HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-02-13 - RESOLUTIONS - OPPOSITION SANITARY LANDFILL (2)RESOLUTION NO. 90-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, STATING THE CITY'S OPPOSITION TO ANY
SANITARY LANDFILL WHICH WOULD CONTAMINATE THE GROUNDWATER
AQUIFER OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY
WHEREAS, the Santa Clarita Valley, including the City of
Santa Clarita, is over fifty percent dependent upon a groundwater
aquifer separated from the Los Angeles metropolitan areas by the
Santa Susanna and San Gabriel Mountains; and
WHEREAS, there exists a proposal to site a Class III
sanitary landfill in Elsmere Canyon, located in the Santa Clarita
Valley near the eastern border of the City of Santa Clarita and
above the groundwater aquifer; and
WHEREAS, the groundwater aquifer which supplies this water
to the Santa Clarita Valley must not be polluted; and
WHEREAS, recent experience in Palos Verdes Estates,
California and Monterey Park, California (the Operating Industries
Incorporated Landfill) shows that landfills do pollute groundwater;
and
WHEREAS, "liners" for landfills have been in use only a
short time; there is no evidence of such "liners" lasting even forty
(40) years without leaking or other failure; and there is currently
no support for the proposition that a "liner" would last
indefinitely without leakage or other failure;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows:
SECTION 1. That as a matter of public policy, the City of
Santa Clarita hereby opposes the siting of any landfill in the Santa
Clarita Valley which would pollute or contaminate the groundwater
aquifer.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of February, 1990 ,
V
MAYOR
ATTEST:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
13th day of February , 15P0 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Boyer, Heidt, Koontz, McKeon, Darcy
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None
CITY CLERK