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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2700
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON SUPPOR -
ING A STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE METROPOLITA
3 WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
4 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
5 WHEREAS. the Secretary of the Interior has proposed certain plans
6 for the distribution of water in the Pacific Southwest; and
7 WHEREAS, said plan would seriously impair the water resources
8 of this area;
9 NOWII THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED:
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SECTION 1:
That the City Council of the City of Vernon here
11 by supports the statement of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water
12 District of Southern California made on March 1711 1964 and opposes the
13 Federal Government Pacific Southwest Water Plan.
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SECTION 2:
The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
15 certify to the passage of this Resolution. and thereupon and thereafter the same
16 shall be in full force and effect.
17 ADOPTED and APPROVED this 21st day of April. 1964.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
III F. A. ZIEMER# City Clerk of the City of Vernon. do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2700~ was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon. and approved by the Mayor
of said City# at a regular meeting of the City Council held April 21. 1964.
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HENRY M. JACKSON, WASH., CHAIRMAN
CLINTON P. ANDERSON, N. MEX. THOMAS H. KUCHEL, CALIF.
ALAN BIBLE, NEV. GORDON ALLOTT, COLO.
FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO LEN B. JORDAN, IDAHO
ERNEST GRUENING, ALASKA MILWARD L. SIMPSON, WYO;
FRANK E. MOSS, UTAH E. L. MECHEM, N. MEX.
QUENTIN N. BURDICK, N. OAK. PETER H. DOMINICK, COLOi;
LEE METCALF, MONT.
CARL HAYDEN, ARIZ.
GEORGE MCGOVERN, S. DAK.
GAYLORD NELSON, WIS.
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COMMITTEE ON
INTER'OR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
April 30, 1964
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JERRY T. VERKLER. STAFF DIRECTOR
City Council
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon 58, California
Gentlemen:
Thank you for your letter of April 22 en-
closing a copy of your Council's Resolution No.
2700 opposing Secretary Udall's proposed Pacific
Southwest Water Plan. I appreciate being informed
of your position on this matter.
With kindest regards,
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Dear Mr. Ziemer:
This will acknowledge your letter of April 22nd, enclosing a copy of
a resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon supporting
a statement of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California opposing the Federal Government Pacific Southwest
Water Plan.
I am pleased to know of the City Council's opposition to this proposal
and appreciate your courtesy in providing me with a copy of the resolution,
Best personal regards.
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Member of Congress
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GEORGE A. WILLSON
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon 58
California
Dear City Clerk Ziemer:
This wil1 acknowledge receipt of your
letter of April 22, 1964 enclosing Resolution
No. 2700.
Thank you for keeping me informed.
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GEORGJt' A. WILLSON
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April 29, 1964
Mr. F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, California 90058
Dear Mr. Ziemer:
Governor Brown has received your letter of
April 22, enclosing a copy of the resolution
adopted by the Vernon City Council, relating
to the Pacific Southwest Water Plan.
He asked me to thank you for your courtesy
in sending him a copy of this resolution.
Sincerely
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April 28, 1964
Mr. F. A. Ziemer
City Clerk of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon 58, California
Dear Mr. Ziermer:
Thank you very much for the resolution of the City of
Vernon in regards to the proposed Pacific Southwest Water
Plan.
I am in agreement with you that the plan, as it pre-
sently stands, does not give California sufficient pro-
tection.
Very much appreciate your stand on this.
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FRED A. HEILBRON. SECRETARY
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You will find enclosed a copy of the statement in
opposition to the modified Pacific Southwest Water Plan that
was adopted by our Board of Directors by unanimous vote.
March 25, 1964
The Honorable City Council
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Los Angeles 58, California
Dear Sirs:
May we urge that you pass a resolution supporting
us in opposing this plan and, if this should be done, that
copies be sent to Governor Brown and the representatives of
.// your area in the State Legislature and in Congress.
Such action on your part would be of significant
assistance in safeguarding the water future of all Southern
California.
Enclosure
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STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ON
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR UDALL'S
MODIFIED PACIFIC SOUTHWEST WATER PLAN
March 17, 1%4
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
opposes Secretary of the Interior Udal1's modified Pacific Southwest
Water Plan because it would result in the abandonment of the
District's Colorado River Aqueduct.
It is unthinkable that any Federal or State administration
should advance, as part of a regional water plan, a proposal which
would render useless an aqueduct now providing an indispensable source
of water for the 9,000,000 people of this District.
The District fully concurs in the principle that the water
problems of the arid Southwest can best be solved by the cooperative
action of all interests in the area.
Further, it approves of the concept of a regional water
development fund dedicated to the complete utilization and con-
servation of the water resources of all the Pacific Southwest.
It believes that, instead of the proposal by the Secretary
for enlarging a section of the California Aqueduct, the first Federal
monies spent in California under any regional plan should contribute
support to the State Water Plan and be used for the development of
the water resources of this State's North Coastal area for Califor-
nia's future growth.
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The Pacific Southwest Water Plan in its present form offers
the District at most only feasibility studies for 550,000 acre-feet
of Northern California water annual1y as a replacement for part of
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its present Colorado River supply. This would be replacement of less
than half of the 1,212,000 acre-feet per year which the Secretary
has heretofore contracted to deliver to this District and upon which
the District relied in constructing its aqueduct. The plan offers
nothing to make up this shortage or to provide for the greater future
needs of the District. To really accomplish what its name implies,
the Pacific Southwest Water Plan should be expanded to require present
authorization of projects providing for the future water supply of
Southern California.
The District endorses the program incorporated in the plan
for the conservation and salvage of water along the LOwer Colorado.
. However, it urges that this entire program be instituted at once.
The District believes the proposed plan is seriously
deficient because of the absence of any consideration of the possi-
bilities of transporting water into the Pacific Southwest from sources
other than Northern California such as the Snake River. The District
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urges that such studies be made.
The plan is critically defective because it fails to
recognize and preserve the rights of existing projects in the State
of California to priorities to the annual consumptive use of 4.4
million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River. To put this
another way, California is aSking for only the same protection that
the State of Arizona by statute in 1961 recognized, under the basic,
100-year-old principle of Western water law, for its own existing
projects against the proposed Central Arizona Project.
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In place of protection for California1s valid water rights,
the plan proposes that the Metropolitan Water District surrender its
rights to Colorado River water in reliance upon promises of substitute
water. These promises depend upon the actions of future Congresses
and the doubtful sufficiency of the regional water development fund,
as presently proposed, to accomplish all its objectives.
It is the conviction of the Metropolitan Water District
that those who desire new works diverting water from the Lower
Colorado River should face the hazards of such promises rather than
the taxpayers of this District who have built an aqueduct system
representing an investment of more than a half-billion dollars.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is
determined to carry out its obligations to its people to provide them
with water and to do all in its power to protect their huge invest-
ment in this existing and functioning water supply system.
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
April 22, 1964
The Metropolitan Water District
~ of Southern California
P.O. Box 54153
.. Los Arigeles 54, California
Attention: Mr. Joseph Jeasen
Chairman
Gentlemen:
Enclosed you will find . certified copy of Resolution No.
2700- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
SUPPORTING A STATEMENT OF. THE BOARDOJ' DIRECTORS OF THE METRO..
POLlTAN WATER <DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIlOlUflA, which was adopted
by the City Council at its regular meetfftg held April 2l, 1964.
Yours very truly,
ClTY.OF VERNON
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F. A. Ziemer,
City Clerk
CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
April 22 t 19.64
Honorable Thomas H. Rees
~ Senator, District ... 38
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Sacramento, California
near Sir:
Enclosed you will find a certified copy of ReaolutionNo.
2700 - A RESOLUTION or THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
SUPPORTING A STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFTRE METRO-
POLITAN WATER . DISTRICT OF. SOtn'HERN CALIFORNIA, whicb was adopted
by tbe City Council at its regular meeting held April 2l, i964..
Yours very truly t
CITY OF VERNON
F. A. Ziemer t
City Clerk
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
April 22, 1964
Honorable Edmund G. Brown
U Govet'"or ofCaUfortd.a
State Capitol
Sacram,f!nto, California
Dear Sir:
Enclos~d you will find a certified copy of Resolution No.
2700 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
SUPPORTING ASTATEMEltt OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS .oP THE METRO-
POLITANWATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, which was adopt.d
by the CityCouneil at its regular meeting heldApril2l, 1964.
Yours very truly ,
CITY OF VERNON
F.A. Ziemer,
City Clerk
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
April 22 , 1964
Honorable Thomas H. Kuchel
~ United States Senator
Senate Office Building
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you will find a certified copy of Resolution No.
2700 - A RESOLUTION OF THE.CITY COUNCILor THE CITY OF VERNON
SUPPORTING A STATEMElfl' or mE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OlTHE METRO-
POLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTH~CALIFORNIA.wbich was adopt.d
by the. City Council at its regular meeting held April2l, 1964.
Yours very truly,
CITY OF VERNON
F. A. Ziesner,
City Clerk
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
April 22, 1964
~ Honorable Clair Engle
United States Senator
· Senate. Office Building
Washington 25. D.C.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you wtllfind a certified copy of Resolution No.
2700-:,. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
SUPPORTING A STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE METRO-
POLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALU'ORNIA, which was adopted
by the City Council at its regular meeting held April 21, 1964.
Yours very truly,
CITY OF VERNON
F. A.Ziemer,
City. Clerk
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
April 22, 1964
U Honorable Del M. Clawson
RlIFesentative !n Coop'es" ,
House Office Building
Washington 2S J D.C.
Dear Sir:
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Enclosed. you will find a certiffedcopy of Resolution No.
2700 - A RESOLUTION OF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY or VERNON
SUP.PORTING A STATEMENT OJ'. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE METRO-
POLITANWATIR DISTRICT OF. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,. which.. was adopted
by the City Council at its regular meeting held April 2l, 1964.
Yours very truly,
CITY OF VERNON
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F. A. Ziemer,
City Clerk
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
April 22, 1964
~. IIotIoJ'llble George A. Willson
Assemblyman District 52
State Capitol
Saeramento t California
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you will find a certified copy of Resolution No.
2700 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
SUPPORTING A STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE METRO-
POLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, which .was adopted
by the City Council at its regular meeting held April 21. 1964.
Yours very truly.
CITY OF VERNON
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F. A.Ziemer,
City Clerk