Resolution Number 10-08-17-01RESOLUTION NO. 10-08-17-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION
AND OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED HUNTINGTON BEACH WATER
DESALINATION FACILITY
WHEREAS, the proposed Huntington Beach Water Desalination Facility is a
private seawater desalination project that is being brought forward by Poseidon
Resources and will be sited, permitted, built, and operated without taxpayer or ratepayer
dollars; and
WHEREAS, the proposed seawater desalination project is expected to provide
50 million gallons of drinking water per day through the desalination process, which is
enough to serve eight percent of the residents and businesses in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the proposed seawater desalination project has received all of its
local permits from the City of Huntington Beach,. as well as its NPDES permit from the
Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Water District of Orange County, Orange County's
imported water wholesaler, has identified the desalination plant as an important
component of the region's water diversification strategy; and
WHEREAS, seawater desalination, along with water recycling, groundwater
pumping, and imported water will collectively serve to diversity Orange County's water
resources, which provides security in case of emergency or drought; and
WHEREAS, Orange County will be more self-reliant by developing its own water
resources and, thereby, lessen the pressure on the Sacramento Delta, which benefits
both environmental and agricultural interests in the state; and
WHEREAS, more than a dozen Orange County water districts have signed a
non-binding letter of intent to diversify their water portfolio by purchasing desalinated
seawater from the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Facility in order to offset
the amount of imported water that is currently required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano does hereby support the construction and operation of the proposed
Huntington Beach Water Desalination Facility.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17t' d�y 4 ugust, 2010.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA j
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
Dr. Londres Uso, Mayor
I, MARIA MORRIS, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No, 10-08-17-01 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 17t
day of August 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: C UNCIL MEMBERS: Hribar, Nielsen, Freese and Mayor Uso
NOES: UNCIL. MEMBER: None
ABSENTffcOUNCIL MEMBER: Allevato
MARIA-MORM, City`Oerk
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