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173 He stated that it is a means of reaching a consensus on the design by the RWSA and the County. Mr. Conover also raised a question about page 2, part one, which states "The cost of inspection and maintenance shall be charged to the water rates of the water system directly served by the drainage area in which the device is located." He stated that he agrees with the statement in most instances, but believes that where possible the cost should be born by the people who cause their installation. Mrs. Gleason suggested revising that statement as follows: "The cost of inspection and maintenance, if not obtainable from the private owner or developer pursuant to County ordinances, shall be charged to the water rates of the wa~er system directly served by the drainage area in which the device is located." Council agreed with that revision and on motion by Dr. Hall, seconded by Mrs. Gleason, the following resolution was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mr. Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. Noes: None. WHEREAS, the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir was built in 1966 by the City of Charlottesville to provide public water for residents of the urban area; and WHEREAS, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority was formed in 1972 by a_joint resolution of Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville for the purpose of maintaining facilities to supply drinking water to both communities under terms set out in the "Four Party Agreement" of 1973 among the City, the County, the County Service Authority, and Rivanna; and WHEREAS, the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir developed sedimentation and eutrophication problems at least partially caused by runoff from developed land in that watershed~ and WHEREAS, Albemarle County enacted the Runoff Control Ordinance to reduce the detrimental effects of development in the watershed which ordinance requires the construction of certain devices for the protection of public drinking waters and the long-term effectiveness of these devices is dependent on the uniform maintenance and replacement of said devices; and WHEREAS, in January 1980, the County and the City jointly created the position of Watershed.Management Official to coordinate, integrate and review watershed management activities in the County relative to protection of public drinking water inpoundments and signed a contract sharing the costs of this operation on a fifty-fifty basis; WHEREAS, the Rivanna Water and Sewer AUthority undertook, at the instance of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County and the Council of the City of Charlottesville, to study alternative water supply sources and in June, 1982 presented a report recommending that Buck Mountain Creek be selected as a future raw water supply source and that a dam be built at the appropriate time at Site C as identified in a study by Camp, Dressor and McKee dated June, 1982, entitled "Buck Mountain Feasibility Study Phase III Final Report, Subsurface Investigation Site C;" NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY, THE CITY, THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY AND RIVANNA, as follows: 1. The periodic inspection and maintenance of the devices required by the County's Runoff Control Ordinance will be performed by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority as the agent of Albemarle County, and the cost of same shall be borne by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority through its water rates. The cost of inspection and maintenance, .if not obtainable from the private owner or developer pursuant to County ordinances, shall be charged to the water rates of the water system directly served by the drainage area in which the device is located. The County Engineer's Office shall send all plans for aforesaid runoff control devices to the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority staff for review and comment. The Rivanna Board may refuse to accept for inspection and maintenance any devices which it believes to be inadequate or improperly designed. 2. The cost of the Watershed Management Official's Office shall be paid by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority through its water rates, but the Watershed Management Official shall remain administratively within the County management structure-at this time. The cost of the Watershed Manage- ment Official's Office shall be prorated over the various Rivanna water rates of the water systems directly serving the drainage areas in which the Official spends his time. 3. The City Attorney will be authorized to work with the County Attorney, if requested., in defending lawsuits directly related to ~he protection of the water supplies of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Urban area, with[.authorization of City Council for this purpose being made on