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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-91-1:2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC,
FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE PROTECTION OF
BROWARD COUNTY'S FRESH WATER RESOURCES,
THE EVERGLADES, THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER AND
THE EAST EVERGLADES WETLANDS; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN LEEECTIVE DATE,
WHEREAS, water is the natural resource upon which all life
depends; and
WHEREAS, Wetlands are a valuable natural resource which
serves as a vital link between land and water; and
WHEREAS, Wetlands provide protection and filtration of the
Biscayne Aquifer, the sole economical source of water supply for
South Florida; and
WHEREAS, Wetlands provide many important benefits to people
and their environment such as to improve water quality, reduce
flood and storm damage, provide important fish and wildlife
habitat and support hunting and fishing activities; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. E.P.A. has determined the East Everglades
of Southwest Broward are a vital part of the ecosystem of the
Everglades, provide habitat for the endangered Florida panther,
the snail kite and the diminishing wading bird population; and
WHEREAS, the East Everglades Wetlands provide recharge for
the stressed delicate Biscayne Aquifer; and
WHEREAS, the inland migration of saltwater intrusion is the
primary threat to public water supplies in coastal Broward County
and the ongoing and historic drainage of the East Everglades
Wetlands to accommodate growth has helped to create this
situation; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. E.P.A has determined that "in South Florida
the past and continuing cumulative loss of Everglades Wetlands is
a major threat to water quality and resources, aquatic life and
wildlife"; and
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WHEREAS, the Everglades, East Everglades Wetlands7and the
Biscayne Aquifer are inter -related natural resources critical to
the water system which produces South Florida's rain cycle; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty-four percent (54%) of the nation's
wetlands have vanished forever and the South Florida Regional
Planning Council has determined that South Florida has lost more
than fifty percent (50%) of Everglades Systems Wetlands; and
WHEREAS, South Florida Water Management District's Broward
County Water Supply Plan, Phase 1, May 1, 1991, recommends
designating Broward County as a "Critical Water Supply Area".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
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• That the City Council of the City of Tamarac
Florida, supports the protection of the Everglades, the East
Everglades Wetlands and the Biscayne Aquifer and urge the
appropriate authorities to adopt such policies and regulations at
least consistent with present federal standards and produce an
inventory map of the East Everglades Wetlands, as may be necessary
to ensure the protection of these valuable natural resources.
,SF,CTION_2,This Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its passage.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this _ ICJ day of L 1991.
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NORMAN ABRAMOWITZ
MAY -OR
ATTEST:
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CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this RESOLUTION as
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