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PRESENTED: September 13, 2016
Virginia
SOLUTION NO. 2016-014 ADOPTED: September 13, 2016
A RESOLUTION: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WATER AND WASTEWATER
AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK (NCR WARN) MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and in particular the Sector
Specific Plan for the Water Sector developed by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency identifies the development of a Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network in
each State as an important means of helping to ensure resilient water and wastewater
infrastructure in the public interest; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of such national Water Sector plan, Washington D.C.'s
longstanding, nationally-recognized professional association known as the Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments (COG) has jointly formed with member utilities the
National Capital Region Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network ("NCR WARN")
Committee to develop the EPA-recommended network and associated procedures for
implementation in the areas of Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the NCR WARN Committee has developed the attached form of a NCR
WARN Mutual Aid Agreement for use by public and private Water Sector utilities for purposes
of requesting assistance and responding to such requests as well as a related form of an Event
Agreement for providing assistance of a defined scope on defined terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS, this NCR WARN Mutual Aid Agreement is intended to supplement and
integrate with the Statewide Mutual Aid Program administered by the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management, with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, and with other
mutual aid agreements of local, intrastate and interstate scope; and
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A RESOLUTION: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WATER AND WASTEWATER
AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK (NCR WARN) MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Town of Leesburg owns and operates water and wastewater facilities, is
responsible for public water supply and wastewater management in the Commonwealth of
Virginia, and is currently a member of Virginia WARN and therefore eligible to also participate
in NCR WARN Mutual Aid Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in
Virginia that the Town Manager is hereby authorized to execute the NCR WARN Mutual Aid
Agreement, which is hereby approved.
PASSED this 13th day of September, 2016.
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David S. Butler, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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