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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION
FOR CALFED SCIENCE PROGRAM FUNDING
FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM PILOT PROJECT
WHEREAS, Butte County is an important watershed of origin for the Bay-Delta System; and
WHEREAS, the sustainability of water resources is critical for the economy, communities and
ecosystems of Butte County; and
WHEREAS, deternuning the environmental water demand for current ecologic conditions in Butte
County is critical component for water resource management, and;
WHEREAS, a scientific methodology is needed to assess the potential ecosystem impacts from changes
to water management and climate conditions; and
WHEREAS, the CALFED Science Program is seeking to invest fianding far projects that will
fundamentally advance the understanding of the complex Bay-Delta System; and
WHEREAS, the 2004 Environmental Monitoring Plan provides the means to estimate the current
ecosystem water demand and the ability to assess the impact of changes in climatic conditions and water
management including changes to the Bay-Delta System that may effect Butte County; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the Environmental Monitoring Plan will provide the means to estimate
current ecosystem water demands and the ability to assess changes in climatic conditions and water
management;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte
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hereby authorize and direct the Department of Water and Resource Conservation to prepare the necessary data,
conduct studies, execute and file and application with the CALFED Science PragraFn to fund an Enviroiunental
Monitoring Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 24th
March 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Kirk, Lambert, Yamaguchi
NOES: None
.A.BSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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Butte County Board of Supervisors
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