95-066 - City of Renton - Emergency Sale of Water

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Agreement for the Emergency Sale of Water between the City of Renton and the ay of Tukwila Page 2 (5) reduction is necessary or reasonable. Except in cases of emergency and in order that operations will not be unreasonably interfered with, the party providing water shall give the party buying water, reasonable notice of any such interruption or reduction, the reason therefor, and the probable duration thereof The party buying water shall discontinue or reduce service from the intertie upon reasonable notice. Service shall be reactivated or increased again subject to the aforementioned conditions Water Ouahty. The quality of water delivered under this AGREEMENT shall be subject to applicable provisions of State and Federal law and rules and regulations of the appropriate State agency governing water quality, and subject also to applicable provisions of City ordinances relating thereto and not inconsistent herewith. Each party agrees to deliver water which shall be of no less quality than is delivered to its other retail customers throughout the service area. 6) Ouantitv of Water. Depending upon demand conditions, water availability (including conservation impacts), as well as aquifer behavior, in the water systems, each City may make available, for purchase by the other City, up to the approximate amount of two million seven hundred thousand (2,700,000) gallons per day, at flow rates varying from zero to 1,875 gallons per minute, from the existing emergency intertie located on the West Valley Highway 7) Coordination and Proiect Manaeement. A) Operations. For the purpose of operating the water system intertie between RENTON and TUKWILA, coordination shall occur between representatives of the systems, who are Water Maintenance Manager, City of RENTON and Water Manager, City of TUKWILA (or their designated representatives) The coordination shall consist of exchanging operational information such as when the intertie is used, the respective flow rates, pumping capacities, back pressure sustaining valve setpoints, system pressure effects, water quality characteristics, and other operational information as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this AGREEMENT while maintaining safe operation of both systems B Ensineerinn: For the purposes of coordinating engineering issues regarding the RENTON and TUKWILA intertie, the following personnel shall be the designated representatives Water Utility Supervisor, City of RENTON and City Engineer, City of TUKWILA (or their designated representatives)