HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 88-002 Protection of the water quality and supply for residentsRESOLUTION 88-02
DECLARATION OF PROTECTION OF T~
WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY FOR THE
RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF MARANA
WHEREAS, The Town Council of Marana, Arizona is concerned
with the Health and Welfare of the Mararia Area Residents who live
within the boundaries of the Town and the Sphere of Influence.
This concern requires that the Council be ever vigilant to any
activities, conditions or proposals that could seriously affect
those living or owning properties in the area. With this
responsibility in mind; and
WHEREAS,
Residents is extracted
underground acquirer that
Tucson Metropolitan Area;
the domestic water which is used by the Mararia Area
by pumping through wells from an
is hydrologically down stream from the
and
WHEREAS, the quality of the ground water upstream from the
Marana Area has deteriorated and recent reports have identified
that it contains such contaminants as Trichloroethylene (T.C.E.)
and other known carcinogens, while the water presently being
being served to the Marana Area Residents does not contain such
contaminants; and
WHEREAS, Governmental Subdivisions and Water Utilities
upstream of the Marana Area are considering the recharge of water
to the acquirer and the quality of this water may not meet the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quality standards for
drinking water prior to recharge; and
WHEREAS, the flow of contaminated water, the recharge of
untreated water and the discharge of effluent from the Tucson
Metropolitan Area upstream of the Marana Area could cause the
deterioration of the water in the acquirer from which the Marana
Area Residents extract water for domestic use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tucson, the County of Pima, Upstream
Water Utilities, Upstream Wastewater Treatment Agencies, the
State of Arizona Departments of Health Services and Environmental
Quality, and the EPA each have regulatory and operating
responsibilites for the quality of water used by the general
population in the Tucson Metropolitan Area.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of
Marana, Arizona that as we consider the Health and Welfare of the
Marana Area Residents; We oppose any activities upstream of the
Marana Area which would in anyway cause the deterioration of the
water quality in the acquirer serving the Marana Area Residents.
That we will take whatever necessary and appropriate actions
permitted by law to protect the water quality and supply for the
Residents of Marana.
Marana,
ATTEST:
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of
Arizona this 16th day of February, 1988.
MAYOR ~
TOWN CL~RK ~