HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 92-355 - Requesting a "Clean Bill of Health" statement for the Upper Sac River & Lake Shasta a year after the "Cantara Loop Spill" RESOLUTION NO. 92-355
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING REQUESTING A "CLEAN
BILL OF HEALTH" STATEMENT FOR THE UPPER SACRAMENTO RIVER AND LAKE SHASTA A
YEAR AFTER THE "CANTARA LOOP SPILL" .
WHEREAS, on July 14 , 1991, a Southern Pacific train derailed along the
Sacramento River near the City of Dunsmuir in Siskiyou County, California and
this derailment caused the discharge of metam sodium into the upper
Sacramento River, temporarily contaminating the River for nearly 45 miles
downstream to Lake Shasta; and
WHEREAS, residents and officials feared long-term health effects and
economic disaster for the tourism-based economy of this region through
widespread regional and national news media coverage of the spill; and
WHEREAS, the Cantara Loop Task Force was appointed by Congressman Wally
Herger to address these issues by examining the long-term environmental and
economic effects of the spill; and
WHEREAS, the Cantara Loop Task Force, in its final report, has
determined that the Upper Sacramento River is well on its way to recovery and
that Lake Shasta has fully recovered from what was only a small, localized,
(affecting only the Sacramento Arm at the entry point of the River) and
temporary environmental impact; and
WHEREAS, there have been no detectable traces of metam sodium or any of
its chemical breakdown products revealed in tests conducted by several
government agencies, including the State Department of Water Quality Control,
and the Department of Fish and Game for over a period of one year in the
River or Lake Shasta; and
WHEREAS, the Upper Sacramento River and Lake Shasta are now available
for safe and abundant recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, there are still lingering, unfounded suspicions in the public
perception regarding the safety of the area which contributes unrealistically
to the severe recession inflicted on the tourism industry in the Upper
Sacramento River and Lake Shasta.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Redding hereby request that Congressman Herger use the powers of his office
to obtain a "Clean Bill of Health" Statement for the Upper Sacramento River
and Lake Shasta. Not only would this statement reflect reality, but it would
be a significant step forward in mitigating the ongoing economic effects of
the spill .
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 18th
day of August 1992 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members : Anderson, Arness, Datil, Kehoe & Moss
NOES: Council Members : None
ABSENT: Council Members : None
ABSTAIN: Council Members : None
CHARLIE MOSS, Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED:
LINDA MOSCATELLO, Asst. City Clerk RA ALL A. HAYS, C ' y Attorney