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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of )
Supporting Earthquake ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 762
Fault Research in the )
East Bay Area )
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Area has experienced devastating earthquakes,
notably the Great Quake of 1906 and the Loma Prieta Quake of 1989, and
WHEREAS, seismic activity will continue to occur within the Bay Area and the U.S.
Geological Survey has predicted a sixty-six percent, chance of a major quake
hitting this area within the next thirty years, and
WHEREAS, the East Bay Area faces the serious threat of a major earthquake
occurring along the Hayward Fault, and
WHEREAS, increased knowledge of the location and nature of earthquake fault lines
will allow communities to take appropriate mitigation and preparedness steps, and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of California at Berkeley,
the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Stanford University have jointly undertaken
a study of the earthquake faults which lie beneath the floor of San Francisco
Bay.
BE IT BY THIS BOARD RESOLVED that it fully supports the agencies involved in the
Bay faults study and encourages an expanded earthquake research program in the
East Bay Area.
1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
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ATTESTED:
PHIL BATCHSupervisors and Clerk
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Deputy
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City of San Leandro
U.S. Geological Survey
Univ. of Calif. , Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
Stanford University
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State OES, Region 2
RESOLUTION NO 91/762