Res 988-55i! P, ESOLUTION NO. 988,
POLLUTION IN THE INTBACOASTAL
WATERWAY IN THE DELHAY BEACH
BOCA HATON .AREAS o
W~S pollution has been proven to exist in the
Intracoastal Waterway in the Delray Beach-to-Boca Raton
areas;
AND WBEREAS sand and silt blockage of the Boca ~aton
inlet to the sea is declared to prevent flow of fresh sea-
water to said areas; and elimination of raw sewage, float-
ing rank vegetation and drainage ditch accumulation is de-
clared to be impeded by such blockage; and, also, flash
Flood control is declared to be impeded;
AND WHEREAS such blockage is declared to present a
hazard to navigation, an obstacle to sea rescue by boat
and to civil defense measures in times off emergency;
NOW BE IT RESOLYED by the City Commission off Delray
Beach, Florida, that this Commission hereby endorses:
1. Efforts by the ~arbors and Waterways Sub-Committee
of the Palm Beach County Resources Development
Board to have the north jetty at Boca Raton inlet
restored and/or said inlet deepened, in order to
provide continual adequate tidal flow of fresh sea-
water to minimize pollution in the Delray Beach-to-
Boca Raton areas of the Intracoastal Waterway;
2. Efforts by said Sub-Committee to remove hazards to
navigation at said Boca Raton inlet; and to obtain
a water depth of twelve (12) Feet in local areas
of the Intracoastal Waterway, as authorized by the
National Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945.
AND, BE IT FU~TBE~ RESOLVED that the City Commission of
Delray Beach, Florida, agreqs, should the need arise, to
meet with County, State and/or National Government repre-
sentatives, to determine responsibility, ways and means for
prompt correction of the conditions described herein.
APPROVED this 25th day of October, A. D., 1955.
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