Reso 2005-716RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -716
RESOLUTION OF THE
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IN SUPPORT OF "NO TIME TO WASTE: A BLUEPRINT FOR
CALIFORNIA WATER"
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa Sanitary District (CMSD) is a Sanitary District organized
pursuant to the Sanitary District Act of 1923; and
WHEREAS, after months of hard work, a statewide task force, with input from hundreds of
public water agencies, has developed and the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)
Board has approved, a comprehensive policy document, No Time to Waste: A Blueprint for
California Water, and
WHEREAS, the Blueprint will frame the discussion and decision - making required to
provide all Californians with adequate supplies of high quality water, a healthy environment and a
strong economy for decades to come; and
WHEREAS, ACWA members believed it was time for the water community to come
forward with a bold policy statement and action plan for meeting California's future water needs.
As the local agencies that deliver water to communities, businesses and farms on a daily basis,
ACWA members saw a need to articulate the biggest challenges facing the state's water future
and identify a set of actions to resolve them. They developed the Blueprintto lay out those issues
and provide a roadmap for state and federal officials to follow to ensure California has the water
supply system it will need in the future; and
WHEREAS, a task force representing local public water agencies from throughout the state
was formed in April 2004 to develop the Blueprint. The task force worked with a drafting
committee to identify key issues and formulate specific recommendations. Extensive input was
solicited from ACWA's 10 regions and its 440 public water agency members as well as other
water - related organizations. A draft of the Blueprint was sent to all member agencies for
comment in December. Several revisions followed to reflect member input, and the ACWA Board
approved a final draft in March 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Blueprint is aimed at policy leaders and lawmakers at both the state and
federal levels. Its recommendations are geared toward state legislators, members of Congress,
the Schwarzenegger Administration, the Bush Administration, and all state and federal agencies
involved in water supply and regulatory policy. The media, public, and other organizations with an
interest in resources issues are other key audiences.
WHEREAS, the Blueprint makes a number of common sense recommendations that will,
when implemented, guarantee clean and safe drinking water, irrigation for our farmers, and
protection for California's spectacular natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the Blueprint addresses several factors that could change both the availability
of California's water supply and the most effective strategies for meeting water needs. The
factors require longer -term study and action to ensure the state has the water supply system it will
need in the future. These include: risks to groundwater quality, climate change, and new drinking
water issues; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COSTA MESA SANITARY
DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
That the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District hereby supports No Time to
Waste: A Blueprint for California Water, and encourages all governing bodies to implement,
without delay, all provisions contained therein.
PASSED and ADOPTED on this LWIL day of November 2005.
Secretary, Costa Mesa Sanitary D
'.Soard.of Directors
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V ident, Costa Mesa anitary District
Board of Dire tors
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, Joan Revak, Clerk of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 2005 -716 duly and regularly passed and adopted by said Board of
Directors at a regular meeting thereof held on the lk& day of 2005
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Costa
Mesa Sanitary District, this day of 2005.
Clerk of t e asta'141Qsa, Sanitary District