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

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projects or equipment; (g) earnings in any construction fund or bond redemption fund; (h) deposits to any rate reserve or rate stabilization fund or account; or (i) any revenues generated by any Independent Supply except those amounts that are payable to Cascade pursuant to this Agreement or another agreement. "Independent Supply" or "Independent Supplies" means a Member's Water Supply Assets that are not part of the Supply System. "Joint Municipal Utilities Services Act" or "Act" means Chapter 39.106 RCW, or as hereafter amended. "Member" or "Members" means one or more member agencies of Cascade. "Member Charges" means all payments that Cascade Members are required by this Agreement to make to Cascade, including but not limited to all Rates and Charges, RCFCs, dues, assessments and other payments from Members. "Net Cascade Revenue" means Gross Cascade Revenue less Operations and Maintenance Costs. "Non- Member" means any person or agency that is not a party to this Agreement. "Operations and Maintenance Costs" or "O &M Costs" means all expenses incurred by Cascade to operate and maintain the Supply System in good repair, working order and condition, including without limitation, payments made to any other public or private entity for water or other utility service. Except as approved by the Board, Operations and Maintenance Costs shall not include any depreciation, capital additions or capital replacements to the Supply System. "Rates and Charges" means the rates and charges (not including RCFCs) chargeable to each Member using the Rate Calculation Methodology plus any late payment or other charge that may be due. "Rate Calculation Methodology" means the method of setting Rates and Charges adopted by the Board in accordance with Section 7.5 "Regional Capital Facilities Charges" ( "RCFCs ") means the charges to each Member for new CERUs connected to that Member's water distribution system. "Regional Capital Facilities Charge Methodology" ( "RCFC Methodology ") means the method of determining the RCFCs adopted by the Board in accordance with Section 5.5. "Satellite Systems" means water supply facilities identified as such by the Board, including but not limited to facilities that serve a portion of a Member's customers but that are not part of the Member's main water system. "Shortage Management Plan" means the plan adopted by the Board in accordance with Section 7.3.1. "Supply Commitment" means the obligation undertaken by Cascade, established by Resolution of the Board to supply water to a Member. With respect to Members, that obligation shall be characterized as "Full Supply Commitment," or an "Interruptible Supply Commitment" defined as follows: Joint Municipal Utility Services Agreement 4 March 28, 2012