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RegardingtheMemorandumofUnderstanding
FortheFormationoftheGreatLakesWaterAuthority
September17,2014
WHEREAS ThisIndependentBoardofWaterCommissioners(BOWC)wascreatedbyastipulated
orderthatwassignedbytheMayoroftheCityofDetroit,theWayneCountyExecutive,theMacomb
CountyPublicWorksCommissioner,andtheOaklandCountyWaterResourcesCommissioneron
February11,2011;and
WHEREAS ThecurrentBOWChasspentatremendousamountoftimelearningaboutthesystemsandhasworked
cooperativelywiththeDetroitWaterandSewerageDepartment(DWSD)managementtoimprove
operationsattheDWSDsincebeingseatedinAprilof2011;and
WHEREAS InMarchof2013,theBoardofWaterCommissionersapprovedamotiontosupportthefinalRootCause
CommitteesreportofthesamedayinwhichtheRootCauseCommitteerecommendedthe
establishmentofaregionalauthoritytooperateandmanagetheDetroitWaterandSewerage
department.Thatplancalledfortheestablishmentoftwonewauthorities,oneofwhichwassuburban
controlledtomanageratesandrevenuesandtheothercontrolledbytheCityofDetroittomanage
operations,withanannual$50millionleasepaymenttotheCityofDetroit;and
WHEREAS OnMarch27,2013,JudgeCoxfoundthatDWSDhadachievedsubstantialcompliancewiththeClean
WaterActand,therefore,dismissedthethirtysixyearlitigationmatter,UnitedStatesvCityofDetroit,
etal(CaseNo.7771100);and
WHEREAS DiscussionsconcerningtheestablishmentofaregionalauthorityhavecontinuedduringDetroits
bankruptcylitigation,culminatinginthehistoricactionofthefilingofaMemorandumofUnderstanding
RegardingtheFormationoftheGreatLakesWaterAuthority(MOU)signedbytheEmergency
ManageroftheCityofDetroit,theMayoroftheCityofDetroit,theWayneCountyExecutive,the
OaklandCountyExecutive,theMacombCountyExecutive,andtheGovernoroftheStateofMichigan,
NOWTHEREFOREBEIT:
RESOLVED ThattheBoardofWaterCommissionershasreviewedtheMOUandcontinuestobelievethatthe
formationofaregionalauthorityisthebestoptiontoprotectthefutureofpeopleofsoutheastern
MichiganservedbytheDetroitWaterandSewerageDepartment,tosupportlongtermcompliance
efforts,andtoprotectandgrowourcustomerbase;andbeitFurther
RESOLVED ThattheBOWCiscommittedtoworkingwithitsregionalpartnerstotakethenecessarystepsto
implementthevisionoftheGreatLakesWaterAuthoritywhilecontinuingtooperatetheDWSDatan
optimallevelduringtheinterimtimeframe;andbeitFinally
RESOLVED ThatacopyofthisresolutionbetransmittedtotheMayoroftheCityofDetroit,theDetroitCityCouncil,
theMacombCountyExecutive,theMacombCountyPublicWorksCommissioner,theOaklandCounty
Executive,theOaklandCountyWaterResourcesCommissioner,theWayneCountyExecutive,andthe
GovernoroftheStateofMichigan.