99-113 - Highline Water District - Emergency Sale of Water

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3 OPERATION OF INTERTIE 4 RATE 3 1 The operation of the intertie in the event of such emergency shall be as follows 3 1 1 The intertie valve is normally closed. The intertie will automatically open whenever there is a significant pressure drop in either system. 3 1 2 In the event of an emergency that does not require immediate need for water, the BUYER shall provide the SELLER with a description and documentation of the emergency condition. Where feasible, the BUYER shall provide at least a 24 -hour notification of the intended use, and open the rnterte after 9 00 a.m. the following morning In the event that the BUYER requests the intertie to be activated before 9 00 a.m., the BUYER will provide the backup data necessary to the SELLER in order for the SELLER to request and obtain a waiver of demand metering charges from Seattle Public Utilities for the particular event, in accordance with the water purveyor contract with Seattle However in the event that demand metering charges are not waived, the BUYER shall pay the demand metering charges incurred by the SELLER related to the event. 4 1 The BUYER shall pay the SELLER for all water delivered at the Seattle new water wholesale rate plus other costs as computed below 4 1 1 The flow meter reading taken prior to activating the intertie shall be subtracted from the meter reading taken either when the intertie is closed or at the next available meter reading date The total water used during any event or billing period shall be calculated to the nearest hundred cubic feet (ccf) If the total water used during a billing cycle is ten ccf or less, the SELLER will not invoice the BUYER until the next consumptive billing cycle when cumulative consumption exceeds ten ccf or the end year adjustment whichever comes first. 4 1.2 The SELLER shall multiply the calculated ccf times the new water wholesale rate the SELLER pays Seattle in dollars per ccf times 1 17 (ccf x wholesale rate x 1 17) unless the event is subject to demand metering charges from Seattle Public Utilities, in which event the charge shall be calculated as ccf time the demand metering rate times 1 17 (ccf x demand metering charge rate x 1 17) This shall be complete payment for the water labor and administration of activating the intertie 4 1 3 The SELLER shall then forward an invoice to the BUYER utility, and the BUYER shall pay the invoice in full within thirty days of its issue In the event of non payment by the BUYER within sixty days, an additional late charge of 10% of the amount past due shall be added to the required payment.