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WHEREAS, the latest Central Basin Judgment contains new carryover provisions which
allow for a greater amount of a pumper's unused water to be carried over to the next Fiscal Year
while also allowing for the conversion of unused carryover to storage; and,
WHEREAS, the City must occasionally store, purchase, sell, lease in, or lease out water
to continue to balance the current and long term water supply demands of its customers; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District provides imported water to water utilities in
the Southern California area; and,
WHEREAS, other local sources of water such as groundwater are available that cost
less than the prices charged by the Metropolitan Water District; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue to use these local sources of water, such as
groundwater, to the maximum extent possible by exercising the added flexibility afforded by the
latest version of the Central Basin Judgment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Public Works Director is authorized to enter into contracts to
convert water to storage, purchase, sell, exchange, lease in, and /or lease out water, or the
rights thereto, provided that the purchase price does not exceed the cost of purchasing imported
water from the Metropolitan Water District, including all associated pumping costs..
SECTION 2. Resolution No. 4650 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.:
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9t" day of June, 2015.
LUIS H. MARQUEZ
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 15-7565
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a Regular Meeting held on the 91h day of June, 2015, by the following
vote, to wit: