Resolution - 9685M
RESOLUTION NO. 9685
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH
GROUNDWATER CLEAN-UP IN THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN.
• WHEREAS, the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin is the principal source of drinking water
for about 1.4 million people who live in Southern California; and
WHEREAS, economy of the San Gabriel Valley is dependent upon the availability of a
safe, reliable source of water for the residents and businesses in the region; and
WHEREAS, almost all residents and businesses of the City of West Covina receive water
from the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin; and
WHEREAS, the groundwater supply in the San Gabriel Basin is contaminated by both
volatile organic compounds and inorganic chemicals, including perchlorate, that are known to be
carcinogenic and otherwise dangerous to human health; and
WHEREAS, the presence of perchlorate contamination is directly associated with the
production of solid rocket fuels and explosives related to the defense and national security of the
United States of America; and
WHEREAS, the contaminated groundwater in the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin is now
spreading toward Los Angeles County's Central groundwater basin; and
WHEREAS, the spreading of contaminated groundwater into the massive Central Basin
will adversely affect the drinking water of over half of Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the health and economy of the entire southern California region may be
devastated by the continuation and possible spreading of contaminated groundwater; and
WHEREAS, perchlorate contamination of drinking water is a serious health related
problem in other areas of the United States beyond southern California; and
WHEREAS, the application of treatment technology in the San Gabriel Basin may be
used as a model for areas in the United States with similar contamination problems; and
WHEREAS, all stakeholders affected by the contaminated groundwater have joined
together to support a comprehensive plan to treat the contaminated groundwater and reclaim the
San Gabriel Groundwater Basin for the storage of a safe, reliable drinking water source.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City of West Covina supports the State of California's legislative
measures to assist in the funding of groundwater clean-up projects in the San Gabriel Basin,
including an appropriation of $10,000,000.
SECTION 2. The City of West Covina supports AB 1217 to provide a sales tax
exemption for the purchase of equipment and facilities for the clean-up of the contamination in
the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin.
• SECTION 3. The City of West Covina supports SIR 8 which memorializes the President
and Congress of the United States to enact legislation to make available necessary funds to
implement groundwater remediation in the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 181h day of May 1999.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of West Covina, California, at their regular meeting thereof held on the 181h
day of May 1999, by the following vote of the Council, to wit:
AYES: Herfert, Melendez, Touhey, Wong, Howard
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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