R-8350
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RESOLUTION NO. 8350 (CCS)
City of Santa Monica
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA IN SUPPORT OF SECONDARY TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER
DISCHARGE
WHEREAS, the elimination of discharges to the Santa Monica
Bay that adversely affect biologically sensitive resources 1S a
goal of the Santa Monica Bay Restoratlon Project, the City of Santa
Monica, and numerous other organizatlons and citizens; and
WHEREAS, secondary treatment of wastewater (sewage)
discharge is a mechanism to reduce solids and other contaminants
discharged into the Bay; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. EnVlronmental Protection Agency (EPA),
after extenslve study, has determined that the existlng level of
treatment at the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts'(LACSD)
Joint Water Pollutlon Control Plants adversely affects biologically
sensitive sltes in the Bay; and
WHEREAS, the EPA has lssued a denial to the Sanitation
Districts' request for a waiver to full secondary treatment; and
WHEREAS, negotiations are continulng between interested
parties to resolve the waiver issues and gain compliance for the
improvements,
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
section 1. The Clty Council of the City of Santa Monica
does hereby support all efforts to require that the San ita t ion
Districts upgrade to and operate at full secondary
treatment
capacity before it is discharged into the
Bay
and
that
the
treatment facilities be completed on a
reasonable
schedule,
developed by affected parties including the EPA, the Department of
Justice, and the State of California.
section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be
in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT MYERS
Clty Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 28th day of January/ 1992.
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Hayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8350(CCS)
was duly adopted by the city council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on January 28th, 1992 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Holbrook, Ka t z , Olsen/
Vazquez, Genser
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: Zane
ATTEST:
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