HomeMy Public PortalAbout90-160 (09-18-90)RESOLUTION NO. 90-160
CITY OF LYNWOOD
' LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALJFORNIA
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOUJTION OF THE CITY COUNCII OF THE C(TY OF LYtawuoo
ENCOURAGING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AGENCIES TO WORK
COOPERATIVELY TO FIND A RAPID RESOLUTION TO THE WATER
QUAUTY PROBLEMS TNAT IXIST IN THE CENTRAL AND SAN GABRIEL
BASINS AND RECOMMENDING AN ACT10N PLAN TO ENSURE THE
RELIABIUTY OF THE GROUNDWATER SUPPLY.
WHEREAS, the Sen Gebriel Groundwater Basin has been named a United States
Environmerital Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site due to the existence of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) in the gro~nciwazer table; and
WHEREAS, eipht years oi EPA study and S14 million of study expenses have not
resuRed in eny expenditure tor proundwater deanup; and
WHEREAS, the Cerriral Groundwater Basin also has isolated areas of
contamination curre~ly encompassin~ 20 of 3pp well locations; and
' WHEREAS, the EPA has published e draft White Paper whiCh suggests the
estabiishmerK of a single agency with tha authority to collect funds to pay the costs and
direct the remediation activities irnoNed in deaning up the San Gabriei Basin; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Water Quality Controi ~loard Is woetully understaffed for
the magnitude of preventive inspections ar~d Superfund Geanup investi~ations required
in the Los Mpeles Cour~ty erea; and
WHEREAS, the Ce~riret Basin Municipal Water DisVict, and the Cer~tral and West
Basin V-'aier Feptenis~'~rr,s~-~, ;~;-t-i,;a ;~ya :a:a~ sieps ta baxms acL'vely invohrec! in the
protection ot the Central Basin from the groundwater contamination that exists in the San
Gabriel Basin, and have allocated funds for the impfementation ot remediation programs
to treat locaJized proundwater contamination; end
WHEREJI,S, tfle prpyrems under deiiberation by ths Central and West Basin
Replenishment Distric! inqude state lepislation authorizinQ the levyinp oi edditional
groundwater extraction feea up to 5p pe~cern o( the averape annual repienishment
eSSeSSmeM rate to Cover the Cp,t p( remediation; end
WHEREI-S~ the procection of the loc:al groundwater suppy is a concem ot all Ievels
' of povemmerrt and d primary importanc~ to the local municipalities in the Los An~eles
Courny area; end
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WHEREAS, local leadership is essential to protectthe CeMral Basin's water suppy,
because of limited resources ot regulatory agenaes at the regional, state and federal
leveis of governmeM;
NOW, TIIEREFORE, TNE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYt~t~x~on
DECLARES THAT THE VULNERABIUTY OF GROUNDWATER IN THE CENTRAL
BASIN IS A MATTER OF URGENT LOCAL INTEREST AND HEREBY RESOLVES
THAT TNE FOLLOWINti ACTION PLAN BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE
RELIABIUTY OF THE IOCAL WATER SUPPLY:
In order to foster coordinated groundwater managemer~t, State enabling legislation
is hereby endorsed to consolidete or formaly coordinate tha groundwater poliaes
and activities of the CenVal Basin Muniapal Water District and the Central and
West Basin RepienishmeM District.
2. Municipal agencies in the Centrel Basin are hereby requested to:
(a) Assign technical staif to tha urflerrt task of developiny cooperative measures
' and flewble tunding altematives tor weli-head Veatmem measures to protect
groundwater resources irom iocai and migrating contaminants.
(b) Cooperatively monitor and partiapate in actlviM~es of the Cermal Basin Municipal
Water District and the CeMral and West Basin Replenishment DisVict. Copperative
municipal oversight should toster coordinated groundwater management and
enhanced pubUc understandinp of groundwater quality issues and policy
altematives.
3. M irrtegrffied bcal manapement program is hereby encoureyed in the San Gabriel
E~~!n ro overQeA the ~Ileation of tunds and remedia~on acdvides to prevent its
contamination irom spreadin~ to the Central Groundwater Basin.
4. The U.S. Envi-onmentai Protectlon Agency is hereby requested to:
(a) Upgrade the reletivey low priority it places on preveMinp tha spread of San
Gabriel Basin contamination plumes and
(b? Conduct a pubiic workshop in the Central Basin on the status of its prevention
efforts at the Whittier Narrowa.
' S. The proposed Ceritral Basin saemific study to assess the wlnerebiliry of local
aquiters to contamination migration at various pumping depths is hereby endorsed.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of
SeptembeY990.
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Mayor, City of Lyn od
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-City Clerk
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