1990/03/13 City Council Resolution (10)RESOLUTION NO. 90- 59
A RESOLUTION APPROVING WATER CONSERVATION GUIDELINES
WHEREAS, the waters of the State of California are a limited and renewable
resource subject to ever increasing demands; and
WHEREAS, water must be managed and used efficiently so that the benefit from
each gallon is increased and so that populations and economies may expand without
increasing their demands for water; and
WHEREAS, residents of the San Francisco Bay -Delta region have a long and
strong history of interest in protecting the water resources of the state; and
WHEREAS, it is important for Bay -Delta area water users to set an example of
leadership in the efficient use of water; and
WHEREAS, in 1986 the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Committee
for Water Policy Consensus launched a coordinated regional effort to conserve
water, with a goal of water use by the year 2005 expected to be seven to ten
percent less than it would have been without a water conservation program; and
WHEREAS, landscaping consumes about 50% of all water in urban and suburban
areas; and
WHEREAS, urban water districts were required by state law (AB 797, Klehs,
1983) to prepare and adopt urban water management plans by December 31, 1985; and
WHEREAS, a more comprehensive water savings can be achieved if counties and
cities develop and implement water conservation guidelines in the land -use
process, thereby linking and coordinating development policies with the urban
water management plans adopted by water districts; and
WHEREAS, the County Supervisors Association of California and the League of
California Cities have a joint policy in support of cities and counties
developing water conservation guidelines that can be implemented through the
land -use planning process.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rohnert Park supports the
need to develop and adopt local water conservation guidelines for new
development; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a representative of the City Council and staff
are hereby directed to participate and cooperate in developing local water
conservation guidelines, working with local water agencies, interested
organizations and others as may be appropriate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Rohnert Park sets a goal of having
its water conservation guidelines developed, adopted and implemented by not later
than December 31, 1990.
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DULY AND REGULPMt4 ADOPTED this 13th day of March, 1990.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Mayor
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