RESOLUTION OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY OPPOSING THE MINING OF URANIUM IN VIRGINIA
DECEMBER 13, 2012
WHEREAS,
Fairfax Water is Virginia’s largest water utility, serving one out of every five
Virginians who obtain their water from public utilities and being one of the top 25 largest water
utilities in the nation, and
WHEREAS,
Fairfax Water provides drinking water that consistently surpasses federal and state
water quality standards and, as a recognized leader in the water business, takes an active role in
protecting its drinking-water sources as part of a multiple-barrier approach to public health
protection, and
WHEREAS,
Fairfax Water regularly tracks legislative and regulatory issues in Virginia which
may impact Fairfax Water’s source water quality and water supply reliability, and the quality
and reliability of water supply sources throughout Virginia, and
WHEREAS
, Fairfax Water relies on the Potomac River and the Occoquan Reservoir as sources
Read all resolution click here:
http://www.fairfaxwater.org/current/12%2013%2012%20Fairfax%20Water%20Resolution%20on%20uranium.pdf
Uranium Mining
Fairfax Water’s Board of Directors commissioned a study on the
potential impacts of uranium mining in our watersheds. You may view a summary or
a full copy of the study below.
On December 13, 2012, Fairfax Water's Board of Directors passed a
resolution opposing the mining of uranium mining in Virginia. You may view the
resolution below.
