HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 019 CC RESO2005 019 CC RESOåK RESOLUTION NO. 2005-019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING H.R.
213 SOLIS), TO AMEND THE SAFE DRINKING
WATER ACT TO REQUIRE A NATIONAL PRIMARY
DRINKING WATER REGULATION FOR
PERCHLORATE
WHEREAS, the Safe Drinking Water Act, enacted by Congress in 1974.
and amended in 1986 and 1996, is the primary Federal legislation that protects
drinking water supplied by public water systems, manages potential
contamination threats to groundwater, and provides for the primary regulations
for the protection of the public health, and secondary regulations relating to the
taste, odor, and appearance of drinking water; and
WHEREAS, the Act is administered through regulatory programs that
establish standards and treatment requirements for drinking water, control
underground injection of wastes that might contaminate water supplies, and
protect groundwater; and
WHEREAS, the Act authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA) to set and implement health-based standards to protect against both
naturally occurring and man-made contaminants in drinking water; and
WHEREAS, perchlorate, a component of rocket fuel used heavily by the
military and its defense contractors, has been found in California's drinking water;
and
WHEREAS, perchlorate disrupts the functioning of the thyroid, and can
result in behavior changes and delayed development in children, and thyroid
tumors in adults; and
WHEREAS, perchlorate contamination in California is primarily the result
of release from 12 military and defense contractor sites, and has contaminated
more than 120 wells in Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis. Ranking Member of the
Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, has introduced H.R. 213,
which will amend the Safe Drinking Water Act by adding a requirement for the
Administrator of the EPA finalize a national primary standard for drinking water
for perchlorate by July 31. 2007;
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2005 019 CC RESOåK Resolution 2005-019
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NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park,
California, hereby declares its support of H.R. 213, the proposed legislation by
Congresswoman Hilda L. Soils, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require
a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK J
I, LAURA M. NIETO, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at regular meeting of the
City Council held on March 16, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Marlen Garcia, David J. Olivas, Bill Van Cleave,
Mayor Pro Tern Ricardo Pacheco, and Mayor
ManuelLozano
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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URA M. NIETO
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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