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4 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AND THE UNITED STATES NAVY PREPARE A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED ST. JULIEN'S CREEK ANNEX HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FACILITY. WHEREAS, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the United States Navy (Navy) are proposing to develop a hazardous waste storage facility at the St. Julien's Creek Annex; and WHEREAS, the DLA and the Navy have completed an Environ- mental Assessment of the proposed project contending that such project will not have a significant environmental impact and that a f~ll Environmental Impact Statement is not necessary; and WF~EREAS, representatives of the c~ties of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, operating through the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission, have re- viewed the proposal and found that a number of significant enviror~mental impacts can be expected as a result of the project's implementation; and WI{EREAS, the Environmental Assessment has not adequately evaluated these impacts, nor adequately evaluated alternatives to the proposed project; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth treats sewerage from the St. Julien's Creek Annex, and the Environmental Assessment does not address the potential impact of the proposed facility on the C~ty's sewerage treatment plant which may result from the introduction of hazardous wastes to the sewerage collection system; and WHEREAS, the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission has requested that a full Environmental Impact Statement be prepared on this preject to more fully evaluate the impact upon the adjacent civilian communities; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth is of the opinion that a full Environmental Impact Statement is required to assure that the establishment of a potentially hazardous facility in the heart of a major metropolitan area is not potential- ly hazardous to the quality of life enjoyed by the residents of the area.