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CITY OF PLEASANrfON COUNTY OF ALAMEDA STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 72-8 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLFASANTON, REQUESTING THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL B(I~RD TO INITIATE ACTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STRICTER REQUIRE- MENTS ON DISCHARGE TO THE OCEAN OF MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATERS WHEREAS, WHEREAS, I~HEREA S, I¢zIEREAS, I~EREAS, ~^MEREA S, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, The State Water Resources Control Board will be holding hearings on November 18 and December 2, 1971, for the purpose of reviewing the new proposed California State Policy for Water Quality Control-- General Princimles and Provisions for Discharge to Ocean Waters; and The new stricter requirements are intended to: provide protection for indigenous marine life; assure against pathogenic organisms and viruses in waters used for swimming or other body-contact sports; and remove toxic substances to a reasonable level by maximum re- moval of suspended and settleable solids and floatable material; and Standards have been proposed which are based on judgment and the best available scientific knowledge to prevent the discharge to the ocean of environmentally hazardous substances, including the dis- charge of sewage sludge and supernatants; and The proposed policy and standards contain provisions for exceptions, based on prooer findings, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board is given the latitude of effecting the stricter requirements at the ~'earliest possible time~'; and The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project is presently engaged in a study of the effect of ocean discharge on the Pacific Ocean waters of the Southern California coastline, which study has been underway for the past two and one-half years with the Ventura County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, City of Los Angeles, and the City of San Diego sanitation agencies as supporting bodies who consider a practical completion date for said study to be from July to October of 1972; and The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project may provide fundamental scientific facts which will not only guarantee protec- tion and conservation of marine resources, but may also enhance the beneficial uses of these resources by promoting increased produc- tivity in the ocean; and There is a strong desire on the part of those connected with the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project to postpone any consideration of stricter standards until the completion and evaluation of the water research study; and There appears to be two choices: (1) Place the stricter require- ments in effect now and rely on the judgment of the California Water Resources Centrol Board and the Regional Water Quality Con- trol Board to achieve the Board's objectives in a reasonable ~anmer, or (2) Do nothing until the results of the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project are kno%~a, analyzed, subjected to public comment, and then utilized to revise or modify the stricter requirements of the State Water Resources Control Board;