HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 13-64 RESOLUTION NO. 13'64 "': '
A .RESOLUTION TO THE STATE .WATER RIGHTS BOARD'
REQUESTING THAT.THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD BE'
GIVEN A PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT :',OF THE .APPLICATION
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA-OF UN~PP..ROpRIATED .' ~'.- .
WATER IN THE KERN' R-IVER '.AS CONTAINED IN~. "
APPLICATION NO. 5642- NOW' PENDING.. BEFORE THE-
STATE .WATER RIGHTS BOARD.' ....
WHEREAS, the California' 'Water CommisSi'on .as .a lawful
successor in interest now has pending before the..-State Water Rights
Board Application No. "5.642 for 1;210,000 acre feet off. upappropriated
water in the Kern River, and '
': -..WHEREAS, said.Application No'~'_ 564'2 re.quir.es that said
water be allocated .for irrigation, 'dom'estie'-and recreational
.put.poses, and ' ·
;-;a WHE.REAS, the-. Cit. y 'of Bakersfield desires t~ have
allocated to it 100,000 'acre feet.."of water~:fofr '~omestic purposes~
and
WHE.REAS, the .Ci. ty."'of Bakersfield has by 'individUai','
appliea'tion to.' the Cali'fornia State"' Wa't~r Rights "Board notified it
that the City'of Bakersfield is' the ]"awfUl-sucdessor/in interest
to the' Baker. sfield Municipal Wa'tejr'Dis.tr~ct..and has."reaffirmed the
application' ..of the. BakerS'fie ld Municip~T. 'Wa'ter. District f0'r ~100,000
acre fee.t of Unappropriated water 'in:~ .the ..Kern ..River ,.,and'
· :' WHEREAS, in 0rd~r to 'prote'ct'.'itSelf:agains.t prior
applications'fgr Unappropriated...wat'er i~n the' Kern RiVer the. City
of Bakersfield ~desires· to.obtain a partial .a'sSig~m~nt o'f the
application of the' State o'f California to .unapproprlated'water in.
the Kern RiVer, l- .
_. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED b.y:.~he CoUncil of' the City
of Bakersfield as follows:'
Section 1. The City Of-Baker'Sfield..:hereby petitions .the'
'State. Water Rights Board for a'p.artial assignment ·~of the application
of the State of California'for 'unap'p'r6.priated water in the. 'Kern
River and. COntained in·Ap,plication'.No..'.5642,'.~''
"'·"prepared 'in this'. regard."
Section 2. The Cityi of. Bakersfieid: hereby petitions the
State Water.Rights Board to make' the assignment· as above .requeste·d
in Section· i in the amount of 100,000 'acre .feet of-Water. - ' '.
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.... -- Section 3. ,·The City A'tt,'orney:·of the City of Bakersfield
is Lhereby instructed to prepare whaeever', 'documents are ·.heCessary
to implement this resolution and the Manager. :of, the "City of Bakers-
field is hlereby :instrUcted to execd[~,!·Whatev~r 'doCu~ent~ are ·'
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the :f~regoing Resolution· was
passed-.and adopted by the Council of ·the City· of Bakersfield at a
re'gular meeting thereof held on the-2nd"day of March~ol964,·.by the
Ayes: Counci'lmen Bal~anz., Doolin~,~.Ma~Chb~nks~ Mossma~,.Rucker~
Noes:-' Councilmen: None
Absen~:'~Ouncilman: S, iern
Abstaining~ CoUncilmen: None
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:' '" ~7,:,~-~:)~:4, Council'· af 'the' City 'of Bakersfield...
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