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JAMES F CULBERTSON, Mayor
BOZANT KATZAKIAN, Vice Mayor
FRED M. BROWN
BOYD B. MITCHELL
SAMUEL ULLMANN
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL
LODI, CALIFORNIA
In the City Council,
City of Lodi,
Lodi, California
RESOLUTION 130. 2508
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE
AUBURN DAPI-FOLSOI4 SOUTH CAiiAL PROJECT
MttiNMr H. �q.r'0vt5, fr.
City Manager
MRS. BEATRICE GARIBALDI
City Clerk
RCeERT H. MULLEN
City Attorney
JHEREAS, the City of Lodi is located in Sart Joaquin County,
California along the Nokelunme River; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi does not at present appropriate
water from the Hakelumne River for its municipal Water supplY•
nor does i t have prospects of securing rights t o waters from
said river since all available water has already been allocated;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi is entirely dependent for its
water supply upon the underground water table which has been
declining; and
WEEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi reoognizeis
its obligation to the citizens of the community to provide water
for
future domestic and industrial consumption: and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior of the United States
has forwarded to the Congress of the United States reports
recommending the early authorization of the Auburn Dam -Folsom
South Cenal Project and related dnits; and
WHEREAS, the additional water which will be made available
by the Auburn Dam -Folsom South Canal Project will provide a 172Bans
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for the City of Lodi to meet its future needs; and
WHEREAS, these facilities are necessary for the full
development of the American River as a working part of the
Federal Central Valley Project; and
'JJFEREAS, these facilities will provide the additional
benefits to persons and property in the Sacramento -San Joaquin
Delta area as a flood control facility; end
'i?IEREAS, the economy of the City of Lodi is largely depend-
ent upon the maintenance of strong and prosperous agricultural
activities in the areas surrounding the City; and
JHERA$, the City Council of the City of Lodi recognizes
that the successful utilization of much farm land in this area
is threatened by a rapidly falling ground water table 'which
makes it imperative that a source for additional water be found
and developed;
HOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Lodi endorses the Auburn Dam -Folsom South Canal Project
as submitted t o the Congress so that:
1. The City of Lodi vin have an ample supply
of water t o meet its domestic and industrial
needs, and
2, The agricultural economy of the areas adjacent
to the City of Lodi will be maintained.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lodi urges all
appropriate action, particularly by the United States Senate
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the United States
House of Representatives interior and Insular Affairs Committee,
RESOLUTION NO. 2508 3.
directed toward the early authorization and construction of
the Auburn Dam -Folsom South Canal Project.
Dated February 7, 1962
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
No. 250B was duly and reguiarly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi at a regular meeting
thereof held Wednesday, February 7, 1962, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen ' BROWN, KATZAKIAN, MITCHELL,
ULLHANN and C iLBERT S ON
NOES: Councilmen ' iione
ABSENTt Councilmen - None
Beatrice G ibaldi
City Clerk