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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 49297 CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. o � � q9r� O all AGREEMENT FOR WASTEWATER SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND CITY OF RIVER OAKS, TEXAS OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARYf fl.WORTH,TX Agreement for Wastewater Service Table of Contents RECITALS 1 ARTICLE1. Definitions........................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Act or "the Act" ............................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).......................................................................... 2 1.3 Calibration..................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Capital Improvements.................................. ................ 2 ................................................. 1.5 Chapter 395................................................................................................................... 2 1.6 Customer Comlection.................................................................................................... 2 1.7 Customer System.......................................................................................................... 2 1.8 Customer's Service Area (or "Service Area")............................................................... 2 1.9 Delivery Facilities......................................................................................................... 2 1.10 Director......................................................................................................................... 2 1.11 Domestic Accounts........................................................................................................ 2 1.12 Facility Expansion ........................................................................................................ 2 1.13 Fiscal Year.................................................................................................................... 3 1.14 Fort Worth System......................................................................................................... 3 1.15 Impact Fee..................................................................................................................... 3 1.16 Industrial User............................................................................................................... 3 1.17 Industrial Wastes............................................................................................ 1.18 Infiltration..................................................................................................................... 3 1.19 Inflow............................................................................................................................ 3 1.20 Liquid Waste................................................................................................................. 3 1.21 Metering and sampling facility..................................................................................... 3 1.22 Non-Domestic Accounts............................................................................................... 3 1.23 Unmetered Area(s)........................................................................................................ 3 1.24 Parties............................................................................................................................ 3 1.25 Per Connection.............................................................................................................. 4 1.26 PILOT........................................................................................................................... 4 1.27 Point of Entry................................................................................................................ 4 1.28 POTW........................................................................................................................... 4 1.29 Pretreatment.................................................................................................................. 4 1.30 Pretreatment Requirements........................................................................................... 4 1.31 Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey................................................................................ 4 1.32 Significant Industrial User or "SIU" ............................................................................. 4 1.33 Standard Methods ......................................................................................................... 4 1.34 Street Rental.................................................................................................................. 5 1.35 System Cost .................................................................................................................. 5 1.36 TCEQ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.37 Total Suspended Solids (TSS)...................................................................................... 5 1.38 TRA Contract................................................................................................................ 5 1.39 Wastewater.................................................................................................................... 5 1.40 Wastewater Permits ...................................................................................................... 5 1.41 Wastewater Strength..................................................................................................... 5 Agreement for Wastewater Service Page i of iv ARTICLE 2. Customer Connection to the Fort Worth System................................................ 5 2.1 Consent to Connect....................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Delivery and Payment................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Connection Points.........................................................................................................6 2.4 Customer Delivery Facilities........................................................................................ 6 2.5 Wastewater from Adjacent Areas................................................................................. 6 ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance................................................................................ 7 3.1 Customer System.......................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Fort Worth System........................................................................................................ 7 3.3 Metering and Sampling Facilities................................................................................. 7 ARTICLE 4. Metering and Sampling Facilities and System Infrastructure Improvements..... 7 4.1 Customer Connections and Metering and Sampling Facilities..................................... 7 4.2 Capacity Improvements................................................................................................ 9 4.3 Cost of New, Enlarged or Additional Connections ...................................................... 9 4.4 Peak Flow and Remediation......................................................................................... 9 4.5 Construction Standards............................................................................................... 10 4.6 Transfer to Customer upon Termination..................................................................... 10 ARTICLE5. Rights-of-Way................................................................................................... 10 5.1 Rights-of-Way Granted by Customer......................................................................... 10 5.2 Rights-of-Way Granted by Fort Worth....................................................................... 10 5.3 Construction Standards............................................................................................... 11 5.4 Conflicts...................................................................................................................... I l ARTICLE 6. Metering and Sampling..................................................................................... 11 6.1 Meter Reading............................................................................................................. 11 6.2 Flows to be Metered.................................................................................................... 11 6.3 Unmetered Areas ........................................................................................................ 11 6.4 Calibration................................................................................................................... 11 6.5 Customer Access......................................................................................................... 11 6.6 Records ....................................................................................................................... 12 6.7 Accuracy and Corrections........................................................................................... 12 6.8 Meter Out of Service................................................................................................... 12 6.9 Wastewater Strength Sampling................................................................................... 12 6.10 Compliance Monitoring.............................................................................................. 12 6.11 System Cost ................................................................................................................ 13 ARTICLE7. Rates and Charges............................................................................................. 13 7.1 Method of Rate Determination 7.2 Initial Rates................................................................................................................. 14 7.3 Billing and Payment.................................................................................................... 14 7.4 Billing Dispute............................................................................................................ 14 7.5 Services are Essential and Necessary ......................................................................... 15 7.6 Customer to Collect Sufficient Revenues................................................................... 15 7.7 Customer to Adopt User Charge................................................................................. 15 7.8 Rate Adjustments......................................................................................................... 15 7.9 Wholesale Services Purchased by Fort Worth............................................................ 15 ARTICLE 8. Industrial Connection and Monitoring.............................................................. 16 8.1 Additional Connections .............................................................................................. 16 Agreement for Wastewater Service Page ii of iv 8.2 Quality......................................................................................................................... 16 8.3 Sampling and Industrial User Disconnections............................................................ 16 8.4 Questionable or Prohibited Discharges....................................................................... 16 ARTICLE 9. Wastewater Quality........................................................................................... 16 9.1 Industrial Wastes......................................................................................................... 16 9.2 Customer Wastewater Quality Ordinance .................................................................. 16 9.3 Customer Wastewater Quality.................................................................................... 17 9.4 Customer SIU Permits................................................................................................ 17 ARTICLE 10. Resale of Wastewater Services and Large Volume Retail Customers ............. 18 10.1 No Service Outside the Customer's Service Area....................................................... 18 10.2 Large Volume Users................................................................................................... 18 10.3 Wholesale Customer Compliance............................................................................... 18 ARTICLE 11. Infiltration and Inflow........................................................................................ 18 11.1 Prevention................................................................................................................... 18 11.2 Standards for Customer's Retail Connections............................................................. 19 11.3 Customer Overflows................................................................................................... 19 ARTICLE 12. Sludge Disposal................................................................................................. 19 ARTICLE 13. Wastehaulers...................................................................................................... 19 ARTICLE 14. Reports and Records......................................................................................... 19 14.1 Data and Information.................................................................................................. 19 ARTICLE15. Notices .............................................................................................................. 20 15.1 Required Notice..........................................................................................................20 15.2 Delivery and Receipt........................................ 15.3 Change of Address Notices......................................................................................... 20 ARTICLE 16. Inspection and Audit......................................................................................... 20 ARTICLE 17. Ownership and Liability ...................................................................................21 17.1 Ownership................................................................................................................... 21 17.2 Liability....................................................................................................................... 21 17.3 Independent Contractors............................................................................................. 21 ARTICLE 18. Compliance with Permit Conditions.................................................................21 ARTICLE19. Term..................................................................................................................22 ARTICLE 20. Force Majeure.................................................................................................... 22 20.1 Notice and Suspension................................................................................................ 22 20.2 Definition.................................................................................................................... 22 ARTICLE 21. Breach, Termination and Other Remedies........................................................22 21.1 Termination by Mutual Consent................................................................................. 22 21.2 Termination for Material Breach................................................................................ 22 21.3 Termination for Repeated Breach............................................................................... 23 21.4 Material Breach........................................................................................................... 23 21.5 Notice and Cure ..........................................................................................................23 21.6 Notice and Cure for Nonpayment of Impact Fees...................................................... 24 21.7 Notice and Cure for Breach of SIU Obligations......................................................... 24 21.8 Effect of Termination.................................................................................................. 24 21.9 No Waiver by Fort Worth........................................................................................... 24 21.10 No Waiver by Customer............................................................................................. 24 ARTICLE22. Impact Fees....................................................................................................... 25 Agreement for Wastewater Service Page iii of iv 22.1 Calculation of Impact Fees ......................................................................................... 25 22.2 Payment of Impact Fees.............................................................................................. 25 22.3 Use of Impact Fees...................................................................................................... 25 22.4 Impact Fee Report....................................................................................................... 26 22.5 No Waiver................................................................................................................... 26 22.6 Customer Impact Fee Committee ("CIFC") ............................................................... 26 22.7 Capital Improvements Plan......................................................................................... 26 22.8 Dissemination of Documents......................................................................................26 22.9 Current Impact Fees.................................................................................................... 27 22.10 Changes to Chapter 395.............................................................................................. 27 ARTICLE 23. Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee................................................... 27 ARTICLE 24. Miscellaneous ................................................................................................... 27 24.1 Favored Nations.......................................................................................................... 27 24.2 Subject to Laws and Permits....................................................................................... 27 24.3 Entry on Customer's Premises.................................................................................... 27 24.4 Alternative Dispute Resolution................................................................................... 28 24.5 Inspection and Audit................................................................................................... 28 24.6 Use and Sale of Treated Effluent................................................................................ 28 24.7 Diversion of Untreated Effluent.................................................................................. 28 24.8 Assignment .................................................................................................................29 24.9 No Waiver................................................................................................................... 29 24.10 Venue.......................................................................................................................... 29 24.11 Construction................................................................................................................ 29 24.12 Effect of Agreement.................................................................................................... 29 24.13 Severability.................................................................................................................29 24.14 System Regulatory Actions......................................................................................... 30 24.15 Additional Contract Terms ......................................................................................... 30 24.16 Exhibits....................................................................................................................... 30 ARTICLE25. Effective Date................................................................................................... 30 EXHIBIT A—MAP -Boundaries of the Customer's Service Area and Mutually Agreed Point(s) of Connection EXHIBIT B —Example of Monthly Wastewater Bill Calculation EXHIBIT C —Calculation of PILOT and Cost-of-Service Revenue Requirement to Recover the Cost of PILOT EXHIBIT D—Additional Terms Agreement for Wastewater Service Page iv of iv AGREEMENT FOR WASTEWATER SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND CITY OF RIVER OAKS, TEXAS STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § This Contract and Agreement("Agreement") is made and entered into this—day of 20_1 by and between the City of Fort Worth, a municipal corporation located in Tarrant County, Texas, acting by and through Jesus J. Chapa, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager,hereinafter called"Fort Worth," and the City of River Oaks, located in Tarrant County, Texas, acting by and through Herman Earwood, its duly authorized Mayor, hereinafter called "Customer," and hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties". RECITALS A. WHEREAS the public health, welfare and safety of the residents of Fort Worth and Customer require the development of adequate systems of sewage collection and disposal, the elimination of water pollution and the preservation of the water resources of the area; and B. WHEREAS Fort Worth and Customer are required to comply with standards and treatment methods for wastewater as set forth in federal, state and local laws and regulations and permits; and C. WHEREAS Fort Worth and Customer have an interest in maintaining and restoring the chemical,physical and biological integrity of waters and water resources and preventing pollution in said waters and water resources, and planning the use, development, restoration,preservation and enhancement of said waters and water resources; and; D. WHEREAS, Fort Worth and Customer have previously entered into a contract, being known as Fort Worth City Secretary Contract No. 15736, dated May 8, 1987 [and No. 7073, dated March 6, 1972,] together with any and all amendments thereto dated March 25, 1997, said contract[s] and amendments, if any, providing for wholesale wastewater services; and; E. WHEREAS, Customer desires to continue to contract for wholesale wastewater service and Fort Worth desires to continue to provide wholesale wastewater service under contract to Customer; and F. WHEREAS, Chapter 552 of the Texas Local Government Code and Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, authorize Fort Worth and Customer to enter into this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and agreements contained herein, Fort Worth and Customer do hereby covenant and agree as follows: Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 1 of 31 ARTICLE 1. Definitions The following definitions apply throughout this Agreement: 1.1 Act or "the Act". The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act("CWA"), as amended(33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.). 1.2 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter specified by procedure in Method 5210B in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, and results expressed in terms of weight and concentration (milligrams per liter(mg/L)) 1.3 Calibration. Verification of primary measuring device and secondary instrumentation accuracy utilizing standard primary device procedures and calibration signals and/or a separate flow measurement instrument. 1.4 Ca itp al Improvements. Any of the following facilities which provide utility services and that have a life expectancy of three (3) or more years, whether such capital improvements are located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction or corporate limits of Fort Worth or Customer: wastewater treatment facilities, metering and sampling facilities, control systems and appurtenances, storage or retention facilities, and all major collectors and interceptors that are eighteen inches (18") and greater in diameter and lift stations, if any, associated therewith. 1.5 Chester 395. Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code, as it may be amended or re-codified from time to time. 1.6 Customer Connection. See Point of Entry. 1.7 Customer System. The facilities of Customer used for pretreatment, collection and transportation of wastewater to the Point of Entry. 1.8 Customer's Service Area(or "Service Area"). Unless otherwise shown on Exhibit A,the Customer's Service Area is the area within the Customer's city limits (its corporate boundaries), and does not include the Customer's extra-territorial jurisdiction. 1.9 Delivery Facilities. All facilities used for the transmission of wastewater to the Fort Worth System that are on the Customer's side of the Point of Entry and directly connected to the Fort Worth System, including all upstream pipelines of the same or larger diameter. 1.10 Director. The Director of the Fort Worth Water Department or his designee. 1.11 Domestic Accounts. Single-family and residential duplex dwellings served by one meter. This definition is used only in the context of determining billing Per Connection. 1.12 Facility Expansion. The expansion of the capacity of an existing facility that serves the same function as an otherwise necessary new capital improvement, in order that the existing facility may serve new development. The term does not include the repair, maintenance, modernization, or an expansion of an existing facility to better serve existing development. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 2 of 31 1.13 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of Fort Worth,which is from October Is'through September 30th. 1.14 Fort Worth System. Fort Worth's wastewater system, including all facilities for wastewater collection, storage and retention , treatment, treated wastewater disposal, sludge handling and disposal, and producing finished wastewater for beneficial reuse. As used in this Agreement, the term "Fort Worth System" does not include any beneficial reuse pipelines and its related distribution facilities. 1.15 Impact Fee. A capital contribution funding or recouping the cost of Capital Improvements necessitated by and attributable to new development or new connections to the Fort Worth System, subject to and as provided in Article 22 of this Agreement. 1.16 Industrial User. A person (as defined in the Act) that introduces pollutants into the Fort Worth System from any nondomestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or(d) of the Act. 1.17 Industrial Wastes. Any waterborne liquid or solid substance that results from any process of industry, manufacturing, mining, production, trade or business. 1.18 Infiltration. Water that has migrated from the ground into the wastewater system. 1.19 Inflow. Water other than wastewater that enters a sewerage system (including sewer service connections) from sources such as, but not limited to, roof leaders, cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections between storm sewers and sanitary catch basins, cooling towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, Infiltration water. 1.20 Liquid Waste. The water-borne solids, liquids, and gaseous substances derived from certain sources including, but not limited to, grease trap, septic tank, chemical toilet waste and sand trap waste. 1.21 Metering and samplin fg acility. The meter, meter vault, and all metering and telemetry equipment required to measure and/or sample Customer wastewater flows that enter the Fort Worth System. 1.22 Non-Domestic Accounts. Commercial, industrial, multi-family or other accounts that are not considered Domestic Accounts. This definition is used only in the context of determining billing Per Connection. 1.23 Unmetered Area(s). Areas within the Customer's corporate or certificated boundaries that generate wastewater that do not drain into a part of the Customer System for which wastewater flow is measured by an approved metering and sampling facility. 1.24 Parties. Fort Worth and the Customer, or each individually. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 3 of 31 1.25 Per Connection. Billing or charging "Per Connection" means charging for Unmetered Area connections as provided in § 6.3. 1.26 PILOT. Payment in Lieu of Taxes, as described in Exhibit C. 1.27 Point of Entry. The Point of Entry(or "Customer's Connection") is the upstream entry point to each metering and sampling facility from which the Customer's wastewater flows into the Fort Worth System, as shown on Exhibit A and described in § 2.3. 1.28 POTW. Publicly owned treatment works. 1.29 Pretreatment. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a Publicly Owned Treatment Works. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, or process changes by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR Section 403.6(d). 1.30 Pretreatment Requirements. Pollutant concentration discharge limitation and reporting requirements stipulated in Fort Worth City Code Article VI: Industrial Wastewater, and any amendments thereto, and the Customer's Code, as hereinafter amended, and Federal Pretreatment Standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1.31 Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey. A Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey or "SSES" is a survey as described in § 4.4 1.32 Significant Industrial User or "SIU". (a) All Industrial Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 CFR § 403.6 and 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, as amended from time to time; (b) Any other Industrial User that discharges an average of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling and boiler blow-down wastewater); contributes a process wastestream which makes up five percent (5%) or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or is designated as such by the Director on the basis that the Industrial User has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement (in accordance with 40 CFR § 403.8(f)(6)); or (c) Any other person or entity that falls within the definition of Significant Industrial User in the Fort Worth City Code, as it may be amended from time to time. 1.33 Standard Methods. Those testing or analysis procedures as prescribed in the then current edition of"Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association and/or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Manual of Methodologies for the Examination of Water and Wastewaters, or as will otherwise comply with procedures specified in state and federal discharge permits held by Fort Worth. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 4 of 31 1.34 Street Rental. The Street Rental charged to the wholesale customers of the Fort Worth System is intended to be compensation for use of public rights-of-way. The Street Rental is established at five percent (5%) of the revenue requirements, excluding Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT). The Street Rental cannot be decreased without the consent of Fort Worth in its sole discretion and, in the event of an increase, can only be increased in one percent (1%) increments once every five (5) years starting on the anniversary date of this Agreement, and shall never exceed the rate being collected from the natural gas franchised utility serving the City of Fort Worth or the rate collected from the retail wastewater customers of Fort Worth, whichever is less. 1.35 System Cost. System Cost, as provided in § 7.1.2. 1.36 TCEO. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or its successor agency. 1.37 Total Suspended Solids (TSS). Solids, measured in mg/L, that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, wastewater or other liquids, and which are largely removable by a laboratory filtration device. Also referred to as Total Non-Filterable Residue. 1.38 TRA Contract. Fort Worth City Secretary Contract No. 16054 "Trinity River Authority of Texas—Denton Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment System Contract," and Fort Worth City Secretary Contract No. 8632 between the Trinity River Authority of Texas and the City of Fort Worth entered into as of the 20th day of February, 1976, and any amendments to those agreements. 1.39 Wastewater. All liquid or water-carried waste products from whatever source derived, together with such Inflow and Infiltration as may be present, whether treated or untreated, which is discharged into or permitted to enter into the Fort Worth System. The words "wastewater" and "sewage" are interchangeable. 1.40 Wastewater Permits. The TCEQ Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued to Fort Worth for the Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility, as it may be renewed or amended from time to time or any another POTW,wastewater treatment plant or water reclamation facility that is owned or operated (directly or through contract) by Fort Worth. 1.41 Wastewater Stren tg_h,. The concentrations of BOD and TSS and, where relevant or applicable under TCEQ or EPA regulations, concentrations of other wastewater pollutants or contaminants. ARTICLE 2. Customer Connection to the Fort Worth System 2.1 Consent to Connect. All subject to the Customer's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Fort Worth agrees that the Customer may connect its System to the Fort Worth System at the agreed Point(s) of Entry and that Fort Worth will accept for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal the wastewater that the Customer delivers to the Fort Worth System through the agreed Point(s) of Entry. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 5 of 31 2.2 Delivery and Payment. Customer agrees to deliver wastewater into the Fort Worth System and to pay for Fort Worth's wastewater services all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 2.3 Connection Points. Customer shall connect its System to the Fort Worth System only at the Point(s) of Entry designated on Exhibit "A" and at such additional points of entry as may later be mutually agreed upon in writing signed by both Parties. Where no metering facility is used (Unmetered Area connections), the Point of Entry is where the Customer's System connects to the Fort Worth System, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing. 2.4 Customer Delivery Facilities. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, Customer is responsible for the design, contracting, construction and financing of its Delivery Facilities and the acquisition of any necessary rights-of-way and easements for, to and from such facilities. All designs, materials and specifications shall conform to or be at least as stringent as Fort Worth's requirements for such facilities. The Customer shall submit to the Director for written approval all plans and specifications for any Delivery Facilities. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; however, no construction of such Delivery Facilities will begin until such approval has been given. Upon completion, Customer shall provide record drawings in a format reasonably acceptable to Fort Worth. Customer agrees that Fort Worth has the right to make periodic inspections during construction of the Delivery Facilities. Final completion and connection of such Delivery Facilities to the Point of Entry is subject to the continuing inspection and written approval of the Director. 2.5 Wastewater from Adjacent Areas. At the request of the Director, Customer agrees to allow wastewater from areas and premises adjacent to the Customer's boundaries and within the boundaries of Fort Worth's or another Fort Worth wholesale customer's service area, to flow through Customer's System, subject to the Texas Water Code and TCEQ regulations regarding service areas. The metered quantity of wastewater from this area transported into the Fort Worth System each month shall be measured Per Connection or, at the option of Customer or Fort Worth, and where the wastewater flows are of sufficient volume that metering is practicable, metering and sampling facilities may be installed at the expense of Fort Worth to meter and sample all wastewater from this adjacent area. The quantity of wastewater from this adjacent area shall be deducted from the quantity of the Customer's wastewater passing through the Customer's connection to the Fort Worth System before volume charges for wastewater service to Customer are computed and, if the meter serving those customers has been equipped to measure it, the Customer's billing shall also be adjusted for differences in the Wastewater Strength of the adjacent area. When additional pipeline capacity is required to transport the flows, Customer agrees that it shall be responsible for its proportional cost of the additional capacity needed to serve Customer's current or projected future flows as agreed upon by the Customer and Fort Worth. The cost of additional infrastructure shall be borne by the Customer and Fort Worth, in proportion to the projected flow volumes of each. Customer shall not be responsible for the cost of additional capacity needed solely to serve adjacent areas not under Customer's jurisdiction. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 6 of 31 ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance 3.1 Customer System. Customer agrees to maintain its System in good condition and to make repairs in a timely manner. Fort Worth shall not have any responsibility or liability now or ever for the operation or maintenance of the Customer System, except as the Parties may otherwise agree in writing. 3.2 Fort Worth System. Fort Worth agrees to maintain its System in good condition and to make repairs in a timely manner. Customer shall not have any responsibility or liability now or ever for the operation or maintenance of the Fort Worth System, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 3.3 Metering and Sampling Facilities. After transfer to Fort Worth as provided in Article 4, Fort Worth shall become solely responsible for the operation and maintenance of metering and sampling facilities connected to its System. ARTICLE 4. Metering and Sampling Facilities and System Infrastructure Improvements 4.1 Customer Connections and Metering and Sampling Facilities. Either Customer or Fort Worth, with written consent of the Director and execution of the necessary agreements, may construct the Customer Connection, Metering and Sampling Facilities. 4.1.1 Cost of Customer Connection. Customer shall pay the cost of each new, enlarged or additional Customer connection to the Fort Worth System and related metering and sampling facilities, including new or modified wholesale meters as necessary to accommodate increased Customer flows. Such Customer costs include costs of: design, engineering; site acquisition and preparation; construction and inspection; the facility equipment, the final connection, and all necessary easements and rights-of-way, including those for access to the meter site. 4.1.2 Facilities Transfer to Fort Worth. Customer shall transfer (or arrange for transfer) to Fort Worth all metering and sampling facilities connecting the Customer's System to the Fort Worth System,together with the sole authority to operate and maintain the facilities. All transfers shall be within 60 days of the Effective Date or the completion of the facilities, whichever is later, and shall be accomplished with documents in a form satisfactory to Fort Worth. Thereafter, Fort Worth shall be solely responsible for the operation, and maintenance of the metering and sampling facilities, and such costs shall be a System Cost. 4.1.3 Site Transfer to Fort Worth. Unless otherwise prohibited by law or contract, Customer shall transfer to Fort Worth all of Customer's fee simple or other property rights in the land that is the site for the metering and sampling facilities. To the extent that the property is larger than necessary, or Customer needs to retain a portion of the property for other purposes,Fort Worth or Customer may choose to exclude that portion of the property that is not reasonably necessary for the operation, maintenance, sampling and testing, repair or replacement of the facilities. All transfers shall be within 60 days of the Effective Date or the Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 7 of 31 completion of the facilities, whichever is later, and shall be accomplished with documents in a form satisfactory to Fort Worth. 4.1.4 Access. Customer will secure and transfer to Fort Worth continuous rights of access, ingress and egress to the Customer metering and sampling facilities and, subject to any necessary consents, transfer or assign to Fort Worth any permits, access agreements, licenses, easements or rights-of-way that Fort Worth agrees are needed for the continuous operation and maintenance of, and access to, all metering and sampling facilities for as long as this Agreement is in effect. 4.1.5 Credit for Transfers. The Customer's transfers to Fort Worth under §§ 4.1.2 - 4.1.4 above shall be treated as a Customer contribution for rate purposes, but the transfers shall not be any indicia of equity ownership in the metering and sampling facilities or in the Fort Worth System. 4.1.6 Fort Worth Optional Construction. As determined by the Director for the efficient operation of the Fort Worth System or service to its customers, and unless otherwise agreed in writing by both Parties, Fort Worth shall have the option, but not the obligation,to design and construct, to acquire site property, and to obtain necessary permits, ingress, egress and access agreements, licenses, easements or rights-of-way for: (a) Additional Customer metering and sampling facilities not in existence on the Effective Date (for example, for Unmetered Areas), including any modifications to the Customer's Delivery Facilities necessary to accommodate a complete initial installation satisfactory to Fort Worth; and (b) Improvement, expansion, upgrading or replacement of existing or future Customer metering and sampling facilities. Customer has the right to review Fort Worth's proposed construction, expansion, and replacement plans for such construction before it begins. All costs of such optional construction undertaken by Fort Worth shall be a System Cost. 4.1.7 Operation and Maintenance Expenses. Expenses incurred by Fort Worth for the operation and maintenance of Customer metering and sampling facilities shall be System Costs and shall include the following: (a) Electricity at the facility; (b) Initial telemetry connection to the facility and the control center, and any routine periodic charges for telephone, data or other communication services; (c) Meter calibration; Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 8 of 31 (d) Parts, materials and supplies for calibration, repair and maintenance of the facilities; (e) Labor cost plus fringe benefits and indirect costs for calibration, repair and maintenance of the facilities; and (f) Maintenance of ingress, egress and meter facility site. 4.2 Capacity Improvements Customer and Fort Worth agree to cooperate in determining the need for additional downstream Capital Improvements, and related construction schedules and cost-participation and will seek to manage downstream flows and/or peak flows consistent with Fort Worth's and the Customer's master planning or capital improvement planning. Customer agrees to notify Fort Worth before it begins constructing significant expansions or additions to its System. 4.3 Cost of New, Enlarged or Additional Connections . Except for the System Cost authorized in § 4.1.6 above, Customer shall pay the cost of each new, enlarged or additional Customer connection to the Fort Worth System, including the cost of the Delivery Facilities, the Metering and Sampling Facilities, and the Customer's proportionate share of any improvements required for that connection or related service to be provided after the Point of Entry. The Customer's cost shall be calculated in the same manner as the"developer's cost" for special facilities, including pipelines, under Fort Worth's then-existing Water and Wastewater Installation Policy, as determined by the Director. Customer will pay that amount to Fort Worth before making the new, enlarged or additional connection to the Fort Worth System, and the amount shall not be a System Cost. 4.4 Peak Flow and Remediation. In any 12-month period, if the volume of the Customer's wholesale wastewater flow into the Fort Worth System for any one day exceeds 4 times the average of the Customer's actual daily flow, averaged over the prior 3 fiscal years, then a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey (SSES) is required in response to the exceedance, as follows. 4.4.1 Within a reasonable time after such an exceedance, Fort Worth will send a Notice to Customer stating the specific date(s) and volumes of the flows that resulted in the exceedance, and describing the schedule and procedures for submitting the results and implementing the required SSES. 4.4.2 The SSES is a survey of the affected portion of the Customer System sufficient to identify the cause or source of the wastewater flows that have resulted in the exceedance. The SSES may include activities such as additional flow measurements, smoke tests or inspections and the final report shall list specific remedial actions. The costs of the SSES and performance of the remedial actions recommended in the SSES must be borne by Customer, to the extent necessary to eliminate or accommodate the Customer's increased flows. 4.4.3 If Customer fails to perform the SSES and pay the costs of the remedial action as required by this § 4.4 and the exceedance is repeated then, in addition to any remedies available under Article 21, Fort Worth has the right to recover from the Customer all of Fort Worth's incremental costs of handling the increased flows, Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 9 of 31 such as infrastructure improvements and any regulatory agency fines that may be levied, or corrective action required by TCEQ, as a result of the Customer's repeated exceedance(s). Fort Worth shall provide documentation that the Customer's exceedances resulted in such incremental costs and any costs recovered from Customer shall not also be included as a System Costs. 4.4.4 The Director may waive the requirement for the Customer to perform the SSES or to implement recommended remedial action if, in his sole opinion, the SSES or the recommended remediation is not necessary to protect the interests of Fort Worth. 4.5 Construction Standards. Any design, construction, installation or replacement of wholesale meters, sampling facilities, Delivery Facilities, or other Capital Improvements for providing service under this Agreement shall comply with 30 Texas Administrative Code Ch. 217 and Fort Worth's standards and specifications, as they are in effect at the time of the construction. After initial construction, the "time of the construction" is the date of any subsequent upgrade or replacement. 4.6 Transfer to Customer upon Termination. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement under its terms by either Party, Fort Worth shall transfer back to Customer any metering and sampling facilities, rights of access, ingress and egress, and any permits, access agreements, licenses or easements and rights-of-way that Customer previously conveyed, transferred or assigned to Fort Worth under the terms of this Article 4. ARTICLE 5. Rights-of-Way 5.1 Rights-of-Way Granted by Customer. Customer shall grant, without charge to Fort Worth, such easements and rights-of-way along public highways or other property owned by Customer, as requested by Fort Worth, in order to construct and maintain wastewater mains or facilities within the Customer's Service Area to provide wastewater service to Customer and to other areas. If two or more locations are mutually acceptable to Fort Worth and Customer, then Customer may select the final location from among them. Upon notice from Customer and at Fort Worth's expense, Fort Worth will move its wastewater lines or other facilities located in such street rights-of-way or on other property owned by Customer when reasonably necessary to the performance of essential governmental duties by Customer. Fort Worth's relocation costs under this § 5.1 shall be a System Cost to the extent that the lines are related to service to Fort Worth's wholesale wastewater customers. 5.2 Rights-of-Way Granted by Fort Worth. Fort Worth shall grant, without charge to Customer, such easements and rights-of-way along public highways or other property owned by Fort Worth, as requested by Customer, in order to construct and maintain wastewater mains or facilities within Fort Worth to provide wastewater service to Customer under this Agreement. If two or more locations are mutually acceptable to Fort Worth and Customer, then Fort Worth may select the final location from among them. Upon notice from Fort Worth and at the Customer's expense, Customer will move such wastewater mains or facilities when located in such street rights-of-way or other property owned by Fort Worth when reasonably necessary to performance of essential governmental duties by Fort Worth. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 10 of 31 5.3 Construction Standards. All work done by or on behalf of Fort Worth under this paragraph will be performed in accordance with specifications equal to those applying to work of a similar nature performed within Fort Worth, and the applicable Party will use its best efforts to restore the others'property to as near original condition as feasible unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing. 5.4 Conflicts. Fort Worth and Customer agree to coordinate the location of the mains and/or facilities in the other's easements and rights-of-way in order to prevent further conflicts insofar as is reasonably practicable. ARTICLE 6. Metering and Sampling 6.1 Meter Reading. Fort Worth will read all Customer Point of Entry meters at monthly intervals, and the Parties shall have free access to read these respective meters daily, if either Party so desires. Each Party has the duty to give immediate notice to the other of any meter that it finds is not functioning properly, and Fort Worth shall promptly investigate and make any necessary repairs. 6.2 Flows to be Metered. All flow discharged into the Fort Worth System by Customer shall be metered, unless specifically agreed otherwise by both Parties in writing. Fort Worth agrees to allow those Customers served on a per connection basis, with prior approval from Fort Worth to remain on per connection until conditions allow for the flow to be metered. 6.3 Unmetered Areas. If, in the judgment of the Director, the sewage generated within one or more areas of the Customer cannot be accurately measured by an approved type of metering station,then the charge for sanitary sewer service within that drainage area will be calculated Per Connection as follows: For monthly billing purposes,the total gallons of sewage for the Unmetered Areas will be calculated as the sum of (i)the total gallons of metered water of all Non-Domestic Accounts within the area plus (ii)the number of Domestic Accounts within the area times 10,500 gallons. The Parties agree that the 10,500 gallons for Domestic Accounts already accounts for Inflow and Infiltration, and therefore needs no further adjustment for it. The total volume so derived each month will be used as the basis for calculating the total wastewater charges due each month for that Unmetered Area and such charges will be added to any other charges for metered connections. For all such Unmetered Areas, Customer will be responsible for providing data each month on the number of Domestic Accounts and the metered water volume of all Non-Domestic Accounts. This data will be provided by Customer to Fort Worth no later than the 5th of each calendar month. 6.4 Calibration. Fort Worth shall calibrate and routinely service the meters no less than once during each six (6) month period. Copies of the results of such calibration and all related information shall be provided to Customer. Fort Worth shall notify the Customer at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the date and time for any calibration and Customer may observe, if so desired. 6.5 Customer Access. Customer shall have access to the metering and sampling facilities at all reasonable times; provided, however that any reading, calibration or adjustment to such Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 11 of 31 metering equipment shall be done only by employees or agents of Fort Worth, or other mutually approved third party calibration agent in the presence of representatives of Customer and Fort Worth, if so requested by Customer. Notice of any proposed third-party calibration shall be provided to all Parties at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance. 6.6 Records. All readings of meters will be entered into the records maintained by Fort Worth. Customer shall have access to such records during reasonable business hours and shall be furnished with monthly totalizer readings for each Customer Point of Entry metering and sampling facility. 6.7 Accuracy and Corrections. Upon any calibration, if it is determined that the accuracy envelope of such meter is found to be lower than ninety-five percent (95%) or higher than one hundred five percent (105%) expressed as a percentage of the full scale of the meter, the registration of the flow as determined by such defective meter shall be corrected for a period extending back to the time such inaccuracy began, if such time is ascertainable; or, if such time is not ascertainable, then for a period extending back one-half(1/2) of the time elapsed since the date of the last calibration, but in no event further back than a period of six (6) months 6.8 Meter Out of Service. If any meter used to determine volume from Customer is out of service or out of repair so that the amount of wastewater metered cannot be ascertained or computed from the reading thereof,the wastewater delivered through the period such meter is out of service or out of repair shall be estimated and agreed upon by the Parties on the basis of the best data available. The basis for estimating such flow includes, but is not limited to, extrapolation of past patterns of flow for said metering station under similar conditions. If Parties cannot reach agreement on the extrapolated estimate of wastewater volume delivered, then agreement on the flow volume will be determined by § 24.4 dispute resolution. 6.9 Wastewater Strength Sampling. Fort Worth shall periodically sample and test the wastewater at the metering and sampling facilities or other agreed upon sampling points for the purposes of billing for the Wastewater Strength. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, sampling and testing of wastewater shall occur three times per year. To determine the Wastewater Strength, Fort Worth shall collect twenty-four (24)hour flow-weighted composite samples for a period of not less than five (5) consecutive twenty-four(24) hour periods. Fort Worth will provide Customer with a minimum of seven(7) day advance notice of intent to sample, or such notice as is sufficient to allow Customer to arrange the services of a qualified laboratory. If, at the request of Customer or at the request of the Director, more extensive sampling and testing is desired, it shall be paid for by the Party making the request and shall be done in compliance with this Article 6. If Customer requests such additional sampling and testing, then Fort Worth shall invoice Customer and payment shall be made within ten(10) days after receipt of invoice. The notice required in this section shall include the planned dates, times, and location(s) of sampling. Fort Worth shall analyze the samples collected in accordance with standard methods. Customer may be present during the initial setup of sampling equipment and at the time of pickup for each twenty-four(24) hour composite sample. Fort Worth agrees, if requested, to split the wastewater samples with Customer. 6.10 Compliance Monitoring. If in the opinion of the Director, compliance monitoring is required, the Director may order that additional monitoring be performed with or without prior Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 12 of 31 notice to Customer. Such compliance monitoring is to be in addition to the periodic sampling and testing set forth in§ 6.9. All information obtained as a result of such compliance monitoring shall be provided to the Customer upon request. Fort Worth will provide notice of such compliance monitoring to Customer within a reasonable time thereafter. 6.11 System Cost. Costs incurred by Fort Worth under this Article 6 will be a System Cost. ARTICLE 7. Rates and Charges 7.1 Method of Rate Determination. 7.1.1 Wholesale wastewater rates will be based upon an annual cost-of-service rate study, with a rate study conducted every three years by an independent utility rate consultant as provided for in § 7.1.4. The independent utility rate consultant shall be selected by the Director from a list of qualified firms submitted to the Director by the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee. All firms to be considered must identify all employees previously employed by the City of Fort Worth within 5 years of the submittal date. All cost-of-service studies shall be conducted utilizing the utility cost basis of determining revenue requirements applicable to the wholesale customer class and shall be a System Cost. 7.1.2 The System Cost(i.e., the cost-of-service for the wholesale customer class) shall include allocated reasonable and necessary operation and maintenance expense; depreciation expense; a fair and reasonable return on allocated capital facilities as provided in § 7.1.3; general and administrative costs; commodity charges; the cost of treating wastewater, including Inflow and Infiltration; TRA Contract charges; Street Rental (calculated as provided in § 1.34); and Payment In Lieu of Taxes ("PILOT" calculated as provided in Exhibit Q. To determine the allocation and distribution of costs to the wholesale customer class, the independent utility rate consultant shall consider at least the following factors: total volume, rate of flow, Wastewater Strength, metering, and customer related costs such as accounting, billing, monitoring, and pretreatment and SIU permitting. Capital related costs will consist of depreciation expense and return on original cost rate base. The "rate base" shall consist of all allocated capital facilities, net of depreciation and contributions, and shall include construction work in progress, a reasonable allowance for working capital, and a reasonable inventory of materials and supplies necessary for the efficient operation of the Fort Worth System. The methodology shall be that used in the most recent wholesale wastewater rate study completed and approved by the Fort Worth City Council before the Effective Date, which Customer acknowledges having received prior to executing this Agreement. Records of the original cost and the accumulated depreciation of all capital facilities shall be maintained in the Fort Worth computerized asset tracking system. These records shall be available for inspection at the Fort Worth Water Department during reasonable business hours upon request by Customer. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 13 of 31 7.1.3 Fort Worth shall be allowed to earn and recover in rates a rate-of-return on the rate base as described in § 7.1.2. That rate of return shall be equal to the weighted average imbedded cost of outstanding debt plus one and one-half percent (1-1/2%). The Parties agree that this rate of return is reasonable. 7.1.4 Every three years, beginning with Fiscal Year 2020, a detailed wholesale wastewater rate study will be performed by an independent utility rate consultant selected by the Director in conformance with § 7.1.1. The same methodology used in the immediate previous rate study will be utilized by the rate consultant so selected. In the interim Fiscal Years between detailed rate studies, Fort Worth will adjust wholesale wastewater rates annually, using the same methodology as the last detailed rate study, and will utilize the actual operating data for the twelve (12) month period ending September 30th of the prior year, adjusted for all known and measurable changes in cost data that may have occurred since the last audited financial statement. Such adjustments should allow for year-end trending and the spreading of non-recurring expenses over an appropriate benefit period. 7.1.5 Changes in the wholesale wastewater rate methodology will be allowed if recommended by a majority vote of the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee and approved by the Fort Worth City Council. For purposes of this § 7.1.5, a majority is defined as any combination of Fort Worth wholesale customers that generated more than fifty percent(50%) of the wholesale wastewater flows into the Fort Worth System during the immediate past Fiscal Year. 7.2 Initial Rates. The rates and charges as of the Effective Date shall be those calculated by the most recent wholesale wastewater cost of service study and adopted by the Fort Worth City Council to take effect during the current Fiscal Year, and include the Volume Charges, Wastewater Strength Charges (per pound of BOD and TSS) and Monthly Customer Charges. 7.3 Billing and Payment. Bills for wastewater service under this Agreement shall be rendered to Customer monthly by Fort Worth, and shall be due and payable by Customer not more than thirty (30) days from the billing date. The bills will show current charges, as well as past-due charges, if any. Current charges are the amount due for wastewater services provided since the prior billing period. Past-due charges shall be the total amount unpaid from all prior billings as of the current billing date. Payments received by Fort Worth shall first be applied to the past-due charges, if any, and thereafter to the current charges. 7.4 Billing Dispute. If Customer disputes a bill and is unable to resolve the difference informally, Customer shall notify the Director in writing. If the Director and Customer are unable to resolve the disputed bill, agreement on the bill will be determined by § 24.4 dispute resolution procedures. Dispute of a bill is not grounds for non-payment. If a bill or other payment is not paid as specified in this Agreement, a finance charge of ten percent (10%) per annum will be calculated from the date which the payment was required to be made. If a billing adjustment is agreed upon or otherwise established by dispute resolution, then the amount found to be overcharged will be credited to Customer's account together with an interest charge of ten Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 14 of 31 ARTICLE 8. Industrial Connection and Monitoring 8.1 Additional Connections. Customer agrees that it will not permit any Significant Industrial User within its jurisdiction to connect directly or indirectly either to the Customer System or to the Fort Worth System without at least ninety (90)days'prior written notice to the Director of such intent to connect. Customer shall provide the Director with such information pertaining to volume and composition of flow as may be requested by the Director. 8.2 Quality. Customer agrees to conduct any and all monitoring, sampling and inspection of Customer System and Industrial Users as necessary to insure that Industrial Waste introduced into the Customer System meets the quality standards set out in§ 9.3. Upon request to Customer, a representative of Fort Worth will be permitted to observe Customer's collection of samples from Industrial Users, and Customer agrees to furnish Fort Worth separate duplicate samples for independent testing, and, upon request, to provide the Director sample analysis results and pretreatment records. 8.3 Sampling and Industrial User Disconnections. Customer agrees that Fort Worth shall have the right to sample wastewater at all Points of Entry and such other locations as may be mutually agreed in writing by both Parties for the purpose of determining the volume and quality of wastewater entering the Fort Worth System. Customer agrees to disconnect from the Customer's System any Industrial User found to be in violation of allowable discharges or who refuses access to its facilities for the purpose of sampling wastewater being discharged into the Customer System; provided, however, that the disconnected Industrial User shall be afforded the same rights, privileges of appeal and deficiency cure periods as are Industrial Users operating within Fort Worth's jurisdiction. 8.4 Questionable or Prohibited Discharges. Following Fort Worth's notice to the Customer, Customer shall grant to Fort Worth the right to enter Customer's jurisdiction if Fort Worth has information or evidence that questionable or prohibited discharges are entering the Fort Worth System from the Customer System. Customer agrees to assist Fort Worth in investigating such discharges and in locating and eliminating any prohibited discharges. ARTICLE 9. Wastewater Quality 9.1 Industrial Wastes. The potential effects of certain types of Industrial Wastes upon sewers and sewage treatment processes require careful consideration of each industrial connection, and is of concern both to Fort Worth and the Customer. Accordingly, Customer shall regulate the discharge of Industrial Waste as required by this Article 9. 9.2 Customer Wastewater Quality Ordinance. Customer agrees that on or before thirty (30) days from date of execution of this Agreement it shall enact and cause to be enforced an ordinance or resolution enabling Customer to enforce within its jurisdiction regulations governing industrial waste that are at least as stringent as the provisions of the current Fort Worth City Code Ch. 12.5, Articles VI (Industrial Wastewater) and VII (Liquid Waste) and any necessary and reasonable amendments thereto, and state and applicable federal regulations relating to 1) discharged substances; 2)prohibited discharges; 3) pretreatment requirements; 4) industrial discharge permitting system; and 5) industrial self-monitoring reports. Customer Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 16 of 31 agrees to enact and enforce ordinances or any amendments to these Fort Worth Code Articles, or any future Fort Worth ordinances relating to Industrial Waste discharges, prohibited or controlled wastes or pretreatment requirements and such amendments and future ordinances shall become incorporated as additional exhibits to this Agreement; provided, however, Fort Worth shall provide Customer with a copy of such proposed ordinances or amendments at least sixty (60) days prior to the presentation of such ordinances or amendments to the Fort Worth City Council during which time Customer shall have an opportunity to review same. Customer shall adopt and enforce such proposed ordinances or amendments no later than the effective date of the Fort Worth ordinance or amendment. 9.3 Customer Wastewater Quality. Customer agrees that the quality of the wastewater discharged into the Customer System shall be equal to or better than the quality standards established by Fort Worth City Code Ch. 12.5, Articles VI (Industrial Wastewater) and VII (Liquid Waste) or any amendment adopted pursuant to Section§ 9.2. 9.4 Customer SIU Permits. Customer shall require all Significant Industrial Users within its jurisdiction that ultimately discharge into the Fort Worth System to apply for and obtain a permit from Customer allowing such discharge. Such permit shall require SIUs to abate prohibited substances from their discharge as a condition to discharging wastewater into the Customer System. The permit application shall contain, as a minimum,the following information required by Fort Worth City Code § 12.5-632 (or other information as the section may require upon amendment from time to time): 9.4.1 All information required by Fort Worth City Code § 12.5-651; 9.4.2 Description of activities, structures, equipment and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be, discharged to the Customer System; 9.4.3 Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation; 9.4.4 Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production; 9.4.5 Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day); 9.4.6 Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains and appurtenances by size, location and elevation, and all points of discharge; 9.4.7 Time and duration of discharges; and 9.4.8 Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Director to evaluate the wastewater discharge or the discharge permit application. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 17 of 31 Customer shall provide Fort Worth a copy of such application and permit, if issued, within fourteen(14) days after issuance. ARTICLE 10. Resale of Wastewater Services and Large Volume Retail Customers 10.1 No Service Outside the Customer's Service Area. Customer shall not provide any wastewater service to retail or wholesale customers outside of its Service Area unless it obtains the express written consent of the Director and an amendment to its Service Area for the proposed service, and such consent may also require additional improvements as provided in § 4.3. Customer shall not share its wastewater facilities with any other governmental or corporate entity outside of the Customer's Service Area without the express written consent of Fort Worth. Fort Worth neither recognizes nor approves any existing agreements between Customer and any developer, landowner, governmental entity, industrial customer or other large- volume customer for existing or projected wastewater service outside of the Customer's Service Area, unless authorized by Additional Terms attached as Exhibit D and shown on the Service Area map attached as Exhibit A. 10.2 Large Volume Users. Unless Customer obtains the prior written consent of the Director, the Customer shall not provide or agree to provide future wastewater service within its Service Area to any developer, landowner, governmental entity, industrial customer or other large- volume customer for existing or projected wastewater flows that would exceed 500,000 gallons per day to be served through the Fort Worth System. The Director agrees that consent for such wastewater service within the Customer's Service Area shall not be unreasonably withheld, but may require improvements as provided in § 4.3. The consent required by this § 10.2 does not replace and is in addition to other requirements of this Agreement, including Articles 8 & 9 for industrial connections. 10.3 Wholesale Customer Compliance. If Customer has Fort Worth's consent to provide any wholesale wastewater service through the Fort Worth System, Customer shall require its wholesale customers: to comply with Article 8 (Industrial Connection and Monitoring), Article 9 (Wastewater Quality) and Article 22 (Impact Fees) of this Agreement, and any other provisions of the Agreement required by the Director, and to enact and enforce any and all ordinances necessary to comply with these requirements. ARTICLE 11. Infiltration and Inflow 11.1 Prevention. The Customer covenants and agrees that it has an obligation to prevent Infiltration and Inflow into its System and then into the Fort Worth System. Customer further covenants and agrees to maintain strict supervision and maintenance of its System to prevent connections through which surface drainage can enter ultimately into the Fort Worth System, and to employ best management practices to reduce Inflow and Infiltration to the extent practicable. Customer shall not make, nor shall it permit to be made, any connection which will contribute storm water run-off from rainwater spouts, rainwater areas, streets, gutter drains or other source into its System. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 18 of 31 11.2 Standards for Customer's Retail Connections. Customer covenants and agrees that all sewer connections within its jurisdiction that ultimately enter into the Fort Worth System shall be constructed in accordance with applicable specifications and standards that are equal to or more protective than those of the Fort Worth Water Department. 11.3 Customer Overflows. If Customer reports any sewer overflow to TCEQ containing any reference in the report to Fort Worth's System or Fort Worth's Wastewater Permits, then Customer shall send a Notice to Fort Worth with an attached copy of the report at the same time that it sends the report to TCEQ. ARTICLE 12. Sludge Disposal Customer recognizes the importance of utilizing sludge in a timely and proper manner. Customer will cooperate with Fort Worth in any environmentally sound sludge utilization program meeting federal and state standards within the Customer's Service Area. ARTICLE 13. Wastehaulers Customer agrees to adopt the North Central Texas Council of Government's model ordinance, or one similar to it, regulating liquid wastehaulers within Customer's Service Area. At a minimum such ordinance shall require liquid wastehaulers to be permitted and provide for a manifest system. Further, the Customer's ordinance shall prohibit the introduction of liquid waste, including waste from septic tanks and chemical toilets, into the Customer System, directly or indirectly. ARTICLE 14. Reports and Records 14.1 Data and Information. If requested by the Director, and/or Customer, the other Party shall provide quarterly the following: 14.1.1 Actual number of customer accounts discharging directly or indirectly into the Fort Worth System and/or Customer System within the Customer's Service Area; 14.1.2 Classification of Domestic Accounts and Non-Domestic Accounts within its Service Area by number and percentage of accounts discharging directly or indirectly into the Fort Worth System and/or Customer System within the Customer's Service Area. 14.1.3 Customer's contracts for wastewater services from all providers other than the Fort Worth System, including collection and treatment contracts with other entities; 14.1.4 Customer's Water and Wastewater Master Plans, Capital Improvements Plans and Land Use Plans; and Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 19 of 31 14.1.5 Additional data which may assist Fort Worth and/or Customer in developing methodology for cost of service studies and Impact Fees; provided, however, that Fort Worth shall not request data that will require Customer to incur unreasonable expenses in providing such data. ARTICLE 15. Notices 15.1 Required Notice. Except in the case of an Emergency, any notice or other communication that is required, given or provided for under this Agreement shall be in writing, and addressed as follows: To Fort Worth: Water Director City of Fort Worth 200 Texas Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 To Customer: Mayor City of River Oaks 4900 River Oaks Blvd River Oaks, Texas 76114 With an additional copy to be given to a Customer representative, if designated in writing by Customer. 15.2 Delivery and Receipt. Notice shall be either(a) delivered personally, (b) sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) placed in the custody of a nationally recognized overnight carrier for next day delivery, or (d) sent via telecopy or facsimile (fax)transmission. Notice shall be deemed given when received if delivered personally or sent via telecopy or facsimile transmission with written confirmation of receipt; forty-eight (48) hours after deposit if sent by mail; and twenty-four(24) hours after deposit if sent by nationally recognized overnight carrier for next day delivery. If requested by Fort Worth or Customer, notices shall also be sent to specified email addresses. 15.3 Change of Address Notices. Each Party shall provide notice in writing, as provided in § 15.1 of any change in its address. ARTICLE 16. Inspection and Audit Complete records and accounts required to be maintained by each Party shall be kept for a period of five (5) years. Each Party shall at all times, upon notice, have the right at reasonable times to examine and inspect said records and accounts during normal business hours; and further, if required by any law, rule or regulation, make said records and accounts available to federal and/or state auditors. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 20 of 31 ARTICLE 17. Ownership and Liability 17.1 Ownership. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to create any type of joint or equity ownership of any property, any partnership or joint venture, nor shall same create any other rights or liabilities and Customer payments (whether past, present, or future) will not be construed as granting Customer partial ownership of, pre-paid capacity in, or equity in the Fort Worth System. 17.2 Liability. Liability for damages arising out of the receipt, transportation, delivery, storage, treatment, handling and/or disposal of all wastewater discharged into the Fort Worth System shall remain with the Customer,together with title to the wastewater, until the wastewater passes through the Point of Entry. Thereafter, Fort Worth shall have liability for damages arising out of the receipt,transportation, delivery, storage, treatment, handling and/or disposal of all wastewater discharged into the Fort Worth System, save and except that title to, and liability for a discharge from the Customer's System that violates this Agreement shall remain with the Customer. Each Party agrees to save, release and hold harmless the other Party from all claims, demands, and causes of action, damages, losses and costs, fines and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, and all response,remediation and corrective action costs (collectively "Liabilities") that may be asserted by anyone, including state and federal administrative agencies, at any time on account of the contents, transportation, delivery, reception, storage, treatment handling and/or disposal of the wastewater while it is in the control of such Party, except that Customer shall save, release and hold harmless Fort Worth from all Liabilities that may be asserted by anyone at any time on account of any discharge originating in the Customer System that does not comply with the terms of this Agreement, even if the liability arises out of Fort Worth's strict liability. To the extent that the liability of Fort Worth is attributable to wholesale customer discharges, but cannot be attributed to a specific wholesale customer, the liability shall be a System Cost. This covenant is not made for the benefit of any third party. 17.3 Independent Contractors. Contracts made and entered into by either Customer or Fort Worth for the construction, reconstruction or repair of any Delivery Facility shall include the requirement that the independent contractor(s)must provide adequate insurance protecting both the Customer and Fort Worth as co-insured. Such contracts must also provide that the independent contractor(s) covenant to indemnify, hold harmless and defend both the Customer and Fort Worth against any and all suits or claims for damages of any nature arising out of the performance of such contracts. ARTICLE 18. Compliance with Permit Conditions Customer acknowledges that Fort Worth is the holder of discharge permits issued by the United States and the State of Texas. Customer agrees that it will comply with all permit conditions in any way relating to the collection system and the discharge into the Fort Worth System. Customer agrees, that if a fine is assessed against Fort Worth for any violation of any permit condition, and the violation is attributable to any act of omission or commission by Customer, that it shall indemnify and hold Fort Worth harmless from all Liabilities that result from the omission or commission by the Customer as provided in§ 17.2. If the permit violation cannot be attributed to any specific customer or if the Liabilities are not reimbursed by the responsible Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 21 of 31 customer for any reason then,to the extent that the fines and expenses are attributable to wholesale customers, such fine is a System Cost. ARTICLE 19. Term This Agreement expires on September 30, 2037. It may be renewed on terms mutually agreeable to the Parties. ARTICLE 20. Force Majeure 20.1 Notice and Suspension. If by any reason of force majeure either Party shall be rendered unable, wholly or in part, to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, other than the obligation of the Customer to make payments required under this Agreement, then if such Party shall give notice and full particulars of such force majeure in writing to the other Party within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the event or cause relied on, the obligation of the Party giving such notice, so far as it is affected by such force majeure, shall be suspended during the continuance of the inability then claimed, but for no longer period, and such Party shall endeavor to remove or overcome such inability with all reasonable dispatch. 20.2 Definition. The term "force majeure," as used in this Article, means acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of public enemy, orders of any kind of the government of the United States or the State of Texas, or any civil or military authority, insurrection, riots, epidemics, landslides, lightning, earthquake, fires, hurricanes, storms, floods, washouts, droughts, arrests, restraints of government and people, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage or accidents to machinery, pipelines or canals, partial or entire failure of wastewater collection, transportation, storage or treatment facilities, and inability on the part of Fort Worth to provide the wastewater services hereunder or of the Customer to deliver wastewater hereunder on account of any other cause not reasonably in the control of the Party claiming such inability. ARTICLE 21. Breach, Termination and Other Remedies 21.1 Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated in whole or in part by the mutual consent of Customer and Fort Worth. Fort Worth's decision on whether to consent to termination remains within its sole discretion; however, before consenting to termination, Fort Worth shall consult with WCAC regarding the circumstances of the proposed termination. 21.2 Termination for Material Breach. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any material breach by either Party to perform any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement, or to faithfully keep and perform any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, shall be cause for termination of this Agreement by the non-breaching Party in the manner set forth in this § 21.2. Upon such breach, the non-breaching Party may notify the breaching Party of the non-breaching Party's intention to terminate this Agreement if the breaching Party fails to cure such breach within ninety (90) days from the date of the notice. The notice must include a reasonable description of the breach. The non-breaching Party shall notify the breaching Party in writing upon acceptance of the cure of any breach. If by the ninetieth (90th) day the breaching Party fails or refuses to cure such breach pursuant to the terms and Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 22 of 31 conditions of this Agreement, then the non-breaching Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with six months additional notice to the breaching Party. 21.3 Termination for Repeated Breach. Upon a second (or any repeated) breach of a similar nature by a Party and irrespective of any cure of such breach, the non-breaching Party may, after six (6) months notice to the breaching Party, terminate this Agreement. That notice must be provided within a reasonable time after the repeated breach that is the basis for the termination. 21.4 Material Breach. The following breach, default or failure to perform a duty or obligation under this Agreement is a material breach: a. Failure to adopt and enforce any ordinance that the Customer is required by this Agreement to adopt and enforce; b. Failure to pay any bill, charge, or fee as required by this Agreement, including Impact Fees. c. Connecting to or discharging into the Fort Worth System at any point that is not expressly authorized under the terms of this Agreement; d. Failure to provide Fort Worth ingress and egress for purposes of sampling or operation and maintenance of any Customer Point of Entry, including the metering and sampling facility; e. Failure to permit any sampling of wastewater authorized by this Agreement, whether at the point of connection or within the Customer's System; f. Failure to provide to Fort Worth the rights-of-way that Customer is required to provide under the terms of this Agreement; g. Failure to investigate discharges or disconnect Industrial Users of Customer pursuant to §§ 8.3 and 8.4; h. Failure to comply with Article 9 (Wastewater Quality), including failure to maintain the required quality of discharge and failure comply with the requirements pertaining to SIU; i. Failure to comply with Article 10 (Resale of Wastewater Services and Large Volume Retail Customers); or j. Failure to comply with Article 18 (Compliance with Permit Conditions). All other breaches are deemed to be non-material. 21.5 Notice and Cure. In the event of a material or non-material breach, default or failure to perform a duty under this Agreement, the non-breaching Party may send a notice of such default to the breaching Party. The notice must include a reasonable description of the breach. If the breaching Party fails to cure the breach, default or failure within 60 days of that notice, then the non-breaching Party may give the breaching Party a second notice of its failure to cure the breach. Failure to cure the breach within 30 days after the second notice shall constitute a repeated breach, and may result in termination of this Agreement as provided in § 21.3 for repeated breach. Fort Worth may, upon breach by a Customer, surcharge the Customer an amount developed and calculated by Fort Worth intended to reimburse Fort Worth for any damages each month, including 10%interest, until Customer cures that breach. Because failure to perform obligations under this Agreement cannot be adequately compensated in money damages alone,the Parties shall have available to them the equitable remedy of specific performance in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy as may be provided by law. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 23 of 31 21.6 Notice and Cure for Nonpayment of Impact Fees. If the breach is based on the non- payment or underpayment of Impact Fees, then the Customer shall pay Fort Worth the amount of the non-payment or under-payment within 60 days of the notice required by §§21.2 or 21.5, plus interest at a rate of 10% of the amount owed, accruing from the time at which the payment was due. An additional charge of$500.00 will be added if no Impact Fee report was filed. 21.7 Notice and Cure for Breach of SIU Obligations. If Customer breaches its obligations to enforce the provisions of§§ 9.2 or 9.4, then the § 21.2 90-day notice provisions do not apply and the Director, in his sole discretion, may send a notice setting the time in which the Customer shall cure the breach, and may surcharge Customer an amount developed and calculated to reimburse Fort Worth for any damages each month, including 10% interest, until Customer cures that breach. If Customer fails or refuses to cure the breach within the stated time then, in addition to other remedies available under this Agreement, Fort Worth shall have the right to declare this Agreement terminated after six (6)months additional notice to Customer. 21.8 Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement under this Article 21, all rights, powers, and privileges of Customer and Fort Worth under this Agreement shall cease and terminate, and neither Party shall make any claim of any kind whatsoever against the other Party, its agents or representatives, by reason of termination or any act incident to termination, if the terminating Party acted reasonably and the termination was not unreasonable, or arbitrary and capricious. If this Agreement is not renewed before it expires, and the Parties are negotiating in good faith regarding the provisions of a new agreement, then the Parties may extend the date for termination, in writing that refers to this § 21.8 and is signed by both Parties. If this Agreement is not renewed, or if the Agreement is terminated by one of the Parties pursuant to this Article 21, then this Agreement requires Customer to develop alternative or replacement wastewater services before the expiration or termination of this Agreement; this requirement may be enforced by the equitable remedy of specific performance, sought by court order, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy as may be provided by law. No continuation of the service obligation exists or will be implied after expiration or termination. 21.9 No Waiver by Fort Worth. Any failure by Fort Worth to terminate this Agreement, or the acceptance by Fort Worth of any benefits under this Agreement, for any period of time after a material breach, default or failure by Customer shall not be determined to be a waiver by Fort Worth of any rights to terminate this Agreement for any subsequent material breach, default or failure. 2 1.10 No Waiver by Customer. Any failure by Customer to terminate this Agreement, or the acceptance by Customer of any benefits under this Agreement, for any period of time after a material breach, default or failure by Fort Worth shall not be determined to be a waiver by Customer of any rights to terminate this Agreement for any subsequent material breach, default or failure. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 24 of 31 ARTICLE 22. Impact Fees 22.1 Calculation of Impact Fees 22.1.1 The amount of the Impact Fee to be paid by Customer shall be based upon the size of water meter and shall be equal to the amount of the Impact Fee adopted by Fort Worth and collected for the same size water meter and type of connection within the jurisdiction of Fort Worth. However, regardless whether the connection would qualify as "new development" for purposes of the Customer's System, the Impact Fee due to Fort Worth shall include an amount equal to the Impact Fee for each connection not only to new construction, but also to existing structures or connections not previously served through the Fort Worth System, for example those taken off septic systems or diverted from other city, developer or homeowner wastewater systems 22.1.2 The dollar amount of the Impact Fee shall be consistent with the Fort Worth ordinance adopting Impact Fees in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations, including Chapter 395, and its calculation shall include only those costs allowed under § 395.012 (or its amended or successor statute) that are associated with Capital Improvements necessary to provide service to new development. 22.1.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prevent either Fort Worth or Customer from charging their own retail customers an Impact Fees that differs from the Impact Fee amount authorized by this Agreement. 22.2 Payment of Impact Fees. 22.2.1 On a quarterly basis, Customer shall pay to Fort Worth an Impact Fee for each new, enlarged or newly served connection for wastewater service made within Customer's Service Area served by the Fort Worth System. 22.2.2 As part of the Customer's application to Fort Worth for any new Point of Entry, and before construction of the facilities required for the Point of Entry, Customer shall pay to Fort Worth an amount equal to the Impact Fee for each existing sewer connection that will flow through the new or enlarged Point of Entry when it is first completed, and is not currently being served by the Fort Worth System. Upon connection of the new Point of Entry, Customer shall pay all unpaid Impact Fees for connections made since the initial payment with the application, and begin quarterly payments for additional connections to the Point of Entry as required in § 22.2.1. 22.3 Use of Impact Fees. As required by Chapter 395, Fort Worth agrees that all money remitted to it pursuant to this Article 22 will be placed in an interest bearing account to pay only for the cost of constructing Capital Improvements included in Fort Worth's Chapter 395 capital improvements plan, and will not be used for operation and maintenance expenses. Once expended, such funds and all interest earned thereon will be considered a "contribution" for rate Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 25 of 31 setting purposes only. To the extent that the cost of any Capital Improvement is recovered through Impact Fees, it shall not be included in the System Cost. 22.4 Impact Fee Report. Customer shall provide to Fort Worth information that relates to the making of new and/or enlarged connections within its jurisdiction as may be requested by the Director, including building permits, with each quarterly payment required in this Article 22. 22.5 No Waiver. Neither Fort Worth nor Customer shall waive any Impact Fee due from new or enlarged connections to its respective system within its jurisdiction. However, either Fort Worth or Customer may pay such Impact Fee into the interest bearing Impact Fee account required by § 22.3. 22.6 Customer Impact Fee Committee ("CIFC"). The Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee created pursuant to Article 23 shall select five (5) of its members to a subcommittee to be known as the Customer Impact Fee Committee ("CIFC"). As required by Texas Local Government Code § 395.052, at least every five (5) years Fort Worth will update the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan upon which the Fort Worth Impact Fees are based, or make the determination under Chapter 395 that no update is required. Fort Worth shall submit a copy of the annual report of Fort Worth Impact Fee projects and expenditures to the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee Rate Subcommittee. Every five years in conjunction with Fort Worth's updates,the CIFC shall submit a list of qualified engineers or planning consultants to the Director, and the Director shall select a consultant from such list to assist Fort Worth in developing land use assumptions, identifying capital improvements, and formulating capital improvement plans and Impact Fees. The consultant shall be responsible to Fort Worth and its citizen's advisory committee, but shall also report to the CIFC. The cost of the consultant shall be deemed a System Cost, to the extent that its work pertains to the wholesale customer class, and except to the extent that such cost is recovered through Impact Fees. If the CIFC fails to submit a list of consultants to Fort Worth, Fort Worth shall select the consultant. 22.7 Capital Improvements Plan. Fort Worth agrees that only the Capital Improvements as defined in § 1.4 shall be included in the capital improvements plan for the purpose of determining Impact Fees; provided however, Fort Worth may include other capital improvements for the purpose of determining Impact Fees to its own retail customers. Fort Worth shall not be required to include all of its capital improvements in its Chapter 395 capital improvements plan. The CIFC shall be responsible for working with Fort Worth and its consultants to determine the Capital Improvements to be included in the calculation of any Impact Fees. The CIFC shall recommend to the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee which Capital Improvements should be included in the calculation of any Impact Fees. The CIFC shall also meet with Fort Worth's citizen advisory committee as such citizen's advisory committee reviews and considers land use assumptions, the capital improvements plan and Impact Fees. 22.8 Dissemination of Documents. Prior to the adoption of any land use assumptions, capital improvements plan, or Impact Fees assessed by Fort Worth, the CIFC shall be furnished a copy of the proposed land use assumptions, capital improvement plans or Impact Fees at least thirty (30) days prior to any scheduled hearing thereon. Any revised Impact Fee adopted pursuant to Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 26 of 31 such updated capital improvements plan shall not take effect for a period of at least ninety (90) days after adoption by Fort Worth. 22.9 Current Impact Fees. Customer agrees to pay Impact Fees in the amounts determined pursuant to this Article 22. On the Effective Date,those impact fees are the Impact Fees most recently adopted by the Fort Worth City Council before the Effective Date. Thereafter the Impact Fees are those in effect by Fort Worth ordinance at the time the new or enlarged connection is made, or additional retail customers are added to Customer System flows that enter the Fort Worth System. 22.10 Chanizes to Chapter 395. Fort Worth and Customer agree that the methodology for the calculation of Impact Fees required by this Agreement shall be consistent with the methodology prescribed by Chapter 395. If that statutory methodology is amended or replaced by a new statute, the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee may engage legal counsel to work with Fort Worth to propose amendments to this Agreement to conform it to such amendment or new statute. The reasonable cost of such legal counsel shall be a System Cost. ARTICLE 23. Wholesale Wastewater AdvisoryCommittee Customer's governing body shall annually appoint a representative to be a voting member of the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee which Committee is hereby created and established and whose purpose shall be to consult with and advise Fort Worth, through the Director, on matters pertaining to planning, improvements, grants, rate studies, budgets, administration, and additional wholesale customers,whether same be wholesale customers of Customer or Fort Worth. The Committee, at its first meeting, shall elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary. The Committee may establish bylaws governing the election of officers, meeting dates and other matters pertinent to its functioning. ARTICLE 24. Miscellaneous 24.1 Favored Nations. Fort Worth and Customer agree that if Fort Worth should enter into any future Agreement for supplying wholesale wastewater service to any municipality under more favorable terms or conditions than set forth herein, this Agreement shall be amended to provide the same terms and conditions with respect to the wastewater service to be provided to Customer under this Agreement. 24.2 Subject to Laws and Permits. This Agreement is subject to all applicable federal and state laws and any applicable permits, amendments, orders, or regulations of any state or federal governmental authority having or asserting jurisdiction, but nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any right to question or contest any such law, order, rule or regulation in any forum having jurisdiction. Customer agrees to abide by any changes in this Agreement made necessary by any new, amended, or revised state or federal regulation; however the Parties may not enact rules or laws that conflict with this Agreement. 24.3 Entry on Customer's Premises. Upon prior notice by the Director, Customer shall allow any duly authorized employee of Fort Worth who presents proper credentials to access any Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 27 of 31 premises located within Customer's Service Area or served by Customer as may be necessary for the purpose of inspections and observation, measurements, sampling and testing and/or auditing, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Customer may elect to accompany the Fort Worth representative. To the extent permitted by law, Fort Worth agrees to be responsible to Customer for any damage or injury to person or property caused by the negligence of such duly authorized employee while such employee is in the course and scope of their employment. 24.4 Alternative Dispute Resolution. 24.4.1 The Parties shall endeavor, but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and at no additional cost to Customer, to settle all disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement by amicable negotiations. 24.4.2 Any and all disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement that cannot be resolved informally will be submitted to mediation. The place of mediation shall be in Tarrant County, Texas. A mediator shall be jointly agreed to by both Parties, and the mediator selected shall have expertise in the purchase of wastewater treatment services. Either Party may apply for injunctive relief until the mediation decision is rendered or the controversy is otherwise resolved. Either Party may, without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, seek from any court having jurisdiction any interim or provisional relief that is necessary to protect the rights or property of that Party, pending the Parties' mediated resolution of the controversy. Each Party shall initially bear its own costs and expenses; however, unless otherwise agreed in mediation, Fort Worth's costs in mediation, including expenses, reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs, shall be a System Cost. Nothing occurring during mediation shall be considered evidence in court. 24.4.3 If mediation is not successful, either Party may commence litigation to resolve the dispute. Fort Worth's litigation costs shall be a System Cost. 24.5 Inspection and Audit. Complete records and accounts required to be maintained by each Party shall be kept for a period of five (5) years. Each Party shall at all times, upon notice, have the right at reasonable times to examine and inspect said records and accounts during normal business hours; and further, if required by any law, rule or regulation, make said records and accounts available to federal and/or state auditors. The responding Party shall make the records available promptly upon request. 24.6 Use and Sale of Treated Effluent. Customer agrees that Fort Worth has the right to own and to use or sell any effluent produced from the Customer's wastewater as a result of the services rendered under this Agreement. Customer agrees that it is not entitled to credit of any type, either in the exchange of water, money, or other consideration, for any effluent delivered to Fort Worth's Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility, another wastewater treatment plant or water reclamation facility that is owned and operated by Fort Worth, or another POTW. Diversion of Untreated Effluent. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 28 of 31 24.7 Diversion of Untreated Effluent. Because cost recovery, as well as management of capacity and operation of the Fort Worth System, require continuous and predictable wastewater flows, Customer shall not divert any wastewater flows or wastewater connections (except as necessary to cease prohibited discharges) once they have begun discharging into the Customer System for treatment under this Agreement. 24.8 Assignment. Customer may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of Fort Worth. Fort Worth may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of Customer, except that if Fort Worth's wastewater utility is designated as a regional wastewater or sewer utility agency by a duly authorized regulatory body, or if Fort Worth elects to contract with or assign this Agreement to a regional wastewater or sewer authority or utility to provide all or part of the services covered by this Agreement, the Customer hereby agrees and grants Fort Worth the right to assign this Agreement under the following conditions. The regional authority or utility shall assume and receive the same obligations, responsibilities and benefits as Fort Worth, and Fort Worth or the regional authority or utility will notify the Customer of such assignment at least ninety (90) days prior to its effective date. 24.9 No Waiver. No waiver by either Party of any term or condition of this Agreement, or failure to give notice of any breach, shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any other term or condition or subsequent waiver of the same term or condition. 24.10 Venue. The Parties agree that this Agreement is performable in Tarrant County, Texas and that the courts of Tarrant County are a proper forum for the determination of any dispute arising under this Agreement. 24.11 Construction. As used in this Agreement, the term "including" means "including without limitation,"the words "shall" and"will" are mandatory and the word"may" is permissive, and the term "days" means calendar days, not business days. Wherever required by the context, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular. 24.12 Effect of Agreement. This Agreement is for the collection and treatment of Customer's wastewater and for related infrastructure and capital contributions as set forth herein. Unless expressly stated in this Agreement, any other Agreements that may be in effect between the Parties for the construction of infrastructure or other subject matters shall remain in full force and effect. 24.13 Severability. If any term or provision in this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any legislative act or court of competent jurisdiction, and the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability does not cause substantial deviation from the underlying intent of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement,then such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed severed from this Agreement without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement, and a new provision shall be deemed substituted in lieu of the provision severed, which new provision shall, to the extent possible, accomplish the intent of the Parties as evidenced by the provision severed, and without affecting any other term or provision in this Agreement. Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 29 of 31 24.14 System Regulatory Actions. Customer agrees, upon Fort Worth's request, to give reasonable consideration to supporting Fort Worth, and shall not oppose Fort Worth, on any permit applications or governmental approvals related to the Fort Worth System. 24.15 Additional Contract Terms. Additional contract terms that apply to the Customer, but not Fort Worth's other wholesale customers, are contained in Exhibit D "Additional Terms." 24.16 Exhibits. All exhibits attached to this Agreement are incorporated into this Agreement by reference, for all intents and purposes of this Agreement, as follows: Exhibit A Map showing the boundaries of the Customer's Service Area and mutually agreed point(s) of connection. Exhibit B Example of Monthly Wholesale Wastewater Bill Calculation Exhibit C Calculation of PILOT and Cost-of-Service Revenue Requirement to Recover the Cost of PILOT Exhibit D Additional Terms [if any] ARTICLE 25. Effective Date The effective date and time of this Agreement for all purposes is May 9, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. Upon the Effective date, the Wholesale Wastewater Contract then in effect between Fort Worth and the Customer is terminated and superseded by this Agreement. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, aft e er action by the respective governing bodies of the Parties, this Agreement has been exe � icate copies, each of which is considered to be an original. AT EST: *; `= CI; Y F FORT WORTH I{ 4r Jesu J. Chapa City Sec e it of Fort Worth Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Worth Date: 0a PROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Christa R. Lope - eyno ds OFFICIAL RECORD Sr. Assistant City Attorney, City of Fort Worth CITY SECRETARY FT.WORTH TX Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 30 of 31 APPROVCO NDED: John , Director City 0ffgort Worth Water Department By signing I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration of this contract, including ensuring all performance and reporting requirements. y A Ck o Rtive► Name of Employee oAP . !�i i�iM STS� �c'S�:cES �'�'`it6�•2 � Title N Sesl.: �P ATTEST: CITY OF RIVER OA By: City Secretary ayor PROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date: APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: Print Name: PIV h Si C,t- � �p Title: C' lr'� yr aPe- (:A'9 Agreement for Wastewater Service Page 31 of 31 EXHIBIT A MAP Boundaries of the Customer's Service Area and Mutually Agreed Point(s) of Entry Exhibit A Service Area Map Page 1 D r ITT 9 Ye4Q y ���JOQk a P G G J (SAO POMONA = 6 Z �O STANFORD > w 0 to Gid MILLER m r, iO �yF CORNELL A $ 009 G� yy9 z AMHERST A/ THURSTON o, PURDUE 4, LWGLEY 0 LANGLEY m ?P y� ¢, o ,SSSLER P j DARTMOUTH U PENROD V G z = w KESSLER m pa0 NOTRE DAME ya m LU AUBURN ALMENA > yj- p0 a LILT } p TULANE ca OO, p U ILL co Y O z v o S C�Lk x, ' Pete v m BAYLOR UTJ 01410 GARDEN EANDERING MEANDERINGLL RED LL o OAK v oO M 183 �0 _� Q O Fes- BLACK OAK m BLACK OAK U a- d � Q p J Gs ' w WHITE OAK U,�_ z ~ � x HOPE U O x QP' D K rn U <�¢ z Lu x v4i MOSS cJ "ANDREA X¢SHADY BARBARA Z w ¢ U > o GpA�� m OAKS LL X c W J y O Q Y z v x JAMES z r STEVENS O z_ THOMAS w DOYLE TAYLOR PARK z Z &may x Q X URY G�1P\• LL ¢ _ x BLACKSTONE x Q x ¢ x OURNE I - Wholesale Sewer Meter ®Sewer Service Area Fort Worth CUPYRIGUCTION IS A VIOLATION NIORTR River Oaks: FORT WORTH UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS A VIOLATION Of APPLICABLE LAWS LHIS DATA I,TO Ill'USED FOR A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION ONLY N IC AUCURACY 15 NOT iO BF TAKEN I USED AS DAIA PRODUCED FOR A I EIIC+IHCERlN OFVRIT CITY ORT VAREOISTEREDPROFESSIONALLAND Wastewater Service Area WATT IV SUf•.v[YOIi' THE CHV THE FORT WORT OrS AIDI DATA RESPONSIBILITY FOR T4tC AOCUqAcv OT SATO DATA 0 0.075 0.15 0.3 Miles EXHIBIT B EXAMPLE OF MONTHLY WHOLESALE WASTEWATER BILL CALCULATION Sample Wholesale Wastewater Bill Oct 1 to Oct Billing for 31, 2015 FY14 Rates Volume $1.2784 BOD $0.3532 TSS $0.2514 Service $75.00 Meter Readings: Current 443,683,000 Previous 409,666,000 Gallons 34,017,000 Billing Calculations: Volume: Gallons * Rate/1,000 $43,487.33 BOD: Strength * 8.34 Gallons/1,000,000 Strength: 220 $22,044.76 TSS: Strength * 8.34 Gallons/1,000,000 Strength: 213 $15,191.72 Service: $75.00 Total Due $80,798.82 Exhibit B Annual Bill Calculation Page 1 EXHIBIT C CALCULATION of PILOT and Cost-of-Service Revenue Requirement to Recover the Cost of PILOT Original Accumulated NARUC Description Cost Depreciation CWIP Net Asset Base 310.00 Land&Land Rights $714,375 $714,375 325.00 Electric Equipment-Treatment $160,720 $36,562 $124,158 332.00 Water Treatment Equipment $87,010 $11,601 $75,409 334.00 Computer Equipment $5,845 $2,776 $3,069 350.00 Land&Land Rights-Collection $2,253,986 $1,750 $95,000 $2,347,236 Structures&Improvements- 351.00 Collection $8,602,142 $2,633,660 $5,968,482 354.00 Metering Equipment& Structures $886,955 $886,955 $0 355.00 Meter Stations $3,185,037 $2,831,134 $6,999,264 $7,353,166 360.00 Land&Land Rights-Pumping $675,016 $675,016 361.00 Structures&Improvements $11,214,763 $2,620,965 $8,593,798 363.00 Electric Pumping Equipment $5,185,660 $2,773,039 $2,412,621 370.00 Land&Land Rights-Plant $8,417,155 $8,417,155 Structures&Improvements- 371.00 Pumping $122,803,279 $81,871,598 $144,829 $41,076,510 372.00 Treatment&Disposal Equipment $182,373,057 $118,349,068 $4,834,395 $68,858,385 373.00 Odor Conrol System $9,750,516 $3,375,404 $6,375,112 374.00 Outfall Sewer Lines $1,359,125 $693,135 $665,990 375.00 Other Treatment&Disposal $84,867,001 $12,465,183 $72,401,817 389.00 Land&Land Rights $365,360 $365,360 390.00 Other Structures&Improvements $1,942,178 $679,575 $14,215 $1,276,818 391.00 Office Furniture and Equipment $4,367,875 $4,151,297 $216,578 392.00 Transportation Equipment $15,447,320 $12,983,736 $2,463,584 393.00 Stores Equipment $90,520 $86,444 $4,076 Tools, Shop and Garage 394.00 Equipment $1,201,618 $818,843 $382,776 395.00 Laboratory Equipment $1,456,642 $936,524 $520,117 396.00 Power Operated Equipment $460,353 $381,031 $79,322 397.00 Communications Equipment $260,308 $255,170 $5,138 398.00 Miscellaneous Equipment $16,443 $8,222 $8,222 Total $468,150,258 $248,853,671 $12,087,703 $231,384,290 Tax Rate/$100 $0.8550 PILOT $1,978,336 Wholesale Share 25.29% Wholesale PILOT $500,338 All Data from City of Fort Worth Financial System Exhibit C Calculation of PILOT Page 1 EXHIBIT D ADDITIONAL TERMS Exhibit D Additional Terms Page 1 INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE TO: Frank Crumb, P.E. DATE: October 3, 1995 Engineering Coordinator FROM: Nowzar Dinyarian, P.E. Planning Engineer SUBJECT: Wholesale Customers Sewer Mains This IOC is in reference to the September 26, 1995, E-mail inquiry from Curt Coe in Field Ops concerning customer city trunk mains and other lines which might fall under Fort Worth's area of responsibility. Curt asked for investigation on custody agreements, limits of responsibility, design drawings and contracts. The results of that investigation is as follows. White Settlement: The Farmer's Branch Outfall Sewer Main running through that City was financed by grant funds.which the City of Fort Worth assisted White Settlement in obtaining. The Fort Worth Water Department rendered the assistance because that line carries wastewater from Fort Worth customers on the west side of Loop 820. In none of the contracts is it referenced that the City of Fort Worth is responsible for maintenance on any of White Settlement's mains. Only in the case of total line collapse would Fort Worth be asked to help share the replacement cost of the Farmer's Branch Outfall Sewer Main. Forest Hill: On both of the large mains through Forest Hill, the sole responsible party is Forest Hill. That city paid fully for both of those mains, though they both carry wastewater from Fort Worth customers through the city of Forest Hill from areas abutting Forest Hill city limits. River Oaks: There are numerous spots where Fort Worth sewer lines flow into the River Oaks sewer system and then Rivet Oaks lines flow into the Fort Worth sewer system. Clauses in their contract provide for River Oaks to maintain their system and Fort Worth to provide for its system. There was found no instances of crossover responsibility. River Oaks (and other customer cities) lines are shown in long dash lines on FortWorth's maps at points where the two systems meet. Fort Worth lines are solid lines. That aids in differentiating the two sewer systems. P 5ewtri I n - ,�/ , Bezibrook: Benbrook has numerous connections where the lines of that system collect sewer from Fort Worth customers. Then there are other connections where Benbrook delivers sewer to the Fort Worth system. Each city is responsible for the upkeep of its sewer system. xc: Curtis Coe Lee Bradley Dale Fisseler file TERM SHEET I. Overview. The City of Fort Worth ("Fort Worth") and the City of River Oaks ("River Oaks") are both parties to the Wholesale Wastewater Contract known as Fort Worth City Secretary Contract No. 15736 ("Wholesale Contract") which provides for provision of wastewater service to River Oaks by Fort Worth. The Wholesale Contract will expire on or about May 8, 2017. Fort Worth is in negotiations with its customer cities, including River Oaks, for a new Wholesale Wastewater Contract. During the negotiations, certain issues regarding River Oaks' current service arose between the parties. Fort Worth and River Oaks are entering into this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to document the agreement with regard to these issues prior to the finalization of the new Wholesale Contract. II. Unmetered Flows, Compliance Monitoring and Refund Credit A. Both parties agree that River Oaks will not be metered when the new Wholesale Contract is executed. This was the case prior to the execution of the 1987 Wholesale Contract due to the impracticality of metering River Oaks'flow. Flows from future development or new service areas for River Oaks will be metered in accordance with the new Wholesale Contract. B. Both parties agree that compliance monitoring of wastewater strengths for River Oaks is not practical at this time since flows from Fort Worth enter River Oaks in multiple locations, thereby interconnecting the two systems. This was also the agreement between the parties prior to execution of the 1987 Wholesale Contract as Fort Worth determined there would be no practical and fair way to determine the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solid (TSS)strengths of River Oaks'flows. The assumed strengths of 160 mg/I for BOD and 163 mg/I for TSS will continue for billing purposes upon execution of the new Wholesale Contract until wastewater strength sampling can be practically implemented. C. Fort Worth currently provides River Oaks with a refund credit for transportation of certain Fort Worth Commercial Customer Class water customer sewer flows at a rate of$0.20/1,400 cubic feet multiplied by the actual amount of cubic feet. The minimum credit is $0.20 for actual volumes below 1,400 cubic feet. This rate will continue until River Oaks has a cost of service and rate study performed by an independent rate consulting firm and the rate methodology is agreed upon by both parties. Currently, Fort Worth maintains a list of its Commercial Customer Class water customers, whose sewerage flows through River Oaks, and obtains the corresponding water usage after each month from its billing system to determine sewer flows in determining a portion of the sewer credit to River Oaks. Fort Worth Residential Customer Class water customers whose sewerage flows through River Oaks generates a flat credit of$32.20 per month for River Oaks. The sum of the Commercial and Residential Customer Class sewer credits determines the total refund credit amount. If, in the future it is determined to be feasible to meter River Oaks sewer flows in whole or in part, then the list of Fort Worth water customers (Residential and Commercial), related Commercial Customer water usage, and Residential Customer credit will be adjusted accordingly. M&C Review Page 1 of 2 Official site of the City of Fort Worth,Texas CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FaRTtf COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 5/16/2017 DATE: 5/16/2017 REFERENCE NO.:**C-28241 LOG NAME: 60WHOLESALE AGREEMENT CODE: C TYPE: CONSENT PUBLIC NO HEARING: SUBJECT: Authorize Execution of a Uniform Wholesale Wastewater Agreement with Various Municipalities/Authorized Entities (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Uniform Wholesale Wastewater Agreement with various municipalities/authorized entities to provide them with wastewater treatment services. DISCUSSION: The Fort Worth Water Department has an Agreement with 23 municipalities/entities to provide wastewater treatment services. The majority of these Agreements expire beginning April 30, 2017 through December 2, 2017. The Utility selected NewGen Strategies along with a team of local consultants and legal counsel to review the current Agreement, update it as needed, assess needs and opinions of the wholesale customers and assist in negotiations and approvals of a new Agreement. During the study, the NewGen Strategies team met with each Wholesale Customer early in the process to gather input on any issues for consideration in the new Uniform Wholesale Wastewater Agreement. While the new Uniform Wholesale Wastewater Agreement remains mostly the same as the expiring one, the following significant changes are included in the new Agreement: Clarifies Fort Worth's ownership of treated wastewater flows; Raises Street Rental from four percent to five percent to match the Fort Worth Retail requirement as well as the Uniform Wholesale Water Agreement requirement; Provides consistency with the Uniform Wholesale Water Agreement in determining the cost of connection to the wastewater system; and Provides a remediation mechanism for dealing with a Wholesale Customer's wastewater peak flows into Fort Worth's conveyance system. The new Agreement begins upon execution and expires on September 30, 2037. The following municipalities/entities have approved the new Agreement: http://apps.cfwnet.org/council_packet/mc_review.asp?ID=24628&councildate=5/16/2017 7/18/2017 M&C Review Page 2 of 2 Benbrook Water Authority IHaltorn City Isaginaw Bethesda Water Supply Corp. Hurst Sansom Park 1 11 Blue Mound Kennedale Trinity River Authority Burleson Lake Worth Watauga Crowley INorth Richland Hills Westover Hills Edgecliff Village I Pantego IWestworth Village Everman Richland Hills White Settlement Forest Hill River Oaks This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that the Water Department is responsible for the collection and deposit of funds due to the City under the Wholesale Agreements. TO Fund Department Account Project Program Activity Budget Reference# Amount ID ID Year Chartfield 2 FROM Fund Department Account Project Program Activity Budget Reference# Amount ID ID Year Chartfield 2 Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Jay Chapa (5804) Originating Department Head: John Carman (8246) Additional Information Contact: Andy McCartney (8567) ATTACHMENTS http://apps.cfwnet.org/council_packet/mc review.asp?ID=24628&councildate=5/16/2017 7/18/2017