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I RESOLUTION NO. R-124-06 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, 3 CALIFORNIA, CALLING UPON: (1) THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE THE 4 TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITIES OF COLTON AND RIALTO, AND (2) THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY 5 CONTROL BOARD, SANTA ANA REGION TO ASSIST THOSE CITIES TO RECOVER CLEAN-UP COSTS FROM THE CORPORATE AND OTHER 6 ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR POLLUTING THE RIALTO/COLTON GROUNDWATER BASIN 7 WHEREAS, the City of Colton is responsible for supplying a safe, affordable and 8 reliable drinking water source to its residential and commercial customers; and 9 WHEREAS, the City owns and possesses valuable water rights in the Rialto/Colton 10 Groundwater Basin and relies on this aquifer to meet its needs for water; and 11 WHEREAS, a clean groundwater supply is essential to the welfare and vitality of the 12 City and the health and wellbeing of the public; and 13 WHEREAS, perchlorate is a chemical principally used to accelerate the combustion 14 of rocket fuels and propellants and in the manufacture of explosives, munitions, flares, ordnance, 15 and pyrotechnic products, such as fireworks; and 16 WHEREAS, perchlorate that is disposed of, discharged or released into the 17 environment is a hazardous substance within the definitions of the Comprehensive Environmental 18 Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendment and 19 Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.); the Resource Conservation and Recovery 20 Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.); California Health and Safety Code section 25300, et seq.; and 21 the Porter -Cologne Water Quality Control Act, California Water Code sections 13000, et seq.; and 22 WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the California 23 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment have found that perchlorate causes adverse 24 human health effects, including inhibition of iodine uptake to the thyroid gland, producing physical 25 and developmental problems, particularly in pregnant women and their developing fetuses and 26 behavioral changes and mental retardation in children, and 27 WHEREAS, from 1951 to the present various entities, including the United States, 28 governmental contractors, and fireworks and explosives manufacturers have owned and operated facilities on a 160 -acre parcel in the City of Rialto and conducted on that parcel a range of activities 1