HomeMy WebLinkAbout020824 RES - 11/07/1989A RESOLUTION
PETITIONING THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EDWARDS AQUIFER TO
SUPPORT AND PROMOTE A SYSTEM OF WATER PLANNING THAT INCLUDES
ALL WATER USERS WITHIN A DESCRIBED REGION.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi obtains one -hundred
percent of its water for municipal and industrial purposes from the
Nueces River Basin; and
WHEREAS, the bay and estuarine system is dependent for its
productivity on fresh water inflows from the Nueces River; and
WHEREAS, the Edwards Aquifer receives over half its water
from the Nueces River watershed, including the West Nueces River, the
Leona River, the Frio River, the Sabinal River, and streams tributary
thereto; and
WHEREAS, more than half the water production of the
watershed of the Nueces River flows into the Edwards Aquifer; and
WHEREAS, within the region defined by the three
aforementioned river basins, responsibility for water management is
divided among three river authorities, a groundwater district split
into two mutually antagonistic camps, two systems of water law, and
numerous local governments; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned region is characterized by a
limited amount of water and increasing competition among water users;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi does hereby petition the Select Committee on the Edwards
Aquifer, established under House Concurrent Resolution Number 142, and
by joint proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of
the House dated September 26, 1989, to support and promote a system of
water planning that includes all water users within the aforementioned
region.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi does hereby urge the Select Committee on the Edwards Aquifer
to reject any proposal for water management that does not take into
account the needs of downstream water users.
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Betty N. Turner /r
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Tom Hunt (;
Edward A. Martin t,. 'y
Joe McComb (f
Cl if Moss
Mary Rhodes (r i
Frank Schwing, Jr. f,
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