HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1978.11.30 - 12890November 2, 1978
MISCELLANCOUS RESOLUTION
OFFERED BY: John H. Peterson
IN RE: Reorganization of Detroit Water Board
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the United States of America at the request of
the Regional Administrator, Region V, of the United States Environ-
mental Protection Agency has brought a civil action in the United
States District Court against the City of Detroit to restrain the
City of Detroit from violating the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act and the provisions of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit in its operation of the wastewater treatment
plant located at 9300 West Jefferson Avenue in the City of Detroit,
and
WHEREAS, this litigation has a serious impact on Oakland
County municipalities for the reason that 18 cities, 10 townships,
and 6 villages located within the Oakland County discharge waste-
water flows through various interceptors into the City of Detroit
for treatment at the wastewater treatment plant and eventual dis-
charge into the Detroit River, and
WHEREAS, the proper and. efficient operation and management
of this wastewater treatment plant in full compliance with Public
Law 92-500 and the NPDES permit are in the best interests of all
the Oakland County municipalities whose wastewater flows are
tributary to the treatment plant, and
WHEREAS, there exists a serious possibility that the
sewage treatment rates now charged to the various municipalities
located within Oakland County by the City of Detroit for waste-
water treatment will be substantially increased as a result of
the continuing failure of the City of Detroit to improve the
level of operation of the treatment plant sufficiently to
eliminate excessive and unlawful pollution of the Detroit River,
$6.95
and
WHEREAS, a major contributing cause to the failure of
the City of Detroit to properly operate the sewage treatment
plant has been the failure to properly maintain installed
equipment, a lack of proper replacement parts and necessary
maintenance of equipment, a failure to fully utilize available
equipment, and a lack of adequate staff to properly operate
and maintain the plant, and
WHEREAS, the continuing failure of the City of Detroit
to improve the level of operation of the treatment plant to
minimum satisfactory levels strongly suggests that a basic
reorganization and restructuring of the Detroit Water Board
may be the only practical method available to assure that the
wastewater treatment plant is brought up to a satisfactory level
of operation
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners formally requests that the Michigan
Legislature give serious consideration to the creation of a
regional authority with balanced representation based on one
man one vote apportionment so that the metropolitan area can
be assured that the sewage treatment plant will be maintained
and operated efficiently by a professional management staff,
and completely separated from the political problems and
institutional obstacles which have plagued the Detroit Water
Board over the past several years. / \
Jo H115;ierson, County 'Commissioner
District P6
Richc,rd Chairmar
November 30, 1978
REPORT
BY: PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE, RICHARD R. WILCOX, CHAIRMAN
IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #8695, REORGANIZATION OF
DETROIT WATER BOARD
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning & Building Committee, by Richard R. Wilcox, Chairman,
having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #8695, Reorganization of Detroit Water Board,
reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
The Planning & Building Committee, by Richard R. Wilcox, Chairman,
moves the acceptance of the foregoing report.
PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE
November 30, 1978
REPORT
BY THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, Robert W. Page, Chairct ,
IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #8695, REORGANIZATION OF DETROIT
WATER BOARD
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Ch,:it mat--; c-nd Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the Reorganization
of Detroit Water Board Resolution #8695, in concurrence with the Planning and Building
Committee, recommends the adoption of said resolution.
The Covet.-- Committee, by its C - Robert W. Page,
recommends the acceptance of this report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT November 30, 1978
Resolution #8695
Moved by Page supported by DiGiovanni the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
#8695 November 30, 1978
Moved by Wilcox supported by Fortino the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Wilcox supported by Fortino that Resolution #8695 be adopted.
AYES: Kelly, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy,
Olson, Page, Patterson, Pernick, Peterson, Price, Simson, Wilcox, Aaron, Daly,
DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, Resolution #8695 was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #8695 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on November 30, 1978
with the oriinal record thereof now rema 4 -i7e in my
office, and that it is a true and correct tra!•E:oript
therefrom, and of the uhole thereof.
In Test' -.ny Whereof, I have hereunto set my and
affixed seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan.
- . 30th November 78
Lynn D.
Clerk