APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
2023APR28 AMIL20
FILEDOFFICE OFTHE CITY CLERK
Oakland CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
8 969 3 >RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE DAN KALB
RESOLUTION IN CELEBRATION OF EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT’S (EBMUD) 100 YEARS OF SERVING THE EAST BAY
WHEREAS, The California State Legislature adopted the Municipal Utility District Act (MUD Act) in 1921, allowing the creation of a special district to provide domestic water services across city'and county jurisdictional boundaries; and
WHEREAS, EBMUD was established on May 8, 1923, by the voters of seven East Bay cities to consolidate numerous private companies and provide safe, reliable water service; and WHEREAS, EBMUD provides high-quality Mokelumne River water to homes and businesses of the East Bay through an extensive infrastructure system that includes Pardee and Camanche Reservoirs in the Sierra foothills, aqueducts spanning 90 miles, five East Bay reservoirs, state-of-the-art water treatment plants and pumps, and 4,200 miles of distribution pipes; and
WHEREAS, EBMUD’s duties were expanded in 1944, when voters established Special District No. 1, and since that time EBMUD built and has operated a wastewater treatment system to protect the health of San Francisco Bay, and EBMUD became the first utility in the nation to generate net renewable energy by capturing methane gas from the wastewater treatment process; and
WHEREAS, EBMUD successfully manages its water system to concurrently provide municipal water supply, restore and protect the environment, meet the needs of downstream water users, meet flood control requirements, and generate renewable energy through hydropower; and
WHEREAS, EBMUD acquired additional water rights and built facilities to access Sacramento River water in dry years, purchases supplemental supplies during dry years, and invests in water conservation and water recycling to ensure reliable,, high-quality water supplies for generations to come; and
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WHEREAS, EBMUD has been recognized for excellence in water treatment; is a leader in research and innovation; and is committed to investing in and maintaining infrastructure to ensure customers have dependable water supplies; and
WHEREAS, EBMUD’s environmental leadership is demonstrated by establishing the first utility watershed master plan addressing water quality and biodiversity protection while balancing recreation access, supporting a healthy salmon fishery on the Mokelumne River, introducing pioneering water education and conservation services, and sponsoring state legislation to get lead out of drinking water plumbing fixtures that resulted in a national law; and WHEREAS, EBMUD now serves 1.4 million drinking water customers in 20 incorporated and 15 unincorporated cities and communities and supports a regional $748 billion Bay Area economy that is essential to the economic health of California; and WHEREAS, EBMUD’s wastewater treatment system protects San Francisco Bay and serves 740,000 people from the communities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Kensington, Oakland, Piedmont, and part of Richmond; and WHEREAS, EBMUD is a major Bay Area employer with employees working in a broad range of trades, technical, administrative and scientific fields, and is committed to cultivating diversity, advancing equity and ensuring an inclusive culture for its employees, customers, and the communities it serves; and
WHEREAS, the East Bay Municipal Utility District has provided 100 years of responsible and exemplary public service; now therefore be it RESOLVED that the Oakland City Council hereby celebrates the East Bay Municipal Utility District on its Centennial Anniversary.
22023IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES- FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS ^
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