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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1977_02_09_R025 Authorizing Connection of Sanitary Facilities at Westmoreland Davis Memorial FoundationRESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION : TOWN OF LEESBURG IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA PRESENTED.Feb. 9~ 1977 77-25 ADOPTED Feb. 9~ 1977 AUTHORIZING CONNECTION OF SANITARY FACILITIES ON LANDS OF THE WESTMORELAND DAVIS MEMORIAL FOUNDA- TION TO THE SEWER SYSTEM WHEREAS, the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation has re- quested authority for connection to the sewer system for sanitary facilities located on its lands lying north of and outside the town, specifically Morven Park Equestrian Center dormitories and, potentially, the Westmoreland Davis home and offices of the Me- morial Foundation, to be provided through a system of gravity sewers, sewage pumping stations and force main, all to be owned and maintained by the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation and all to be located on land of the foundation or public ways ex- cept a 125 foot segment to be placed upon an easement between Morven Park Road and the easement in which the public sanitary sewer exists; and WHEREAS, the foundation has been ordered by the Loudoun County Health Department to correct the malfunctioning on-site sanitary waste disposal system which is a hazard to students and the pub- lic visiting at the Morven Park Equest~an Institute; and WHEREAS, the foundation has thoroughly investigated alternative systems for providing on-site sanitary waste disposal and has found no acceptable location for the necessary drainage system of suf- ficient capazity to serve the needs of the Morven Park Equestrian Center; and -2- WHEREAS, the location of on-site sanitary waste disposal sys- tems within the subterranean watershed providing public drinking water to the town potentially risks contamination of town wells, particularly the Paxton well; and WHEREAS, the foundation and the Morven Park Equestrian Center provide important educational and cultural benefits for the people of Leesburg and Loudoun County; and WHEREAS, this request and the special circumstances surround- ing it are of such unique and individual character as to exclude application of the general policy prohibiting connection of land areas outside the town to the town's sewer system; and WHEREAS, the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation has in- formally offered to grant the town easements for the location, con- struction, operation, use and maintenance of a water supply fa- cility on land of the foundation, the precise location to be de- termined after the drilling of one or more test wells on lands of the foundation, and the connection of the water supply facility to the Leesburg water system with necessary water mains and ap- purtenances, provided that water supply facility does not inter- fe~with the operation of the foundation's own water supply: NOW, THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Lees- burg, Virginia, as follows: The manager is authorized to approve the application of the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation for connection to the sewer system as described above, said approval to be subject to the fol- lowing conditions: -3- (a) The application and connection shall be subject to all pertinent regulations, including required fees and charges, in addition to the requirements of this resolution. (b) The Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation shall agree to grant all easements necessary for construction, operation, use and maintenance of a water supply facility on land of the founda- tion, the precise location to be determined after the drilling of one or more test wells on said lands, and the connection of the water supply facility to the Leesburg water system by necessary water mains and appurtenances. (c) The sewer connection shall be only for the benefit and presently use of the existing and/proposed facilities on lands of the West- moreland Davis Memorial Foundation, and no others. (d) The charge for sewer service paid by the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation shall be the same as charges paid by owners of property similarly situated in accordance with rates established by the Town. PASSED this 9th day of February , 1977. ATTEST: Mary A~ne Newman, Mayor Town of Leesburg