HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1999-01 - Board R�SC�LUTION NO 9901.
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TR11OCE DONIICLR PUBLIC CITILITY DI. TR/CT
STATtNG.,CONGSRNS REGARDING NEGOTIATION OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER OPERATING
AGREEIVIENT AND REQUESTING'THAT THE STATE MC.ALIFORNIA'REFUSE TO FINALISE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL C�OGUMENTS AND.REFUSE TO'SIGNM E AGREEMENT UNTIL THE
REGION INTERESTS ARE PRQPERLY ADC3RESSED
WHEREAS Public Law 101-618, enacted by the United States Congress in 1990, establishes
an interstate allocation of the water resources of the Truckee River Basin, and requires the
negotiation of a Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA) to manage the limited resources
and provide mitigation for any significant environmental impacts resulting from the operation of
the River; and
WHEREAS the California Department of Water Resources is the lead agency in negotiating
California's interest in the TROA and is the co-lead with the U.S. Department of Interior in
preparing the environmental impact report for the Agreement; and
WHEREAS the Truckee River Basin Water Group (TRBWG) was formed in 1994 as an
organization of county, city, resource management agencies and public water and sewer
districts within the California portion of the Truckee River Basin to provide a vehicle to
represent local interests in the TROA negotiations; and
WHEREAS Truckee Donner Public Utility District (District) is a member of the Truckee River
Basin Water Group, and the District is a purveyor of water in the greater Truckee Community
and as such has a keen interest in management of the limited water resources in the Truckee
River Basin; and
WHEREAS the operation of the Truckee River system and the area reservoirs has and will
continue to have significant implications on the economy and environment of the Truckee River
Basin within California; and
WHEREAS before the TROA can be approved and executed, it must undergo environmental
review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act which must disclose all potentially
significant environmental impacts and identify mitigation measures to reduce said impacts; and
WHEREAS the draft environmental impact report on the TROA was released on March 10,
1998 and the District and the Truckee River Basin Water Group responded that the document
does not comply with CEQA and fails to provide meaningful information regarding the long term
impacts of the TROA; and
WHEREAS TROA proposes to establish permanent standards for the operation of the River
system and its impacts are of paramount importance to our region;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TRUCKEE
DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT that the Governor of the State of California not authorize
the signing of the TROA until:
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(1) The EIR/EIS is significantly modified to provide complete and legally adequate
documentation of the long-term impacts of the implementation of TROA,
(2) The TROA contains adequate language defining mid-course correction and depletion
of the California water allocation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the District requests that the Governor of California instruct
all State agencies with responsibility to oversee resources potentially impacted by the operation
of the Truckee River to coordinate their actions so that the interests of our region are clearly and
comprehensively understood and protected.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District
at a meeting held within said District on the 20th day of January 1999 by the following roll call
vote.
AYES: Aguera, Hemig, Sutton and Jones.
NOES: None.
-- ABSENT: Maass.
TRU KEE DONNER UBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Peter L. Holzmeist r, District Clerk/Ex-officio Secretary
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Susan M. Craig, Deputy District ClerkO