Res 18-070RESOLUTION NO. 18-070
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF POWAY'S
SALT AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the California State Water Resources Control Board adopted a Recycled
Water Policy in May 2009, requiring water and wastewater agencies develop plans to manage
salts, nutrients, and other significant chemical compounds in every groundwater basin or sub -
basin in the State;
WHEREAS, the City of Poway is both a water and wastewater agency, and a recycled
water provider, and the majority of the Poway Valley Groundwater Basin is located within the City
of Poway;
WHEREAS, the City of Poway, being desirous of ensuring the protection of groundwater
in the Poway Valley Groundwater Basin, elected to take the lead agency role in preparing the
SNMP;
WHEREAS, the infiltration of salts and nutrients into the groundwater basin from recycled
water and other sources of water must be managed to protect the water quality of the state's
groundwater basins;
WHEREAS, the City of Poway has developed a Salt and Nutrient Management Plan to
meet the State Water Resources Control Board Recycled Water Policy;
WHEREAS, the City of Poway has prepared and made available for review and comment,
a Salt and Nutrient Management Plan, as on file at the City Clerk's Office, and on the City's
website;
WHEREAS, the City of Poway has developed an annual groundwater monitoring program
to monitor the salts and nutrients within the Poway Groundwater Basin;
WHEREAS, the Salt and Nutrient Management Plan be periodically reviewed at least once
every five years; and
WHEREAS, the Salt and Nutrient Management Plan must be filed with the State Water
Resources Control Board by December 14, 2018.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
Section 1: The City of Poway's Salt and Nutrient Management Plan is hereby
approved and adopted.
Section 2: The City staff is hereby authorized and directed to file the Salt and Nutrient
Management Plan with the State Water Resources Control Board by December 14, 2018.
Section 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to implement the
Poway Groundwater Basin monitoring programs as set forth in the Salt and Nutrient Management
Plan, which includes the monitoring of wells within the Poway Groundwater Basin.
Resolution No. 18-070
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting this 4th day of December 2018.
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nahcyeqteld(City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Nancy Neufeld, City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 18-070 was duly adopted by the City Council
at a meeting of said City Council held on the 4th day of December 2018, and that it was so adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: LEONARD, FRANK, GROSCH, MULLIN, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
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Nahcyp4e6feld,1 City Clerk
City of Poway