Resolution No. 202RESOLUTION NO. 202
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TPF: CITY OF CYPRESS, SUPPORTING
THE INSTALLATION OF WATER METERS
WHEREAS, the Orange County Water District on July 7, 1954 adopted
a Resolution which was forwarded to the Public Utilities Commission of
the State of California relative to the installation of water meters;
and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission has ordered all non -
metered water distributing utilities within the area of the district
to install water meters on all service connections within the certain
specified times or at certain specified rates of installation; and
WHEREAS, a petition seeking an annulment of one of the
Commission's orders to install water meters was filed with the Supreme
Court of the State of California: and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the State of California in Case
No. S. F. 20479 filed June 22, 1961, rulc(1, with all seven judges
concurring, that the order to install t:eters was within the jurisdiction
of the Public Utilities Commission; and
WHEREAS, the rapidly increasing population and industrial develop-
ment in Orange County require that eves increasing quantities of water
be imported for ground water replenishment; and
WHEREAS, an analysis of water usage indicates that in many
instances water usage per average connection in non -metered areas is
50% greater than the water usage per average connection in metered
area; and
WHEREAS, the presently existing conditions in the area of the
Orange County Water District indicate such excess usage of water in
non -metered areas in being subsidized by users of water metered areas,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the City Council of the
City of Cypress does hereby urge and request the Public Utilities
Commission of the State of California to require immediate and continuing
compliance by all water distributing utilities under its jurisdiction
with its orders to install water meters on all service connections and
that all customers on flat -rate service be transferred to the metered
rate service following the installation of wage.: meters.
RESOLVED FURTHER that copies of this Resolution be forwarded
to Senator John A. Murdy, Jr. and Assemblymen Bruce Sumner and Richard
T. Hanna.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CYPRESS, this 16th day of October , 1961, by the following
called vote:
ATTEST:
AYES: 4
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 1
COUNCILMEN: Arrowood, Denni, McCarney and Van Dyke
COUNCILMEN: None
COUNCILMEN: Baroldi
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY CLERITY OF CYPRESS
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