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R-74-243• RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION N0. 243 RESOLUTION INDICATING INTENT TO JOIN WITH OTHER GENRRALF'PURPOSE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING AREA TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN RE- SULTING IN A COORDINATED WASTE TREATMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE AREA r~ N° WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-500 (hereinafter called "the Act"), the Administrator of the United States En- vironmental Protection Agency has by regulation published guide lines for the identification of those areas which, as a result of urban-industrial concentrations or other factors, have sub- stantial water quality control problems (40 CFR Part 126); and WHEREAS, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Area (hereinafter call "the Planning Area") satisfiessthe criteria contained in the Act and guidelines and designation of the area pursuant to Section 208 and the objectives of those guidelines are desirable; and WHEREAS, Section 126.10 of the guidelines requires, among 365 other things, that the affected general purpose units of local government within the Planning Area demonstrate their intent, through formally adopted resolutions, to join together in the planning process for the development and implementation of a plan which will result in a coordinated waste treatment management system for the area; and WHEREAS, such planning process and waste treatment management system are necessary and significant measures to control present point and non-point sources of water pollution and to guide future development and growth in the area which may affect water quality, in order to prevent, abate and solve existing and potential sub- stantial water quality control problems; • • RESOLUTIONS N ° 3 6 6 RESOLUTION N0. 243 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED THAT the City of Clermont, recognizing that the East Central Florida Regional Planning Area has substantial water quality control problems, supports designation of the Area pursuant to Section 208 and the United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Clermont, intends to join with other general purpose units of local government within the boundaries of the Planning Area in the development and implementation of a coordinated, comprehensive, financially compatible and mutually adoptable water quality management plan which will result in a coordinated waste treatment management system for the area if in the opinion of the City it is feasible to do so and if adequate federal and local funds are available. ADOPTED this day of ~p~,,~,,~,~,~ 1974 by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Florida. C%6 L D M K,J . , M ATTEST: 0 ores arro City Clerk