HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 89-033 asking ADEQ for a change to the stream use classification of the santa cruz river to wildlifeRESOLUTION NO. 89-33
A RESOLUTION OF THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL, RELATING TO WASTEWATER
MANAGF~4ENT: URGING THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY TO CHANGE THE STREAM USE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SANTA
CRUZ RIVER FROM "AQUATIC AND WILDLIFE" TO "WILDLIFE"
WHEREAS, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
designates stream use classifications for water bodies in the State
of Arizona; and,
WHEREAS, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is
presently engaged in its triennial review of stream use classifications;
and,
WHEREAS, the Santa Cruz River and its tributaries within the
Tucson metropolitian area have been designated to include "Aquatic
and Wildlife" as one of their protected uses; and,
WHEREAS, the Marana Town Council supports the protection of
public health and the environment; and;
WHEREAS, the Santa Cruz River and its ephemeral tributaries
within the Tucson metropolitan area are wildlife habitats but not
viable aquatic life habitats regardless of discharged effluent of
stormwater quality; and,
WHEREAS, the cost to treat the wastewater treatment plants
discharge and stormwater runoff to comply with the "Aquatic and Wild-
life" stream use water quality standards will be prohibitive; and,
WHEREAS, a commitment of Town funds for a wastewater capital
project cannot be justified without demonstrable public health or
environmental benefits; and,
WHEREAS, the Santa Cruz River and its ephemeral tributaries
within the Tucson metropolitan area are viable habitats for riparian
wildlife;
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town Council of the Town of Marana
urges and recommends that the Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality delete the "Aquatic and Wildlife" use designation and replace
it with a new "Wildlife" designation for the Santa Cruz River and its
ephemeral tributaries within Pima County, provided that groundwater .'
is protected as a drinking water source and that no less than secondary
treatment shall be provided.
RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona this 17th
day of October, 1989 ~ ~. ~~
MAYOR
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK