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REsonuT o
(Series of 1975)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Water
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 or other factors,
have substantial water quality control problems (40 CFR Part 126);
and
WHEREAS, Planning and Management Region 12 (hereinafter
called "the Area") satisfies the criteria contained in the Act
and guidelines and designation of the area pursuant to Section
208 and those guidelines are desirable; and
WHEREAS, Section 126.10 of the 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 process to develop and implement a plan which will re-
sult in a coordinated waste treatment management system for the
area; and
WHEREAS, such planning process and waste treatment manage-
ment system is a 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
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and solve existing and potential substantial water quality
control problems;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT the City of Aspen, recogniz-
ing that Planning and Management Region 12 has the potential
for substantial water quality control problems, supports the
designation of P & M Region 12 pursuant to Section 208 and the
EPA guidelines.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Aspen intends
to join with other affected 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.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT inasmuch as the Northwest
colorado Council of Governments is a single representative
organization with elected officials or their designees from
local governments and is capable of developing effective area-
%~ide waste treatment management plans for the Area, the City of
Aspen supports the designation of said organization as the
planning agency for the Area.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT all proposals for grants for
construction of publicly owned treatment works within the
boundaries of the designated area will be consistent with the
approved plan and will be made only by the designated management
agency or agencies.
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I, ]'~athryn Hauter, duly appointed and acting City Clerk,
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certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of a
Resolution adopted by the City Council at its meeting held
~C ~_~ /~ 1975.
Kathryn H~uter
City Clerk
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