030-08BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING FREDERICK- WINCHESTER SERVICE AUTHORITY
NUTRIENT ALLOCATION PETITION AT THE STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
WHEREAS, wastewater generated in Frederick County is reclaimed by the Opequon Water
Reclamation Facility owned by the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority; and
WHEREAS, Frederick County is a partner in the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority and has
made significant capital improvements in the Opequon Water Reclamation Facility; and
WHEREAS, Frederick County, through their appointments to the Frederick - Winchester Service
Authority Board, has promoted the removal of nutrients from its receiving streams through past
upgrades and expansions of the Opequon Water Reclamation Facility including nutrient removal
technology as part of one of Virginia's first voluntary Water Quality Improvement Fund projects
nearly a decade ago; and
WHEREAS, the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority, acting on behalf of the County, as part of
the earlier upgrade constructed major biological nutrient removal treatment units with a design
capacity of 12.6 million gallons per day (MGD) under with the support of the Department of
Environmental Quality; and
WHEREAS, the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority, at considerable public expense, is actively
constructing the remaining units for a design capacity of 12.6 MGD by December 31, 2010, which will
match the design capacity of the existing biological nutrient removal treatment units; and
WHEREAS, the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority's petition for nutrient wasteload allocations
based on 12.6 MGD is consistent with the criteria the State Water Control Board has applied in making
such allocations in the past, including recognition of capital facilities previously constructed and
anticipated design capacity as of December 31, 2010.
WHEREAS, the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority's petition for nutrient allocations based on
12.6 MGD is consistent with the criteria that the State Water Control Board applied in establishing
allocations for over 120 discharging facilities in September and November 2005.
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's Technical Advisory Committee has
reviewed the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority request for an additional wasteload allocation for
the Opequon facility in a favorable light, deeming it to be fairly "straight- forward" and recommending
this for State Water Control Board consideration; and
WHEREAS, the amendment of the facility's nutrient allocations based on the 12.6 MGD design
capacity is important to realize the public investment made in this facility, for fairness and consistency
in regulations governing point sources, and for the region's future economic development and
prosperity.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick,
Virginia does hereby support and endorse the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority petition to the
State Water Control Board for an additional wasteload allocation for nutrient removal at the Opequon
Water Reclamation Facility.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting on November 12,
2008 by the following roll call vote:
VOTE:
Richard C. Shickle
Aye Bill M. Ewing Aye
Gene E. Fisher
Aye Philip A. Lemieux Aye
Charles S. DeHaven
Aye Gary A. Lofton Aye
Gary W. Dove
Aye
John j,. Riley, fr., Clerk, Board of Supervisors,
CouilLypffrederick, Virginia
Resolution #030 -08