19720321 r-72-6 RESOLUTION R-72-6
WHEREAS, the water supply problems of the Washington
Metropolitan Area have been the subject of enumerable studies and
reports over the last several decades, which have produced no de-
monstrable action; and
WHEREAS, it has been amply demonstrated by these studies
that the water supply problem is reaching crisis proportions; and
WHEREAS, an adequate water supply is a primary requisite
to the continued growth and stability of the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax, Virginia, provides a small
portion of the water supply of the metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the individual water suppliers in the metropoli-
tan area are unable to meet the major needs of the metropolitan
area; and
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers has proposed the construc-
tion of six dams on the tributaries of the Potomac to augment
water supply; and
WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives Public
Works Committee has not taken any positive action concerning the
Corps of Engineers' proposal;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Fairfax, Virginia,
1. Endorses the construction proposal of the Corps of
Engineers for the augmentation of the Washington Metropolitan Area
water supply, and
2. Urges the United States Senate, through its Public Works
Committee, to consider the Corps of Engineers' proposal and take
positive action by authorizing the necessary appropriations to
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begin immediate construction of two of the six proposed dams; i. e.,
Sixes Bridges' Dam and Verona Dam.
Adopted: March 21, 1972.
Attest:
Cit~ C l?er k