HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-128-10/17/2000-RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY RESOLUTION 2000-128
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY
WHEREAS,the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission is tasked with assigning water
quality use classifications and standards to all waters of the state; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins recognizes that water is a precious resource and its
quality must be protected; and
WHEREAS, in order to fully protect the uses and quality of local waterways, standards and
use classifications must be assigned that are scientifically sound and accurate for each water body;
and
WHEREAS, use classifications must reflect activities that actually occur on water bodies;
and
WHEREAS, water ways should be segmented in such a way as to reflect localized
conditions; and
WHEREAS, scientifically sound biological indicators should be used to determine if there
could be disease-causing microbes in recreational waters.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City of Fort Collins supports the efforts of the Colorado Water
Quality Control Commission to assign accurate, scientifically based, use classifications and water
quality standards to local waterways. Specifically,the Council of the City of Fort Collins supports:
(a) the assignment of Recreation Class 1 standards to water bodies where swimming is likely to
occur; (b) extra protection for the headwaters of the Cache la Poudre River; (c) the use of the
bacterial species E.coli as a pathogen indicator;and(d)more stringent standards for manganese and
selenium in water.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to initiate a limited,one-year water
quality monitoring program on Spring Creek, Fossil Creek and Boxelder Creek to identify the
baseline water quality of these streams for the purpose of determining whether or not these streams
meet the water quality criteria for being classified as Recreation Class 1.
Section 3. That if the water quality data collected indicates that any or all of the
aforementioned streams can meet the water quality criteria for Recreation Class 1, that the City
Manager is further directed to contact the Water Quality Control Commission and request a
reclassification of the qualifying streams to Recreation Class 1.
Section 4. That if, based upon the water quality data collected, the Water Quality
Services Manager determines that any or all of the aforementioned streams do not meet the water
quality criteria for Recreation Class 1, the City Manager shall, within sixty (60) days of said
determination, provide the Council with an action plan to improve such water quality.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 17th day of October,
A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk