HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-07-08 - RESOLUTIONS - INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER PLAN (2)RESOLUTION NO. 08-78
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED
REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (IRWMP)
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has the responsibility for water quality under the
Clean Water Act through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, Total
Maximum Daily Loads; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the California legislature enacted Division 6, Part 2.2, of the
California Water Code, known as the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act of
2002 ("Act") for, among other things, the purpose of encouraging local agencies to work together
to manage their available water supplies and to improve the quality, quantity, and availability of
those supplies; and
WHEREAS, the Act encourages local agencies of different types to join together to form
a Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) to address water supply, quantity, and quality
issues in their areas; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 2007, Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA), Newhall
County Water District, Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District of Los Angeles County, City of
Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County Flood Control District, Santa Clanta Water Division (SCWD)
of the Castaic Lake Water Agency, and the Valencia Water Company,fonned a Regional Water
Management Group pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding, entered into "by said. parties,
to address the resource stewardship, water supply, quality, and quantity issues in.theii `region; and
WHEREAS, the Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regionai, Water •I\Ianagement
Group, of which the City of Santa Clarita is a member, has developed a proposed, Integrated
Regional Water Management Plan for the Upper Santa Clara River, "and pursuant thereto,
published notice of the group's intention to adopt such a plan in accordance with the
requirements of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water
Management Plan was developed through a comprehensive stakeholder process; and
WHEREAS, the Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water Management Plan is
not "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because
the plan is not likely to cause any significant physical change to the environment, given that it is
simply a planning tool. But even if the plan is a project subject to, CEQA review, it is exempt
from CEQA review pursuant to, inter alfa, Section 15262 and Section 15306 of the State CEQA
Guidelines. It is exempt under Section 15262 because it involves a conceptual plan associated
with feasibility and planning studies for possible future actions. Further, it is exempt under
Section 15306 because it involves basic data collection, and resource evaluation activities, which
do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve,
detennine, and order as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council approve the Integrated Regional Water Management
Plan on behalf of the City of Santa Clarita.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his designee are hereby authorized to take any and all
actions necessary to apply, either separately or collectively with other members of the Upper
Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water Management Group, for grants under
Proposition 84 to compensate the members of the Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional
Water Management Group for the costs and expenses incurred in preparation of the Integrated
Regional Water Management Plan, its update, or for the funding of the implementation of the
programs under the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of July, 2008.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do 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 8th day of July, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Weste, Ender, Ferry, McLean, Kellar
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
�ITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 08-78, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, California on July 8, 2008, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of
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Sharon L. Dawson, MMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Caputo
Deputy City Clerk
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