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CITY OF LOUISIVLLE, COLORADO RESOLUTION 11, Series 1974 RESOLUTION INDICATING INTENT TO JOIN WITH OTHER GENERAL PURPOSE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE DENVER AREA TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN RESULTING IN A COORDINATED WASTE TREATMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE AREA. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Waste Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, P. L. 92-500 (herein- after called "the Act"), The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency has by regulation published guidelines for the identification of those areas which, as a result of urban-industrial concentrations of other factors, have substanial water quality control problems (40 CFR Part 126); and WHEREAS, the Denver area (hereinafter called "the Area"), including that area within Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson Counties, and the City and County of Denver, satisfies the criteria contained in the Act and guidelines for designation of the area pursuant to Section 208; and WHEREAS, Section 126.10 of the Section 208 guidelines requires, among other things, that the affected general purpose units of local government within the problem area must show their intent, through formally adopted resolutions, to join together in the planning pinated wastevtreatmentlmanagement pystemhfor thelareault in a coord and WHEREAS, such planning process and waste treatment management system is necessary and significant measure to control present point and non-point sources of water pollution and to guide and regulate future development and growth in the area which may affect water quality, in order to prevent, abate and solve existing and potential substantial water quality control problems; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Louisville recognizing that the Denver area has substantial water quality control problems, supports designation of the Area pursuant to Section 208 and the EPA guidelines. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City intends to join with other affected general purpose units of local government within the boundaries of the area to develop and implement a plan which will result in a coordinated waste treatment management system for the area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, inasmuch as the Denver Regional Council of Governments is a single representative organization governed by elected officials from local government and is capable of developing effective area wide waste treatment management plans for the Area, the City of Louisville supports the designation of the said organization as the planning agency for the area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all proposals for grants for constriction of publicity owned treatment works within the boundaries of the designated area will be consistent with the approved plan, or as it may be amended through established procedures, and will be made only by the management agency or agencies designated by the Governor after completion and approval of the plan. ADOP ED AND P SED thi s~t.~~' day of 19 7 4 i n ~.o ~.~ S ~ ~' ~_____ , C o l o r a d o. ~ / ATTEST is ff CIT`.~ C ERK