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Home My WebLink About04.g. Adopt resolution in support of Bay-Delta issuesCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District BOARD OF DIRECTORS /- ' J POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: November 1, 2012 Subject: ADOPT RESOLUTION REGARDING WATER, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND THE SACRAMENTO -SAN JOAQUIN RIVER DELTA ( "BAY- DELTA ") Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.: Ann E. Farrell Administrative Department General Manager REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: Ann Farrell General Manager ISSUE: The District received a request from Mary Nejedly Piepho, Chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, to support a joint resolution establishing a "Contra Costa County Delta Stakeholders Coalition" for the purposes of articulating and advocating mutual interests on Bay -Delta issues. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution regarding water, ecosystem health and other issues related to Bay -Delta issues. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None. ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: Do not adopt the resolution. BACKGROUND: The District received a request to support a joint resolution establishing a "Contra Costa County Delta Stakeholders Coalition" for the purposes of articulating and advocating mutual interests on Bay -Delta issues. Staff believes the District shares many of the areas of mutual interest and presented a proposed resolution to the Board of Directors at its October 18, 2012 meeting requesting input from the Board on whether they wished staff to bring back an official resolution for approval. It was the consensus of the Board that staff should bring back a resolution. RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Adopt resolution regarding water, ecosystem health and other issues related to the Bay - Delta, as requested by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in conjunction with establishing a "Contra Costa County Stakeholders Coalition" to articulate and advocate areas of mutual interests on Bay - Delta issues. N:\ADMINSUP\ADMIN \DIST- SEC \Position Papers\2012 \PP -Adopt Bay -Delta Resolution.doc RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -084 A RESOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT REGARDING WATER, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND THE SACRAMENTO - SAN JOAQUIN RIVER DELTA WHEREAS, this Resolution is effective upon passage by the Cities, Towns, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Special Districts and other interested parties within Contra Costa County ( "the County "), including Central Contra Costa Sanitary District and other organizations and agencies, both public and private, hereinafter collectively referred to as "STAKEHOLDERS;" and WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento -San Joaquin River Delta ( "the Delta ") are at risk from many factors, and the State is proposing large -scale changes to water conveyance through and around the Delta to address state -wide water supply needs, changes to the Delta ecosystem to address declining ecosystem health and fish populations, changes to land use authority within the Delta, and changes to water rights, statewide water management and many other aspects related to the Delta that will impact the areas in and around the Delta; and WHEREAS, each city and town in the County including Central Contra Costa Sanitary District will be adversely impacted by planned actions in the Delta through reduction in water quality and health of the San Francisco Bay -Delta and the resulting increase in stormwater (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)) permit requirements; and WHEREAS, the STAKEHOLDERS believe there is value in developing an initiative on issues concerning the Delta, its watershed and greater San Francisco Bay -Delta estuary; and WHEREAS, the STAKEHOLDERS wish to collectively articulate the issues and interests from the perspective of the Delta region itself, from the people who call the Delta home and best understand the tremendous resource the Delta represents; and WHEREAS, the STAKEHOLDERS recognize the efforts and value of the Delta Counties Coalition and a need for joint action and advocacy on Delta- related issues, and have identified mutual interests; and WHEREAS, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District has the desire and ability to provide recycled water for industrial, irrigation, and other uses, which will promote regional water supply self- sufficiency and reduce reliance on Delta water exports. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Board of Directors of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District adopts this Resolution for the purpose of articulating mutual interests on San Francisco Bay -Delta issues. Furthermore, the STAKEHOLDERS resolve to work together to defend San Francisco Bay -Delta related interests at a regional perspective and to use their unified voice to advocate on behalf of local government in available forums at all levels, consistent with the following principles of mutual interest: Resolution 2012 -084 Page 2 of 3 Section 1. Local Government Authority. Recognition of the authority and responsibility given to local government related to land use, urban and agricultural water supply, waste water treatment and recycling, water resource development, flood management, public health and safety, economic development and sustainable growth, agricultural stability, recreation, and environmental protection. Section 2. Delta Ecosystem. Protection and restoration of a healthy sustainable Delta ecosystem including adequate water quality, inflows and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife and habitat in perpetuity. Section 3. Existing System Reliability. Support of immediate improvements to the existing Through -Delta Conveyance and improvements to protect key regionally important infrastructure, such as trans -Delta aqueducts, as part of a complete strategy for the State's water management and to ensure reliability of the existing water supply system. Section 4. Delta Outflows. Ensure adequate Delta outflows to San Francisco Bay to support fisheries, wildlife, habitat, water quality and other beneficial uses. Section 5. Regional Self- Sufficiency. Incorporation of sustainable approaches for improved water supply, water quality and reliability through the overarching principle of regional self- sufficiency to reduce reliance on exports from the Delta and reduce the current impacts on the Bay -Delta ecosystem. Section 6. Delta Area Communities. Protection of the economic viability of industry, recreation, tourism, and agriculture, and the ongoing vitality of communities throughout the Delta and immediately adjacent to the Delta, and along the shoreline of the greater San Francisco Bay - Delta. Section 7. Fair Representation. Representation and inclusion of local government in any new governance structures for the Delta. Section 8. Flood Protection. Support of funding and implementation of urban and non -urban flood protection, at the appropriate level of protection, through rehabilitation, improvement and maintenance of flood control levees and structures. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Board of Directors this 1St day of November, 2012, by the following vote: AYES: Members: NOES: Members: ABSENT: Members: James A. Nejedly President of the Board of Directors Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California Resolution 2012 -084 Page 3 of 3 COUNTERSIGNED: Elaine R. Boehme, CIVIC Secretary of the District Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California Approved as to form: Kenton L. Alm, Esq. Counsel for the District