CC - 1972 - 30 - Supply of Natural Gas to LA County not be Reduced• 0
RESOLUTION NO. 72-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA URGING APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO ASSURE THAT THE SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS TO
LOS ANGELES COUNTY NOT BE REDUCED,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County more than twelve years
ago was the first jurisdiction in the nation to outlaw
the burning of high sulfur fuel oil for the purpose of
controlling air pollution; and
WHEREAS, power plants in Los Angeles County rely
on natural gas and low sulfur fuel, oil to eliminate ai
pollution consisting of 455 tons per day of sulfur
dioxide, 40 tons per day of particulates, and 205 tons
per day of oxides of.nitrogen; and
WHEREAS, no other technologically feasible means to
accomplish this control strategy is available; and
WHEREAS, the El Paso Natural Gas Company presently
is seeking approval of the Federal Power Commission
for a plan for curtailing deliveries of natural gas,
which plan will either severly reduce or completely
eliminate the amount of natural gas available to power
plants in Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the world supply of low sulfur fuel oil
is tenuous and there is a strong likelihood that if
natural gas is completely curtailed, power plants in
Los Angeles County will have to burn as much as 70
mi9lion barrels of high sulfur fuel oil yearly; and
WHEREAS, the burning of large quantities of high
sulfur fuel oil will result in atmospheric pollution
of such severity as to damage property and cause
illness;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the President
of the United States, members of Congress representing
Los Angeles County and the Environmental Protecti:onr;
Agency be called upon to take all appropriate action
to assure that the supply of natural gas to Los Angeles
County is not reduced,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 18th DAY OF APRIL, 1972,
ATTEST: