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6. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Waste Treatment Management Alternatives plan, which has been prepared for the Lane Council of Governments under Environmental Protection Act Section 208 provisions, shall serve as a basis for developing a unified sewerage system within the projected urban service area. 7. The cities have the authority under their charters to provide for all aspects of sewerage, are providing it presently for parties within their respective boundaries, and are concerned that it be provided adequately in their environs so as to prevent health hazards. 8. The county, while not presently providing sewerage, has the authority under its charter to do so, has extensive duties under state laws regarding public sanitation, and is concerned about hazards to public health that arise from inadequate sewerage in the area. 9. Under their Charters and the Oregon Revised Statutes, the cities and county may cooperate in providing sewerage and may enter into contracts to carry on that function jointly or by transferring the function to one of the governmental units. 10. The cities and the county are determined to provide sewerage on a unified basis in the projected urban service area. 11. In the parties opinion, it is not convenient or desirable for anyone of them singly to assume or be granted the responsibility for providing sewerage to the projected urban service area. The parties do believe that a separate commission should be established for that purpose. DEFINITIONS: 1. Proiected Urban Service Area. The projected urban service area is the estimated geographic area within which a full range of urban services will need to be extended or - 2 -