HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2803CITY COUNCIL
FRED M. BROWN, Mayor
ORWIN N. DOW, Vice Mayor
JAMES F. CULBERTSON
JERALD KIRSTEN
GENE G. WALTON
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL
LODI, CALIFORNIA
Resolution of City of Lodi, California
Before
House of Representatives Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs
Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation
Honorable Walter Rogers, Chairman
HENRY A. GLAVES, Jr.
City Manager
MRS, BEATRICE GARIBALDI
City C4erk
ROBERT H. MULLEN
City Attorney
In Support of H, R. 465 and Companion Bills
To F,uthorize the Auburn -Folsom South Unit of the
Central Valley Project
RESOLUTION NO. 2803
RESOLUTION URGING AUTHORIZATION AND C011STRLCTION
OF THE AUBURN DA1yi,FOLSCvi SOUTH CANAL PROJECT
;,'1HEREAS, the City of Lodi is located in San Joaquin County,
California, along the Mokelumne River; and
WHEREAS, efforts of the City of Lodi to obtain water rights
on the iiiokelumne River have been unsuccessful and there are no pros-
pects of obtaining such rights in the future since all available
water from said river has been assigned to others; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi must rely entirely on a declining
underground water table for its water supply; and
L'JHERB.AS, the City Council of the City of Lodi has an obli-
gation to provide water to the community for future domestic and
industrial consumption; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi must look to the American River
for additional water to meet its future needs; and
01H EgEF.S, the Auburn Dam -Folsom South Canal Unit will make
water from the American River available to the City of Lodi and
surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS , the economy of the City of Lodi is largely dependent
upon the maintenance of strong and prosperous agricultural activities
in the areas surrounding the City; and
iiWH REAS, 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;
N0W, THEREFORE, 1 IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of Lodi endorses the Auburn Dam -Folsom South Canal Project
as submitted to the Congress so that:
1_ The City of Lodi will have an ample supply of
water to 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 directed toward the early authorization and
construction of the Luburn Dam -Folsom South Canal Unit.
Dated: c'iaxch 17, 1965
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2803 was
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Lodi at a regular meeting thereof held Wednesday,
iqaxch 17, 1965, by the following vote:
AYES : Councilmen - CULBERTSON , KIRSTEN , WALTON
and DOW
NOES: Councilmen - Councilmen - None_
ABSENT: Councilmen - BROWN