CC - 1975-77 - Areawide Planning Agency for 207 Water Quality Planning46
RESOLUTION 75-77
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD'IN SUPPORT OF DESIGNATING THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AS AN
AREAWIDE PLANNING AGENCY FOR 208 WATER QUALITY
PLANNING.
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
of 1972 Section 208 is to encourage areawide planning and management of a
comprehensive program for controlling such water pollution contributors as ,
industrial wastewater, sotrm and sewer runoff, and nonpoint pollutants which
occur in concentrated urban-industrial areas;
WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board's action to
non-designate most of the area resulted in a loss of at least $4.5 million
to the local governments in the region and a loss of local involvement in
water quality planning and decision-making;
WHEREAS, under the June 1975 ruling of the U.S. District Court the
State must do 208 planning in non-designated areas and can use financial
resources that could be made available to local governments to perform
such planning;
WHEREAS, in anticipation of another hearing to consider 208
designation of the South Coast Basin, the Southern California Association
of Governments in its General Assembly of delegates from member cities and
counties of the region in September, 1975, passed a resolution supporting
designation of the South Coast Basin as a 208 area, and designation of the
Association as the umbrella planning agency;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Association to be guided in
208 planning by the following principles; to wit; to maximize involvement
and participation of member cities, counties and special districts in the
planning process; and to pass through 208 money to participating local
agencies;
WHEREAS, the Association will recognize and honor any existing
208 designation;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this govenring body - City of
Rosemead - supports designation of the South Coast Basin as a 208 area, and
designation of the Southern California Association of Governments as the
areawide umbrella planning agency in cooperation with the cities, counties
and special districts of the basin;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this governing body will work in
cooperation with other cities, counties, special districts and the Association
to develop and implement an acceptable 208 plan to the best of its ability
for the South Coast Basin.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 9th day of December, 1975
by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member: Andersen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Cichy, G. Taylor, P., Taylor, Trujillo
$A 0 OF THE CITY-OF SEMEAD
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