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

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5. METERING 5 1 The City and HWD shall each provide, and own and maintain, an appropriate metering device to measure the water flowing through the intertie As soon as either becomes aware of flow of water through the intertie that party will notify the other If prior notification is feasible the party requesting the water shall provide a description and documentation of the emergency condition to the other party Each party will monitor its meter(s) on a regular basis 6 PRIORITY AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICE 6 1 The determination of whether water is available for emergency sale shall be at the sole discretion of the party delivering (selling) the water In the event of drought or other condition requiring restrictions on the delivery of water the party delivering the water shall have the right to restrict or interrupt service The party providing water may voluntarily interrupt or reduce deliveries of water if it determines that such interruption or 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 7 WATER QUALITY 7 1 The quality of water delivered under this AGREEMENT shall be subject to applicable provisions of State and Federal laws, and rules and regulations of the Washington State Department of Health governing water quality, and subject also to applicable provision of City or District ordinances 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. 8 QUANTITY OF WATER 8 1 Depending on demand conditions, water availability (including conservation impacts) as well as zone behavior in the water systems, the CITY or the HWD may make available for purchase by the other, up to the approximate amount of 3000 gallons per minute from the existing emergency intertie located at Andover Park West and South 180th Street. This amount is based upon limiting the flow velocity through the 12 -inch intertie line to no more than ten feet per second.