CC RESOLUTION 3635RESOLUTION 3635
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
A PROGRAM OF VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION
TO REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION BY TEN PERCENT
WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo Is sole source of water. is that
water imported from the State Water Project and the Colorado River
by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; and
WHEREAS, precipitation for the current water year and the three
years before has been substantially below normal, particularly in
the watersheds of the imported water supplies serving Southern
California; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Water Resources has declared 1987
a dry year, 1988 a critically dry year and 1989 below normal,
requiring increased dependency upon long -term storage to meet water
demands; and
WHEREAS, an active water conservation program is essential to
• reduce the risk and severity of water shortages should the drought
continue in 1990; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has asked all
Californians to conserve water on a voluntary basis; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has
adopted a formal Resolution on March 13, 1990, urging counties,
cities, water retailers, and other appropriate jurisdictions within
its service area to develop and implement specific water
conservation measures with a goal of reducing water use by 10
percent, and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the City Council of the City
of E1 Segundo, California, urges the City of El Segundo and every
of its customers and consumers to voluntarily conserve water with
a goal of reducing water use by 10 percent; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of El Segundo will attempt
where possible to:
• a. Audit its landscape irrigation systems to maximize
irrigation efficiency; adjust sprinklers and irrigation
systems to avoid overspray, runoff and waste;
b. Irrigate its landscape between the hours of 10:00 p.m.
and 10:00 a.m. and avoid watering on windy days;
C. Not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved or
hard - surfaced areas, except for health or sanitary
reasons;
d. Retrofit plumbing fixtures with low -flow devices except
for those fixtures that require high -flow for health
and /or sanitary reasons;
e. Check faucets, toilets and pipes, both indoor and
outdoor, for leaks and repair them immediately.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of E1 Segundo urges its customers
to:
a. Adjust sprinklers and irrigation systems to avoid
overspray, runoff and waste;
b. Water lawns, gardens and landscapes between the hours of
. 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., and avoid watering on windy
days.
C. Install new landscaping, using drought resistant plants
and trees, and efficient irrigation systems;
d. Shut off decorative fountains unless a water recycling
system is used.
e. Not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved or
hard - surfaced areas, except for health or sanitary
reasons;
f. Install pool and spa covers to minimize water loss due
to evaporation;
g. Not allow the hose to run while washing the car, and to
use a bucket or a hose with an automatic cutoff nozzle;
h. Retrofit indoor plumbing fixtures with low flow devices;
• i. Check faucets, toilets and pipes, both indoor and
outdoor, for leaks and repair immediately.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the
same in the book of original Resolutions of said City; and shall
make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the record of
the proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes
of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.l
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 5th day of June . 1990.
Attest:
Ronald
City Clerk
(Seal)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Ronald L. Hart, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the whole number of members of the City Council of said
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 3635 was duly
passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of
said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of
the said Council held on the 6th day of June, 1990 and that the same was so
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clutter, Dannen,
West, Anderson and Mayor Jacobson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 16th day
of July, 1990.
L
City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California
(SEAL)