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RESOLUTION NO. 92-166
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County met in Special
Session this 20th day of May, 1992, and;
WHEREAS, Mohave County does recognize that the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
(FMIT) plays a very important role in the economy of the lower Mohave Valley,
and;
WHEREAS, Mohave County further recognizes that the sewer system that
has been financed by the FMlT and put into place by the Fort Mojave Tribal
Utilities Authority (FMTUA) does BIso play an important role in the development of
both Tribal and non-Tribal lands, and;
WHEREAS, it is recognized of the critical importance of water in the area
and that the Mohave Valley Irrigation and Drainage District (MVIDD), which
controls allocation of water resources to private lands within that area, has
allocated and/or reserved all of the 41,000 acre feet per year of Colomdo River
water, and;
WHEREAS, the FMlT/FMTUA does bave in place a 1.5 million gallon per
day sewer plant in operation, expandable to ~LO million gallons per day and effluent
from that plant has been committed to be available by FMTUA resolution to the
MVIDD, and:
WHEREAS, Mohave County strongly supports the continued viability of the
FMTUA because it is the sole entity cuerently capable of providing regional
wastewater treatment utility service to the South Mohave Valley which is essential
to the economy and environment of the area,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mohave County does hereby
express its strong support for proposed legislation to be presented to the United
States Congress by the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe which would authorize the Tribe
to lease up to 5,000 acre feet of water from its Arizona Allocation for use in the
Mohave Valley in Arizona for a term not to exceed 25 years;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Mohave
County Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to publicly announce the County's
support of this proposed legislatioll and to offer supporting testimony before the
United States Congress if appropriat.e.
PAS-SED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of May, 1992.
MafIA VB COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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OFFleIAl RECORDS OF MOHAVE COUNTY AZ.
*JOAN MceALL, MOHAVE COUNTY RECORDER*
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