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RESOLUTION NO.
89-41
PRESENTED
ADOPTED
February 14,
February 14,
1989
1989
A RESOLUTION:
AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO TAKE CERTAIN STEPS TO
CHALLENGE THE EFFICACY OF THE VIRGINIA POLLUTION
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT (VPDES) FOR
THE TOWN'S WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY;
PREPARE A PRESENTATION BEFORE THE VIRG~ WATER
CONTROL BOARD CI-IAI,I,ENGING THE DULLES AREA WATERSHED
POLICIES AND ENSURE THAT PLANS ARE PREPARED TO
INCREASE PLANT CAPACITY
WHEREAS, the Virginia Water Control Board (VWCB) in June, 1983, commi.~sioned the
Northern Virginia Planning District Commi.~sion (NVPDC) to conduct a technical analysis of
Tuscarora Creek to determine if Leesburg's wastewater discharge should be required to meet Dulles
Area Watershed Policies (DAWP) for advanced wastewater treatment standards; and
WHEREAS, the NVPDC study was completed in June, 1985 and recommended less stringent
standards, based on scientific data and new planning tools available to assess receiving water q,,~lity
benefits resulting from alternate levels of treatment; and
WHEREAS, the NVPDC recommended standards are in accordance with state and federal water
q,,~llty goals, particularly the restoration and protection of beneficial uses under state water quality
standards; and
WHEREAS, this Council adopted Resolution #88-113 in June, 1988 which requested the VWCB
to amend the Dulles Area Watershed Policy to include recommendations made by NVPDC; and
WHEREAS, the VWCB has taken no action, nor responded to the town's request; and
WHEREAS, the town's consulting engineer, CH2M Hill, has determined that a 2.5 rngd
expansion of Leesburg's Wastewater Treatment facility will cost in excess of $53 million, nearly $38
million more than an expansion and upgrade built to NVPDC recommended standards; and
WHEREAS, these exorbitant costs will not be offset by federal participation and place a severe
economic burden on our citizens, in terms of an eventual 300% increase in availability and user fees
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to retire the debt and pay the required increased operations and maintenance costs; and
WHEREAS, this Council wishes to take ~ll steps necessary to expose the devastating impact
these standards will impose on our community; and
WHEREAS, this Council seeks to ensure that all steps are taken to begin design of Leesburg's
planned expansion of its wastewater treatment facility to meet current standards and to establish a
capital reserve through increased availability fees to ensure funding for the required capacity:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
Section I. The manager is authorized and directed to make a written request to the VWCB for
a public hearing to facilitate public input on the proposed VPDES permit for Leesburg's Wastewater
Treatment Facility under DWAP standards.
Section II. The manager is directed to prepare testimony to be presented at the VWCB'S
"citizen's hour" during its quarterly meeting on March 20, 1989 in Richmond by the Mayor.
Section IlL The manager is authorized and directed to issue a request for proposals for design
and construction management services for the upgraded expansion of the Leesburg Wastewater
Pollution Control Facility to a capacity of 5.0 mgd under DAWP standards.
Section IV. The mAnAger is authorized and directed to update the March 4, 1988 "AvailAbility
Fee Rate Study through the Year 2000" report for review by this Council to reflect capital costs
associated with the design and construction of an advanced wastewater treatment facility.
PASSED this 14th day of February
ATTEST:
7
.,1989.
Town of Leesburg