12-081 - Cascade Water Alliance - Joint Municipal Utility Services

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Section 3.2 Membership. Subject to restrictions on future Cascade water rights, or to limitations upon place of use of water supply imposed by contract or permit, any city, town, county, water -sewer district, public utility district, other special purpose district, municipal corporation, or other unit of local government of this or another state that provides utility services, and any Indian tribe recognized as such by the United States government (or as may be allowed by amendments to the Act) may be admitted as a member of Cascade. The decision to admit new Members rests with the sole discretion of the Board, which shall determine whether to extend a membership offer taking into consideration the audit findings (as described in this Section 3.2), Cascade water resources, and any other factors the Board deems advisable. When an entity that is eligible for membership under the Act, applies for membership, Cascade shall conduct a water supply audit according to the methodology and within the period determined by the Board. Audit results shall be provided to the Board and to the applicant. If a membership offer is extended, it shall address the nature of the Water Supply Assets being transferred or retained and the "value" of those assets in terms of the calculation of an applicant's Demand Share, RCFCs and other matters relating to the rights and obligations of the applicant and Cascade, which must be recorded in the form that the Board determines and which will constitute, along with this Agreement, the conditions under which an applicant becomes a Member of Cascade. An applicant for membership shall be admitted by adoption of a Resolution of the Board accepting the application for membership and incorporating the terms and conditions of membership. Each membership application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee based on the estimated cost of the audit and other costs related to the admission of a new Member or a request for new supply. The Board shall set the application fee for each applicant based on the estimated cost of processing the application, including the cost of the audit. As a condition of membership, each new Member admitted to Cascade shall, in addition to any other applicable fees, rates, charges or assessments, pay to Cascade the membership fee, as established by the Board. If an applicant's planning process or plans are materially out of compliance with the requirements of applicable state law, the Board may condition an offer of membership upon the applicant's compliance with that state law. Section 3.3 Purposes. Cascade's purposes include those related to water resources, or any other utility service as allowed under the Act, as authorized by a unanimous vote of the Board, and do not include the provision of other general services to the public, and are to: a. provide a safe, reliable and high quality drinking water supply to meet the current and projected demands of Cascade Members, and for non - Members as determined by Cascade, and to carry out this task in a coordinated, cost - effective, and environmentally sensitive manner; Joint Municipal Utility Services Agreement 6 March 28, 2012