R-11-01 RESOLUTION NO. R -11 -01
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE
VIRGINIA WATER AND WASTEWATER AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK
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, Virginia's
longstanding, nationally- recognized professional associations known as the Virginia Section
of the American Water Works Association ( "VA AWWA ") and the Virginia Water
Environment Association ( "VWEA ") have jointly formed the Virginia Water and Wastewater
Agency Response Network ( "VA WARN ") Committee to develop the EPA - recommended
network and associated procedures for implementation in Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the VA WARN Committee has developed the VA 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 VA 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
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax owns or operates water supply, treatment, storage and
distribution facilities, wastewater pumping and collection facilities, and is responsible for
public water supply or wastewater management in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is
therefore eligible to participate in VA WARN and the VA WARN Mutual Aid Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that the
City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the VA WARN Mutual Aid Agreement, which
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED this 11 th day of January, 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST•
City Clerk
The vote on the motion to approve was recorded as follows:
VOTE:
Councilwoman Cross Aye
Councilman Drummond Aye
Councilman Greenfield Aye
Councilman Meyer Aye
Councilwoman Schmidt Aye
Councilman Stombres Aye