CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Mayor

RESOLUTION 05-133

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA OPPOSING THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION'S PROPOSAL TO AMEND 18 AAC 70.240 TO ALLOW INCREASED POLLUTION - THROUGH USE OF MIXING ZONES IN ALASKA SALMON STREAMS.

WHEREAS, The Alaska Department of Environment Conservation recently proposed new rules to allow "mixing zones" in Alaska fish streams; and

WHEREAS, Mixing zones allow pollution at levels that violate standards designed to protect fish and fish consumers; and

WHEREAS, Alaska's wild salmon are renowned worldwide for being clean, fresh and healthy; and

WHEREAS, Alaska salmon fisheries support countless families and communities throughout the Homer area, and form part of the cultural fabric that makes Alaska unique; and

WHEREAS, Salmon health, salmon habitat and salmon marketing will suffer under a broad new rule allowing increased pollution into Alaska's salmon streams; and

WHEREAS, The state of Alaska has limited technical and financial resources to assess the consequences of increased pollution into Alaska's salmon streams; and

WHEREAS, Alaskans resoundingly opposed a similar proposal from the Murkowski Administration last year, and vital local and state government resources are being spent to undermine fish stream and salmon marketing protections.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Homer hereby opposes the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's proposal to amend 18 AAC 70.240 to allow increased pollution through the use of mixing zones in Alaska salmon streams.

CITY OF HOMER

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ATTEST: JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: NA