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A RESOLUTION GRANTING A STORM DRAINAGE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO THE DEVELOPER OF A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF SUFFOLK; EXPRESSING THE CONCERN OVER POLLUTION OF A WATER RESERVOIR; REQUESTING THE CITY OF SUFFOLK TO ADOPT CONTROLS WHICH WILL PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF WATER SUPPLIES; AND DIRECTING THE CLERE TO FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION TO THE ~AYOR OF THE CITY OF SUFFOLK A~D THE STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD. WHEREAS, a request for storm drainage easements has been made by developers of a subdivision which is proposed to abut Lake Speight Runv a water supply reservoir of the City; and WHEREAS~ studies are now being conducted to deter- mine the impact of storm water run-off and non-point discharges upon water quality; and WHEREAS, there exists no state regulations controlling the location of such subdivision; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth by resolution dated March 25, 1975 requested the City of Suffolk to adopt regulations controlling hazards to water pollution of the water supply reser- voir of the City of Portsmouth; and WHEREAS, the City of Suffolk has not seen fit ~o adopt such regulations; and WHEREAS, the Suffolk Health Department has approved the construction of another subdivision. NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Council reluctantly au- thorizes the granting of a storm drainage revocable permit shown on a plat entitled "VoS.B. Company, A Partnership By The City of Portsmouth~ HolyJNeck Borough-Suffolk, Virginia, Scale: 1" = 100'r November 15, 1976, Rouse-Sirine Associates, Ltd., Surveyors and Engineers, Virginia Beach, Virginia." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council expresses its concern over the pollution caused b~ the s~tus o~ the sub- division abutting a water supply reservoir, owned by the City of Portsmouth. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council again requests the City of Suffolk to adopt community project controls which