[Adopted 8-2-2016 by Ord.
No. 340]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Intergovernmental
Agreement for the Development of an Alternative TMDL Plan for the
Wissahickon Creek Watershed."
A.
Whitpain Township is a second-class township.
B.
The Act of December 19, 1996, P.L. 1158, No. 177, referred to as
the Intergovernmental Cooperation Law, provides that local governments
may jointly cooperate in the exercise or in the performance of their
respective governmental functions, powers, or responsibilities.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
C.
The Wissahickon Creek Watershed Municipalities (including Abington
Township, Ambler Borough, Cheltenham Township, Horsham Township, Lansdale
Borough, Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery Township, North Wales
Borough, Philadelphia County, Springfield Township, Upper Dublin Township,
Upper Gwynedd Township, Upper Moreland Township, Whitemarsh Township,
Whitpain Township, and Worcester Township) and certain wastewater
treatment plants, including Abington Township Wastewater Treatment
Plant, Abington Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant, Upper Gwynedd
Township Wastewater Treatment Plant, Upper Dublin Township Wastewater
Treatment Plant (Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority) ("parties")
desire to enter into an intermunicipal agreement for the development
of an alternative TMDL plan for the Wissahickon Creek Watershed ("agreement").
A.
The goal of the alternative TMDL plan is to achieve water quality
standards in water bodies throughout the Wissahickon Creek Watershed.
A.
The terms of the agreement, including (1) intergovernmental agreement;
(2) definitions; (3) guiding principles; (4) goals and objectives;
(5) administrative organization; (6) applicable laws; (7) integration;
(8) no oral modification; (9) severability; (10) representation by
counsel; (11) counterparts; and (12) execution by facsimile or electronic
scanning, are set forth in the attached Agreement as Appendix "A"
and incorporated in this article as though set forth in full.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said attachment is on file in the Township
offices.
B.
In addition to the required funding under the terms of the agreement,
any additional funds for the implementation and enforcement of the
agreement may be appropriated by the Board of Supervisors, as it shall
determine, in its sole discretion, from time to time by resolution.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized
to execute all documents and perform all necessary actions to cause
the Township to enter into the agreement, the terms of which are officially
adopted through the enactment of this article.
This article shall become effective five days after enactment.
