water conservation
measures such as smart controllers, rotating nozzles, high-efficiency
nozzles, high-efficiency clothes washers and toilets, SmarTimers and
synthetic turf. Rebates for these products may also be available to all
residents through the Municipal Water District of Orange County.
Section 4: Notices will be sent to all Yorba Linda Water District customers
informing them of the voluntary ten percent reduction in water usage.
Section 5: Notices will be sent to all Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
schools within the Yorba Linda Water District regarding the availability
of water education and conservation programs through either the
Yorba Linda Water District or the Municipal Water District of Orange
County.
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Section 6: should the Yorba Linda Voater District not receive the requested ten
percent voluntary reduction in the usage of water from its customer
base or the availability of water become further decreased, a
mandatory conservation may be implemented, as established in the
2005 Urban Water Management Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 261" day of June, 2008 by the following called vote:
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