HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-484 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter Supporting )
Measures to Prevent )
MTBE in the Water Supply )
No. 981484
WHEREAS, citizens of Contra Costa County are rightfully concerned about the health
impacts mused by MTBE in their drinking water as well as taste and odor problems; and
WHEREAS, the number of contaminated sites associated with leaking underground fuel
tanks is growing at an alarming rate in California. Recently, the San Francisco Bay
Regional Water Quality Control Board compiled a list which indicated 128 such MTBE
contaminated sites in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, MTBE also has been detected in a growing number of reservoirs and lakes
around the state; and
WHEREAS, some members of the oil industry and several environmental organizations
now feel that the use of MTBE is not necessary to retain the clean-air benefits that have
been achieved; that the industry can manufacture reformulated or cleaner-buming
gasoline without the use of MTBE:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County :
1. Supports efforts at the state and federal levels to eliminate MTBE from the
water supply;
2. Supports continued research into the public health impacts of MTBE in
drinking water; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa county will
actively support measures to remove MTBE from the water supply.
Introduced by:
Donna Gerber, ` 'ct III ark De Saulnier, District IV
AYES: SUPERVISORS UILKEMA, GERBER, DESAULNIER and RCGERS
NOES: SUPERVISOR CANCIAMILLA
ABSENT: NOM
ABSTAIN: NONE
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supe rs on the date shown.
Attested:
Phil Batchelor,Clerit of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
C
By.
Deputy Clerk