HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 98-90RESOLUTION NO. 98-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING
THE CITY OF LODI'S POSITION ON CALFED BAY/DELTA
PROGRAM DRAFT PROGRAMMATIC EIS/EIR
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi is concerned with the water supply and water quality
needs of all of San Joaquin County; and
WHEREAS, the CALFED Bay/Delta Program has prepared a Draft Programmatic
EIS/EIR; and
WHEREAS, the alternative programs discussed in the Draft EIS/EIR will have
significant impacts on San Joaquin County; and
WHEREAS, the City believes the Draft EIS/EIR is inadequate and incomplete for
various reasons.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby directs that
the following comments be filed on behalf of the City of Lodi, with respect to the Draft
EIS/EIR prior to the deadline for those comments which is July 1, 1998.
1. The Draft EIS/EIR appears to do little if anything to help solve the
groundwater overdraft and supply shortage for San Joaquin County. The
EIR/EIS on the preferred alternative should address this issue.
2. The Draft EISJEIR fails to consider the economic impacts of the CALFED
proposals. Among other things, the impacts of not meeting the needs of
Eastern San Joaquin County for water, and the depravation of other areas
of San Joaquin County of water that has previously been available is not
considered. Nor are the statewide economic effects of the alternative
proposals adequately considered.
3. Each hydrographic region of California should, to a much greater extent,
stand on its own rather than depriving other areas, such as our own, of
water that they need.
4. The City is opposed to any isolated facility transporting water from the
Sacramento River directly to the State and Federal export pumps.
Restoration and protection of the Delta including levee work should have
higher priority than increasing water exports.
5. The Draft EIS/EIR continues to assume the use of large quantities of stored
Stanislaus River water to dilute the quality of the San Joaquin River and to
meet fishery requirements. This is unacceptable to the City of Lodi and
results in a violation of the Area of Origin Law.
6. A solution to the overdrafted Eastern San Joaquin County Groundwater
Basin is a matter, not only of concern to the City, but to the entire State of
California, in view of the agricultural productivity of the area and the
significant population residing within the area. The CALFED Program
should consider a specific component to address the needs of Eastern San
Joaquin County.
7. Increased storage is an integral part of meeting water needs for the State,
and more specifically, San Joaquin County. Specific water storage projects
that can reasonably provide water for San Joaquin County should be
included in the program. Examples include Auburn Dam (and the
extension of the partially completed Folsom South Canal) on the American
River and freeing up water from the Stanislaus River/New Melones
Reservoir for San Joaquin County.
8. While the Draft EIS/EIR mentions the existing Watershed and Delta
Protection Acts and Area of Origin Laws, it fails to meaningfully consider
the application of these Laws to the alternatives proposed.
9. The Draft EIS/EIR anticipates significant conversion of Delta lands to non-
agricultural use. The City of Lodi is opposed to the proposed conversion,
other than minimal amounts for levee work. In any event, the economic
impacts to the individuals involved and to the San Joaquin County
economy must be evaluated. Those impacts would be very significant.
10. Financial assistance should be offered to those agencies required to meet
higher discharge standards due to this program.
11. The Water Quality Program appears to encourage higher levels of
treatment for wastewater effluent, thereby maintaining flow and improving
water quality, while the State's Region 5 Basin Plan encourages land
disposal of effluent, thereby decreasing flows. The two plans should be
reconciled clearly.
Dated: June 3, 1998
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 98-90 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held June 3, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Johnson, Land, Mann, Pennino and
Sieglock (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
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ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk