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RESOLUTION
2001-179
PRESENTED October 23,2001
ADOPTED __October 23, 2001,
A RESOLUTION:
AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN
COUNTY COOPERATIVE STREAM
PROGRAM
THE LOUDOUN
MONITORING
WHEREAS, the County of Loudoun desires to develop a comprehensive
cooperative program to monitor and protect the water resources of Loudoun County; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Loudoun County Cooperative Stream Monitoring
Program is to build constituencies for watersheds and to utilize existing and new sources
of stream monitoring data to help determine the condition of the county's streams; and
WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Cooperative Stream Monitoring Program has a
number of objectives within three major goals including: data acquisition, synthesis, and
analysis; public involvement, education, and outreach; and application of surface water
data to land use decisions and watershed protection; and
WHEREAS, through increased coordination, the Loudoun County Cooperative
Stream Monitoring Program may also lower the overall public cost of stream monitoring
by avoiding unnecessary duplication and utilizing volunteers, where appropriate, to
supplement the government's water quality data; and
WHEREAS, a county-wide database will help evaluate and implement policies
and procedures to mitigate impacts of land development and other land-use activities; and
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A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE LOUDOUN
COUNTY COOPERATIVE STREAM MONITORING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Environmental Advisory Commission approved a
resolution on September 12, 2001, encouraging the Leesburg Mayor and Town Council
to participate in the Loudoun County Cooperative Stream Monitoring Program; and
WHEREAS, participants are to sign the Loudoun County Stream Monitoring
Program document, which is a Memorandum of Understanding among organizations
involved in watershed conservation and stream sampling; and
WHEREAS, signing the memorandum of understanding creates no obligations,
financial or otherwise from the town,
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
The Town of Leesburg will participate in the Loudoun County Cooperative
Stream Monitoring Program in a cooperative effort to protect and restore the water
resources of Loudoun County and the Town of Leesburg, and the town manager is
authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
PASSED this 23rd day of October 2001
B.J. Wel~, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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