Resolution No. 6295120
RESOLUTION NO. 6295
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE GROUNDWATER
REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM INITIAL EXPANSION
WHEREAS, managing Southern California's water resources is critical to the
continued health and economic vitality of the region; and
WHEREAS, currently, Southern California loses approximately 1.3 billion gallons of
wastewater every day to ocean outfall from Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura
counties due to a lack of water recycling resources; and
WHEREAS, wastewater is a reliable constant source of water, yet recycling it is a
minute fraction of California's water portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the existing Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) facility
purifies nearly 72,000 acre -feet per year of highly- treated wastewater, enough for 600,000
people; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS Initial Expansion is expected to provide an additional 31,000
acre -fee per year of new water, bringing the total production of the GWRS facility to 103,000
acre -fee per year, enough to meet the needs of nearly 850,000 people; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS Initial Expansion decreases dependency on the imported
water from the State Water Project and Colorado River; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS Initial Expansion improves the quality of the water in the
groundwater basin by adding near - distilled quality water into the aquifer; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS Initial Expansion will produce water at one -half the energy
currently required to import water from the State Water Project into Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS Initial Expansion will create hundreds of local jobs through
development, construction and operation of the project; and
WHEREAS, the GWRS Initial Expansion will produce ultra -pure water at a cost that
is competitive to that of importing water. Imported water supplies are declining, and the
demand and prices are rising significantly. The more Orange County invests in water
recycling, the less it becomes subject to supply shortages and price increases.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cypress
does hereby support the Groundwater Replenishment System Initial Expansion.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 9th day of April, 2012.
MAYOR OF ' E CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council
held on the 9th day of April, 2012, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Luebben, Mills, Seymore, Narain, and Bailey
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
'V )
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS