128 of 1984 - Memorandum of Understanding for Developing Local & Imported Water Supplies R 84-14
RESOLUTION NO. 128 OF 1984
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Reclamation, (BOR), Salt Lake County
Water Conservancy District, (SLCWCD), Central Utah Water Conserv-
ancy District, (CUWCD), Metropolitan Water District, (MWD), and
Salt Lake City Corporation, (SLC), negotiated a Memorandum of
Understanding which was approved by the City in Resolution Nos.
100 and 101 on the 6th day of December, 1983, which Memorandum of
Understanding sets forth the methods of developing both local
water supplies and imported water supplies to serve the growing
population of Salt Lake County, including the Little Dell Dam
Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved in principal the concepts
in said Memorandum of Understanding by Resolution No. 100 dated
December 6, 1983; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also passed Resolution No. 101 on
December 6, 1983 requesting that additional studies be conducted
regarding the Central Utah Project; that an election be held to
obtain the approval of the taxpayers; and that MWD not petition
for 20,000 acre feet of water from the CUWCD until the foregoing
was accomplished; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, on April 3, 1984, passed Resolu-
tion No. 34 withdrawing its request to MWD to withhold filing its
petition for said 20,000 acre feet of water from CUWCD; and
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WHEREAS, the State of Utah has completed an in-depth study
of CUWCD's Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), and
has held various public meetings throughout the State of Utah;
and
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that CUWCD will hold a supple-
mental repayment contract election to obtain the approval of the
taxpayers to authorize the CUWCD to increase its indebtedness to
complete the said Bonneville Unit.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council hereby without reservation
affirms its support for the said original Memorandum of Under-
standing originally approved under Resolution No. 100, and urges
that all concepts set forth therein be collectively implemented
in a timely manner.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
11th day of December , 1984.
SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
By
CHAIRMAN
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