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RESOLUTION NO. 81-17
YORBA LINDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OPPOSITION
TO NATIONAL MONUMENT STATUS OF MONO LAKE BASIN
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Yorba Linda County Water District support
the need to establish reliable supplies of water and energy for the
Southern California area, and
WHEREAS, Southern California and Orange County will suffer serious cutbacks
in water supplies as a result of the Arizona decision limiting supplies
from the Colorado River and,
WHEREAS, Southern California and Orange County water supplies from the State
Water Project supplying waters from the north to Southern California
are in jeopardy, and
WHEREAS, cost of electric power to pump water to Southern California is on the
increase and it is in the interest of Southern California and Orange
County residents to keep the costs of power to pump water down, and
WHEREAS, any threat to the City of Los Angeles Mono Lake Basin supply of water
and power poses a potential threat to local water supplies of Yorba
Linda County Water District, and
WHEREAS, H. R. 4057 threatens the City of Los Angeles' water supply and any
economical source of hydro-electrical power from the Mono Lake Basin
for the following reasons: the City of Los Angeles' water rights and
the Mono Lake Basin have been attacked by a group of people by means
of various lawsuits and media presentations; that is the same group as
sponsored H. R. 4057 taken to declare the Mono Lake Basin a national
monument which poses a potential threat to approximately 20% of the
City of Los Angeles' water supply, a substantial amount of economical
hydro-electrical energy from the Mono Basin, and
WHEREAS, Secretary of Interior Andrus, in previous actions, previously rejected
the proposal of a Mono Lake National Monument as being unnecessary
for sound management of federal lands and resources in the Basin,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Yorba Linda County Water District
opposes H. R. 4057 and all similar bills which would undermine the
security of Los Angeles water rights in the Mono Basin.
Said resolution was adopted, on roll call, by the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Lindow, Clodt, Korn Cromwell and Knauft
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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ATTEST:
SecretAirectors
Board Yorba Linda County Water District