HomeMy Public PortalAbout2004_09_14_r150The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the
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PRESENTED: September 14, 2004
ADOPTED: September 14, 2004
SUPPORTING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR WATERSHED PLANNING
IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG SUBMITFED TO THE EPA REGION III
GEOGRAPHIC INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY THE PIEDMONT
ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (PEC), AND ESTABLISHING A STEERING
COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF THE TOWN AND
THE PEC
PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (PEC) was established in 1972 to
promote and protect Virginia's rural economy, natural resources, history and beauty; and
WHEREAS, intense participation at the local, regional, and state levels distinguishes PEC as a
leading advocate for both land conservation and managed growth; and
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2004, PEC submitted a grant application to US EPA Region III Regional
Geographic Initiative Program for watershed planning in the Town of Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, the PEC has requested that the Leesburg Town Council support the grant application;
and
WHEREAS, the grant does not commit the town to any matching funds, but does include a
expectation of staff time to provide data, participate in and cooperatively stage stakeholder meetings and
review progress; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leosburg Environmental Advisory Commission (EAC) has
recommended that the town start a process to develop watershed management plans; and
WHEREAS, although the town historically has regulated storm water for the prevention of
flooding, last year the town applied for, and received, its first NPDES storm water permit from the
Commonwealth of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, this NPDES permit regulates the water quality of storm water discharge from the
town municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) into the waters of the Commonweal; and
A RESOLUTION:
SUPPORTING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR WATERSHED
PLANNING IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG SUBMITTED TO THE
EPA REGION III GEOGRAPHIC INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY THE
PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (PEC), AND
ESTABLISHING A STEERING COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE
THE EFFORTS OF THE TOWN AND THE PEC
WHEREAS, the town supports the PEC water quality goals with respect to improving the water
quality of storm water discharges from the town storm sewer system; and
WHEREAS, Leesburg, as a designated urban area, also wishes to improve water quality; however,
the strategies acceptable in an urban, developing area may be different than those strategies of more rural
areas; and
WHEREAS, the Town believes that this is an excellent opportunity for cooperative information
gathering, honest assessment, and frank discussion about water quality issues.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
The Town Council hereby supports the grant application for watershed planning in the Town of
Leesburg as submitted to thc EPA Region III Geographic Initiative Program by thc Piedmont
Environmental Council (PEC); and, hereby establishes a steering committee consisting of the
Environmental Advisory Commission, a member of thc Planning Commission, as selected by that
Commission, and appropriate town staff to coor~nate the efforts of the town and the PEC.
PASSED this 14a day of September 2004.
ATTEST:
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Town of Leesburg
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