HomeMy Public PortalAbout1984_09_12_R147The Town of Leesburg in Virginia
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED September 12, 1984
84-147 ADOPTED September 12~ 1984
AUTHORIZING AN ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION SYSTEM FOR EFFLUENT
DISINFECTION AS A BID ALTERNATE AND DIRECTING THE ACTING
TOWN MANAGER TO PURSUE FUNDING THEREFOR
WHEREAS, a preliminary investigation by town staff and the town's con-
sulting engineers indicates a potential capital savings exceeding $200,000 and
annual operating savings of approximately $10,000 if ultraviolet irradiation
is substituted for dechlorination as a method for effluent disinfection at the
town's wastewater treatment facility; and
WHEREAS, the use of ultraviolet irradiation as an alternative to dechlorina-
tion will enhance the operational safety of the town's wastewater treatment
facility; and
WHEREAS, innovative and alternative funding through the State Water Control
Board and Environmental Protection Agency may be available to fund the con-
stuction of an ultraviolet irradiation system.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. The town's construction engineering consultant is directed to
design and include as a deductible bid alternate an ultraviolet irradiation
system for effluent disinfection as part of the bid documents for the Leesburg
wastewater treatment plant expansion project.
SECTION II. The acting town manager is directed to pursue both conventional
and innovative and alternative funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and State Water Control Board for the ultraviolet irradiation system.
PASSED this 12th day of
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Clerk of Co/~ncil
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Town of Leesburg