HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 4148 - Support CRMWA - Soutwestern Public Service Company - Water Rights Purchase - 05_13_1993Resolution No. 4148
May 13, 1993
Item #40
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock continues to be
concerned with the increasing chloride content of water obtained from Lake
Meredith and;
WHEREAS, Federal efforts to control the salinity of water entering
Lake Meredith from near Logan, N.M., have been authorized by H.R. 429, but
funding has not been provided; and
WHEREAS, the amount of chloride and dissolved solids in the water
supplied from Lake Meredith do not meet the requirements of the Texas Water
Commission's secondary (aesthetic) constituent levels, which has resulted in
the City of Lubbock being placed on a "provisional" status by the Texas
Water Commission; and
WHEREAS, it appears that it may be several years before the Lake
Meredith desalinization project reaches completion; and
WHEREAS, the Canadian River Municipal Authority is attempting to
obtain the rights to ground water located in Roberts County currently owend
by Southwestern Public Service Company for the purpose of blending such
water with the water from Lake Meredith in order to improve the quality of
water supplied to the member cities of the Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock strongly urges the
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and Southwestern Public Service
Company to reach agreement on the sale or lease of such underground water
rights; and
WHEREAS, the sale or lease of said under ground water rights to the
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority not only will improve the quality
of Lubbock's water, but also will increase the quantity of water available
to Lubbock citizens; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock hereby urges the Canadian
River Municipal Water Authority and Southwestern Public Service Company to
reach an agreement on the sale or lease of underground water located in
Roberts County for blending with Lake Meredith water; and
THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock hereby pledges its
support to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority in water rights
negotiations with Southwestern Public Service Company; and
THAT the benefits to the citizens of the City of Lubbock and to the
citizens of many Texas panhandle and South Plains communities resulting from
the Supplemental Ground Water Project will be great; and
THAT the City
member cities of the
this very worthwhile
ATTEST:
Council of the City of Lubbock hereby urges
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority to
and neces:
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'Betty M. Johnson-, Vity Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Dan A. aw ins, Director o
Wa er Utilities
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DbnAld G. Vandiver, First Assis
City Attorney
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