HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 92-023 grant request to EPA for a wellhead protection demonstration projectRESOLUTION NO. 92-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA APPROVING
THE TOWN OF MARANA SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT REQUEST TO E.P.A. FOR A
WFTJ,~..EAD PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE
TOWN MANAGER TO SIGN THE APPLICATION AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION.
WHEI{EAS, the Town of Mararia has 2 water wells as part of its
municipal water system and is concerned about water quality from
these 2 wells and,
WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
Groundwater Protection Section has a grant program for Wellhead
Protection Demonstration Projects to assist local communities
increase their abiliti~ to manage the contamination risks to
public water supply systems, and,
WHEREAS, Marana's current situation appears to match
criteria for the Wellhead Protection Demonstration Project
gram which are:
the
pro-
Environmental equity - minority and. low-income comm.unities
that may be at high risk for contamlnant source siting,
i.e., landfills, hazardous waste disposal sites, etc.
Rural areas facing development pressures
Agricultural communities
Communities with limited resources
Communities with high n,,mbers of drainage and disposal wells
that discharge into or above groundwater
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Town Council
of the Town of Mararia, Arizona that an application be submitted
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a Wellhead Pro-
tection Demonstration Project grant.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is authorized
to sign the application and the required certifications and to be
the Town's agent for purposes of this grant.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Mara-
ha, Arizona this 7th day of July, 1992.
MAYOR