1986-1311475L
NO
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PAYMENT OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$3,000 TO T MUNICIPAL LEAGUE T Y THE C
(INTERVENING IN LITIGATION RELATING TO TEXAS WATER QUALITY
STANDARDS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on January 10, 1986, the Sportmen's Clubs of Texas,
the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Defense Fund, Inc , as
Plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit in U S District Court against the
the S194 Environmental
Texas Water Quality oSt ndards promulgated abyegthe Texas
Water Commission and approved by the EPA are not in compliance
with the requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act, and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs are seeking to compel EPA to impose more
stringent water quality standards in Texas, and
WHEREAS, the imposition of more stringent standards could
result in substantial and costly improvements being required to
be made to municipal wastewater treatment systems, and
WHEREAS, the Texas Municipal League ("T M L has retained
legal counsel to intervene in said lawsuit in order to protect
the interest of its member cities, and
WHEREAS, T M L has requested that its members share in the
cost of intervening in said lawsuit, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the City Council of the City of Denton approves the
payment of an amount not to exceed $3,000 to the Texas Municipal
League to pay for the cost of intervening in said lawsuit to
protect the interests of the City of Denton
SECTION II
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and approval n
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of Gild 1986
AY S ENS, MAYOR
CITY DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
CITY 6hUKLI RY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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