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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Water Committee Contra
Supervisor Sunne McPeak
Supervisor Tom Torlakson Costa
DATE: March .28, 1989 County
SUBJECT: Water Legislation County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Take the following- positions, as Governing Board of the Contra ,
Costa Water Agency, on the legislation below:
ACR 43 (Katz et al) -- Water Conservation in the Imperial Valley
( 3/6%89) -- Support
AB 680 (Baker) -- Freeway Landscape Legislation: Reclaimed water
( 2/15%89) -- Support
AB 2210 (Campbell) -- Bay Delta Protection Bill
( 3/10%89) -- support
SB 405 (Ayala) -- water Quality Standards - State and Federal
Projects
( 2%7j89) -- Oppose
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
None.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION%BACKGROUND
At their meeting on March 20, 1989, the Board of Supervisors'
Water Committee considered each of the proposed legislative bills
and examined the rationale that justified the above-stated
positions for consistency with the County' s established water
policy. A summary of the bills and rationale for the County
positions is on file with the Community Development Department.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROV OTHER
SIGNATURE S
ACTION OF BOARD ON MAR 2 9 IM APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _x OTHER
Later in the day, the Board also ADOPTED a position of official co-sponsorship of the
proposed leoislation AB 2210 relative to Bay Delta Protection, and DIRECTED the County
Administrator to notify the County's Legislative deleaati-on and lobbyist of the County's
position. (Supervisor Powers was absent at the time this later action was taken)
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES:_ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
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cc: Community Development (Orig. Dept . ) ATTESTED __ MAR 2 Q 1989 _
County Legislative Delegation (via CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY
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POSITIONS OF THE CONTRA COSTA WATER AGENCY
ON SELECTED 1989 LEGISLATION
(FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' CONSIDERATION MARCH 28, 1989)
ACR 43 - KATZ ET AL - WATER CONSERVATION IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY
Summary
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Imperial
Irrigation District are commended for successful water marketing efforts and
implementation of water conservation methods, reducing water needed by farmers
and supplying this excess to metropolitan water users. This legislation
endorses these measures, and encourages other entities to consider similar
solutions.
Recommended Position
Support.
Rationale
Alternative uses for efficient use of existing water, agricultural conservation
measures, and the concept of water marketing are all measures strongly supported
by the County.
AB 680 - BAKER - FREEWAY LANDSCAPE LEGISLATION: RECLAIMED WATER
Summary
This bill would authorize the Department of Transportation to test and evaluate
use of reclaimed water along Highway 680 for landscape irrigation.
Recommended Position
Support.
Rationale
This legislation is consistent with County conservation policy, and recent
County Board of Supervisors' support of East Bay Municipal Utility District
efforts for water reclamation projects in the San Ramon Valley.
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AB 2210 CAMPBELL BAY-DELTA PROTECTION BILL
Summary
This bill specifies Bay-Delta protection as a State policy, and as such, the
Department of Water Resources must operate the State Water Project in a manner
which mitigates negative impacts caused by operation of the State Water Project.
This legislation further stipulates that water necessary for preservation of
reasonable and beneficial oaeo of the bay will not be exported.
Recommended Position
Support.
Rati
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This bill advocates measures which have historically been strongly supported by
the County, and constitute much of County policy.
SB 405 - AYALA - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS - STATE AND FEDERAL PROJECTS
Summary
This bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to
maintain water quality standards at a level consistent with standards existing
prior to installation of the CVP and SWP, in proceedings regarding the CVP and
BWP. This bill would further specify that maintenance of any stricter water
quality standards implemeoted later would be the responsibility of upstream
"depletera"' of Bay-Delta waters'
Recommended Position
Oppose.
Rationale
This bill calls for the GWBCB to use "without project level" water quality
standards in their future decisions regarding the Bay-Delta Hearings. "Without
project levels" do not provide for a fair consideration of Bay-Delta water
quality as acknowledged by the courts in the Figone and Racannelli Decisions.
Additionally, to specifically exclude the State Water Project and the Central
Valley Project from meeting water quality standards higher than "without project
levels" should be oppoaed-
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