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ONTRACT FOR WATER SERVVCE BETWEEN
T4E CTTY nP TORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND
NORTH RICHLAND I.vF,AS
STATE OF TEXAS 5
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
GITY SECREU Ty
CQ14TRACT rxu_J-41L;�
This contract and agreement is madc,� an,,4 entered into this
day of by and between the City
of Fort Worth, municipal corporation Located in Tarrant County,
Texas, acting by and through Ruth Ann McYlnrey, its duly authariw-
ed Assistant City Manager, heroinaftor cailed 'Fort Worth, " and
the City of North Richlani Hills, a manicipa'I corporation located
in Tairant County, Texas, acting by and through
its duly authorieed hereinafter called "Customer."
WHEREAS, Fort Worth has provided at iLs own expense, and now
owns, OpKr3tev and maintains taCilitiGS for processing and,
distributing a large supply of surface water, and at the prysen-t.
time is qualified to furnish and deliver: treated loafer, Inoth
within and withoat tho corporate boundaries of Fort Worth; and-,
WhEREASr Customer has provided at ate;; <0,1 expepow a,,jd rv-)w
ownF, WerateS aad maintains 0 distribution system; rind furnisheF
water service to the customers within its boundaries, and,
C'ustonier dneg not, ha v 01"d J d
wconumi0ally and within a xeasonahle ptnina `.4A
source to water supply, foily adeqoako Kj &_ its presnn',:
inn/or future neals or potential emergency Peedn; and,
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ANEREAS, it is deemed to f),E� a a, the hest interest of both
Fort forth and Customer bat said parties do enter into a
mut-ual ly saUs f actoz:y agreement by ini-ano of which C`u:stomer may
r)1.,: t Cain from For a a uppi.y of Lreat.ed water at a reasonable
rate; and
WIIERr-, y t.hF (�.xecut ion of this contract, neit,he'r i tit.
Worth nor. )mer 1 surrender any of its rights to the,
ownership ?nd operation kof its present water production arid
di.stri.buti nn f ac' 'ies; and,
WHEREAS, € , the i9th day of March, 1964, Fort Worth (inri
Customer entered Ditc a contract, wire being Fcsrt. Worth City,
Secretary Contract. No. 4947, providing for the supply of pt=able.
water from Fort Worth to Customer; and,
WH1:;WAS, customer desires to 7-'ontinue- to f�>' �t.h(-"�
purchase of treated water and Fort Worth _dishes to continue to
sell treated water to Customer; and
WPUREAS, Ject ion 402.001 and, 402.-075 oi the 'Texas Local
Goyerament, Cade, autho i zo Fort Wor-p h and Customer to enter A. Q
this agreement;
Viw, "THEUFORE, Ki3C,W ALL: MEN aY THESE PRESENTS;
That, for and .in c onsiderat-ion Lyr thc� matual Cc» ene-rtt:s,
T promises and agreements containedherein, Fort Worth h and CustC�mcr.
coo hereby covenant and agree as follows:
in it L r1
I. I
"Annual
Consumption"
is the Local quantitY of wOt.e.t-
purcha` ea under
th terms of
this coot ,, by Cost "n1E r doling t h
f isca.
yea_ - f
Wrt Worv. n3
A-f urmi7ian by _.ho di r t-r—nr, Y t_V
nnuai
October
d'I at.EerY' i t nd! rlgy
.
1. "Treatment, Pumpinq and Transmission Charge" is that part of
X, a t. -- char('.�-, I for 1,000 ga I'lons a rd I ess o I rate of
4 C)rj
*IS This rAiarq.:� sb:�,,I.I thc.., mrdn-�tenance and J,
* 0 s t �q &Ivi the capital cost (in uhi., part of the
I
pr(,)ducti-xvi and transmiss,,on system T'&Iatordl to annual, 1_1se.
IL I 4 ,Cj1,ston,,e;- Syste.11-." is all necessary mainz
(list r i bution facil-ities on t,hE- Cu.-,toiiier's side, of fV-)M
h
and beyor I -he point of di,-�Ilvt,-may of tt-eati��(J' ware-- bY
1-5 "Delivery Facil"it-l' is any far; r
_�j ; , y nf�*,�ce--,sa- y f or the
transmission of water frog -a ttie Forv, Wortli System that is on the
-ustomer's side of ti-ie point of delliv-ery that is
Spec i f i cally to allow Fort "lorth "-o curt orw:"-r
1.6 `Oirector" is Lhe, Director of t�je Worth W,;:Iter
Oepaltff,�!!nt 017 his de—signee,,
1.7 "Fiscal Yeay- is the tizcaj
I through SOeptember 30.
1 8 "Fort wortil System" is the Fort and
di8Lribu'L'(7;I
1 9 "General Bene, L� t Ffi(-, i I it i es arix: r fac - 1, ttie,- t hat
provid(:-- utility serv.Lcc-s and hon---: � tS
,7-astomer�- whi(:h Include
f t
faci. I j,t ies r III q o L a C e s
Sixteen and e. r r, ('I
PRUE.tav�g Rp t. ISO
1.10 "I&D" in miliion gallons per day.
1,11 "Maximum Dav Demand" is the maximum quaKity Qf watOr Used
by Custx.)mer during, ow calendar day of QkiFiscal ye,r (r,f Fo�rt
Worth
I -12 Hour Deimand" or "Pez,k hour Rate" -is the quantit-'i
of used 'oy Customer during the one hour of the year. that
;�,iare water pa&sed through the meter or meters serving the
Customer than during any other hour at the FiSc---31 year Of F'0rt
Worth multiplied by 24 bours.
1.13 "Rate of Use Charge" in the Vied charge determined for thc-�
Maximum Day Domand in excvzs of Averago Daily Use and the Maximum
Hour Demand in excess of maximum Day Demand rates of use.
1.14 "Rau, Water Charge" represents the
rate,
for 1,030
charge,d !�y kho Tarrant County Wat"v C_!f1t.'r-01
anCI ImProvem,"Nnt
District; IN). 1 to Fort Kcrtn fo3: raw wat�-,,r to
be ssold
to the-
Custome, plus eight percent (8%) of said
rate,
representing
Fort
worth system IOSS03 of four percent '41),
and
the street
ken al
charge of tour percent (4%).
1.15 -System Access Fee" is a t;opjtaj
represents a proportional capital cost Of general henelit CaPital
facilities capacity, loss depreciaLion, debt, and
Gontributions paid to Fort fortht reqMvP6 to provide selvice fOr
new connectionE, whethor located withiA the
of Fort Worth or Luzwmer.
1.16 "System Cost" is the operat. liq
cost incurred by Fort Worth pprs�nnt
nypensy ond capital solatOJ
ts. Ole provision CA wate.,
Y, and transmission to the wholesale class of Water
custc. r,4.t,. Such costs are to be ccllected by Fort Worth alo a
compo.,en--_ of the anru_-1 cost of pro -,riding whcIesale water.
service.
1.17 "Volume Charge:" rep'keseiits the combined t'reatmentt pumping
and transmission charge and the -rinw- water charge in effect for
the current Fiscal Year.
2.
fl, 2 R a_: Lt -t(? can
Fort Worth agrees to furnish, a n d sej:l to Customer treated
water, of, otable quality-i Tneeting a I (,, I appliable gove__�-nmc_ntal-
P
standards, delivered u,nder the norma I operating: pre.,;sure.
prevailing in tbe Fort Wor-h Sys,rem at the point 6r points of,
delivcry mutually agreed upon. Customer agrees to accept
deltvery under the, conditions of -`this agrgement and to pay f Or
the same in accordanc4 with the terms hexie-in'.
2-2 in accordance w1ith the terms of F,-ji:t birth City Secrotary
Contract No. 12720 between Fort Worth, IC i t y of Arlingon, CiLty Of
t Mansfield.Trinity RJ,ver AUthority and the Tarrant Coun Wa'ter.
,..-Control and Improvement Dictri~t No. this contract' sha.I.Ibe
deemed subordinate, in all respects tothe water- requirements of
thp- above contracting parties as spec ifie�d in Secti6n 3 of that
cont:r e„:t.
2.3 if Fort Worth she.1-11 ration the use of wat_,�r throughol"It.
cord:D.rate limits or issu` water measvilres 1r
tho use :,f water in any way, %Custor,-;,r tQ iTlSt;ALYL2 . _)JI-il
apply the sam,-I, rationing, conserv�tion c)r v7--,strict ions
t:I t1ie use o�L 4nter by ti-! customers of custormer !or so long as
any jart of the total water supply c)f the Custenter I:_s b4eirg
furrkishcd. by Fort. Worth. Fort WD—b ZAj_es the
M MEN
Wate-- SyEt---nn Ad,,isciry Comittee, hereinafter created$ in
developiiient of any or rotion:�-ng plan:, that May be
necessary to address operat-i-onal constraints whethe-- or not sama
iare requixpd by any sta-ce or federal ,,eguIatory agency, or are
-Jeemod advisable by the Water :system Advisory C; mmittee to ma.,,-nge
long terril System Costs, except wherf�- emergency t:onditions may
dictaLp sh-)rt--terw cons(�"rvat-;Oxi or reqvi:remerflk-ls a�j TVAY
be doterinin(d bV the [AI:-ectot tr, all rieceshary water
deniands,
Laccation and M Uj-L a J-t-
��
3,1 All war-er furnIshed under this aqreem,,:�nL by Fort Worth shall
be ineasured by oae or more suitable meters equipped with -
continuous flow, chart -recording devicoS, and teII�1134,tP-rId-YIg
e�JOAP`Mkel)t Cl.-�'--TIE3Cted with the Fort' W,,,.)r�i-h control cc,,nter. A I I
friete'l-S, 4:aco1,dinq devices, t le M ",-! t e r n g P- q u i P mt "", n t arid
appurtenances shall i,e approved and instali(,,�d by 'Fort Worth.
Cuz,-tomer shall pay for the meLer vault and ail 1meterillnq
equipment, including telemet,ring equi;p.ment to the Fort Wcxrt-h
cont-rol, center, and appurteaanc�s, plus the. installati,),k Cost
thereof Fort Worth shal? pay all costs associate wA''.h r-he,
operation and viaintenance of said and pay 'or thi--
replacement. of saict ec-quipm�nt as necessary. ,such co,-�ts, as w�Cl-';-.
as charges fo,r the te'lelink Jini� and itiicrowave tra,nsmltt.er and
the power to opi.-�-ratt- be a Sys'----m Cost.
3.2 The point
or
paints of delivery of
treatod, wateaiby Fort
Worth shall be
the
tmr=tor 'vault
r-r-) SiAn of
the meter, 4,A,--,d
ail
necessar
'T
SI
and !)ey(-)�nd
Customer, T h N
I () C at. i c n c) f e e i;
-`h o r
t�
upon in writ--:.ncj
by
and bE-tween
the part- .�e!,
h'.-retc-,
01' bf,
, nlovod or excc,Pt by mutual
consent in writing by the paroles hereto,
cx>nnection. to the
t 'h tomer us pay an amount not less than'
tn-L'-It- which wrmld be Tylai'd by a to Fcxrt- Worth undf�,�r its"
then yxistlng POnne0tiOn and line Oxtension policy, or an amount
agiend upon by Wc)rt,;,I, Cush omer, and the. Water
sys'tem Advisf.-)r!"s Comm ' -te�o'
3.4 Mher party, at its own Oxpensp, may install a check metez,
to check or measure the volume of water passing the master meLer,
Exavided that, if such check meter is instilled, th,<, samo ruics
end regulationrelattve to its operation, and
reading shall apply as tc the manta r unter being tested.
4,
4.1 Fort Worth shall routinely
test for accLracy,
and
service and
calibrate it necessary, the: maste�,r
meter(( ) no
lesis
than once
during eavh twelve (12) mouth
period. Copies of
the
results of
80ch CallbratiOn and all relstod information shall be prcvidod tc;
custwwer< Custowor shall hays? access to metering facilitles
at all tirne,,-,; at a !y I
provided, h(�wevec th rea di TIC
calibration w adjustment to Such Met -.ring equ-ipmenft �.Ihali be
done by �'A F("'A. Worth'e
C.pproved third party calibration agont, 101 the presence Of
of Customcr an;! Fort K.-orlLh. if -o
Cult over . Aotiftcation of any proposed test shall be provid-d
the C istomet at Joaar sevspty.tw,j ( K ) hsaA s prior iA) such ves,
he i nq 000 jac tecl and Customer way abse cve SUC h WS t , i f !n'
desired.
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4 .2 Upon any calibration, if it is determined thAt the accuracy
envelope of such nieter in, found to be lower than ninety-five
percent - (9_5%) or d',.i9her than one hun&ed five percent. (105%)
exprosised as a p(:4rcentage of full Scale of the Meter, chi
defect.i.",e meter
r I ow as (,j.e �v �.erjjjine Liy such
shall be a pol-iod eAtezWiag back t,(--) the tlinle such
inaccuracy bcqan_, i t "'w(A-1 time scis aerta-Olable; or, if Such timo
is nolk-. awc!rt.,ienable, thee, for a extending back one-half
1/2) of time elapsed sinc� the data of the last calibration,
Llut, in no event further back than a pew �.t"iodi of six (6) raonths.
h1l meters, will be properly sea,le(.14, and seals shall not be
broken unless r�presentatives of both parties have notified
and given a reasonable opportunity to bo present.
4.3 if any met'.--r i-,,,--d to diet--rm.iiie 11he flow of t"eated water tO
customer i, out of service or.out of repair so 1,hat the am6unt of
wate.r metered canTot be ascertaimnd or compute-d from the read rig
thereof f the wrater del ivc-red dvEriag tbi-,� period such j.s out
of 5ervic& or out of ri�q)ajr s-hall (,� �imated and aqreed upon) by
the parties herreto UPOT1 tilf4 basis of the best datA available.
I
The basiv, for CStiffiatiri( Such flOw J.nc.l;acfes}is not t'ef-
C), exx trapolc Lion of j'past pattern, of flow said m-, ring
station under simi.)ar conditi-ons. In t.Ihe i;vent tv
mit th(--? parties
hereto cannot" agree �',in the extrapolated t'*stj-mate of watef volute
delivered, agreememt on the fl,-->w vol um-, wil' 1,�n dl''terin Y
third party arbitr6Lion, as hc�:e�inafter ptOvlide'd-
imp; -ir Read i.ng-,--a Yid
5. 1 Fort worth will cel'-i aij t for
,iiontlhiy iri-.ervals, aT!':l t Jn e i t s ha
i-ee access read e 6 j v
a r t Y so d e s re,;, It, shilly j l be the dDlt.'V
each to t-htotj�''- 0.
rat functioni-ng properly, and, a,pon such notice; repajrs to Such
meter shall. be r,.iado pl-romptly,
� .2 A-111 Ceadings of meters WM
icvornals maintainod by Fort Worth.
I
saic,h records during reasonable
furntshod with mc.inthly readings
muter .inn faciltty
bv- entered in link upon bouncl
Cu,,t.omer shall have access to
bu's,�Iless hours aTId shall be
to:t- eac'h point of delivery
`5 < 3 jj custo.mo-r ;jai more dial ooe polixt of connection to the
Fort Worth System the sun of all meter �(:�adings and -rates of flow
shall be used for the purpose. of .:al(.-ulating the water Volume
Charge aTid the Rate, of Use Charge.
5 . 4 A review of water
usaq^ amoililts loy CI'StOffleX: fOr
the
Pas '
twelve �12) months shall
be
made duting the presentation
of
the
October bljjeach year.
The
October statements shall be
prepared
L; c) as to re-flect. any and
all
Rates of �is(-� Charges which
have
not
teen provi,ously bil-ted aad
paid. A copy of the rate
of
flow
'-barts or other records
showing t-he Mtaxkynua, Day Demand
and
the
Peak Hour Rate of the yelar
shall be furnished Lo C'ustomer
wir-h
the October billing,
5,5 Bills
fr-'or water service shall-
bo rendo-red to,
C,,istomer
monthly by
Fort Worth, All su,h 'billw
be due 3,1AI
Payable
by Cust.owex
ncit iitore than, t.jjjrty ('io,, fro-m the billing
date,
The bills will
sh,,-)w --.-urrent
past -due
if any, Past-mi(:charges �hall be t,he-
tnt--caJ amount- unpaid froal
all. prior
billings as of the current d--LC.
Payme-Ilts
rece-ivex! by
Port Worth. Shall fir'�t
'a-'pIJ-'?I the
past --duty
Charges, if
zl�-Iy' and therejftet' to
if cui-,tomir d.Lsputes a tx� th-I
diftexenCe 111fornially, Custome;hai i Lly the 'D-ireto.r i,)
r '- 1: s 1, ve L h e
W x t i I I q, If thi5-, f)jrp-ctor anus ('t'-,,�itome:,, u1ie-I --
disputso b0l, aqreemenL on the 010 will bw dovermin" by third
p,nv � _y aithitraLion, as hyreinatter provWych Dispute of a bill
shall not be groAnKs fov non-paywent. Ta the event d p6yZent 0�
Lot paid as spocifind in this agreement, a finance charge of tell
percert (I0%) pe�r annum will be calculatal froyn the (late which
tho payment was required to bn made. 1P Lbe event tLat a Mlling
iAagroed upon or established by arbitratiof'i IAI(al
ioul'id t-'o bL, will ('r fi.it d to Cu_tc0 j iner'-,;
account tognthor with an intorest charge of ten percent 110%) per
annum ca!WaUed from the date payse"! off: thc�! (aisputed 11.)il3 Wa�,
receivod.
6,
RAMwl
6.1 Method of Rate Datermination
6.1. 1 Wholes&e water rates will be based upon a cost-of-ser.,
vice rate sLudy performed by independent utility rate consultanW,
as provided for in Section W.5 hereof. The independenO utility
rate consultant shall he selecLed by the Wractor from a list Of.
Five qualified firms submitted to th!Director by thi:� Water
System Advisinry C(")nanittee' The cost of any such study shall be a
'System cost All cost -of -se ry Wo studk,t,
util.�zing the utility cost ba8in an determin-ing xeveraie-
requireneT nv applicable to the wholesale customer Class,
for the whojosaie class shall
include allf'jcz.ted !-erlannable ajul ntunyoary oporation "Ti(I
maininrianue expense, MCI to fair "'i
reascaable revqrn on allocated 0apkil oYlINW, W 'Interm!"-,
the allocation and listritation ol costs no thO WkOtcsah?
customer. Wass, the independent uthily rate Shdli,
consider tit 1 en5t the following factwr!,e 3-at(-, ot
—low, and r-Untomor-I 01,11 1.0 JCKU5 "_+
billing, and annitorwyn capital -related costs will consist of
depreciation expensq and returp on original cost rate base. The
rate base shall consist A alallocated capital facilities, net
of depreckation and contributions, and shall include construction
work in progross, a reasonabie allowance for working capital, and
a re"nonable inventory of materials and 'iupplies for
the efficient operation of the Fort Worth System. Records of the
original cost and the accumulated depreciation (of all CaPital
facilities shall be maintained in the ',to,orti w(',)�:tha Fixed Als�.t
Tracking System, Mese records shall oy available for inspection
at Qvi Fort Worth Water Department. durjaq reason able business
Mur3 upon request by Customer.
6. 1 - 3 F rt Worth shall be allowed an adequate opportanity to
earn a reasonable rate of return. The ratown shall be sufficient
to assure confidence in the financial snandness of the Ullity,
shaAl be adequato to maintain and supp<,-irt its credit, Shall
enable it to rayse the money necessary for the proper dincharg'-
of its public d"ties, and whaAl be equaJ in) the weigbted
average imbedded cost of outstanding Jobt plus one and 011i��-half
percent (1-1121).
6.1A For the whainsale service petiod between OwMber 1,
1987, and Septomber :10, 190, the wholesale water rate study
completed Septembar 1., 1987, by
Tout--Jxe Ross andl Cc'mpany ";iI*.t
remain in effect. For the Fiscal
Year begAning OctObur 1, 1939,
Touc.he RoF;s and Compary will be,
h'_red to rel,11,se, 002 whCicy 5`11c�
water rate study
using the
methodology, save and except that
the dewiied wholasale invotue
requirement will be developed on
ar; actud! historical cOst LeM
year basis util.7ing L967-88 data
circa Viowing to- rea6nnab& a"A
necessary expenses of 1"-oviding
sucJ1 sholoyale waUs! MoViCu-
Fort Worth will adjust wholesale
water rates annualLy for PAM
Years beginnLng October 1, 1990,
1991 and 1992, using the saw--.
mOthodology as that vitilized by Tauche Ross and Company in its,
most rocent rate study.
6.1.5 For L ho Y 1 Sr a I V-:�a re be;qJ,_ nf 6- ()c tobe_r ,9 3, 19 9 6,
19920022005 200a etd, , 8alowholesale water LaKe study
will be perforined by at) independent Utility ra�te consultawL
selectQd by the Director in conformance witb Section 6-1.1 berain.
The same methodology usecl Q ti1c, inmMate previous rate stud
utilized by the rate consultant so seltacted. 111 Me
interim Fiscal Years between detailed studiems, F'(:Nrt Worth
will adjust wholesale water rates annually, using the same,
methodology as the last detailed rate study, und will utilize t0e
actual operating Oata for the twolve month period ending
September '30th A the prior year, adj"sted for- al,l kn(.)'ATI
measuraLle changes in cost data that way have occurred since LN:_
last audited financial statement, Such adjustments should alLOV7
for year-end trending and the spreading of non -recurring expenses
over an apprDpriate benefit period,
6.1.6 Changes in the Wholesale water
rate
Methodology
will
bt,,
allowed if rycommend,(,?d
by a majority
-of the 'N`at�e_".'
'Svste'.7n,
Advisory Committee and approved by the
Fort
Wort-11 City
Cotanc-
Ll_
For purposes
of this section, a nuijority
is defined
as
any
combinaLion K Fort Worth wholesale customers
Lhat took more
than
f ifty perceqt
(50%) of the wiwdenale
ia,"i,be,(
by
Worth durirv,�I the
immediate past Nscal Year.
6.2 Rates to be Used
6.2. i
TOR
charges for
the
initial
c;f
th.is
s h a 11
be t rom
d a Lis to I
i Lr;
fsxeL
;. L i r
n t vrough
September A
1989,
and havo
been vamputud
as
full=67
Tha Treatment, Pumping and TransminsOn V"3igp shall be
SO.3103 per 1,000 gallons withdrdwo tT Customer,
- i 2-
0
The raw Water charge shall be $.51U6 per 1,000 gallons
for Customers inside the Tarrant Co warty Water Mitrol
and Improvement District 41, and S.6191 for CuStomer's
outside the District.
Tho annual. : h,rge per MC;t) of Maxi,mum. Day Demand in
excess of Average Daily Us p shall. he $62,914 pe-r MGD,
arvi '-Nlaximon Hotir Demand in excc,163 of the Maximum Da
Demand shall be $29t&O per MGD-
The service charge shall be $2540 per month per Meter.
6-20 The amoont chargod for raw area shall be increased or
decreased when the raw water cost paid by Fort Wartb for water
available for treatment and to Cweitomer is increasf��d of
decrea5ed as dete:mined by the Tarrant County Water ContrOl Ind
Improvement DittriCIL No. 1 in ac cord ance with Fort Worth City
Secretary Contraco No. 12720, and adjusted for system 10s6es and
street rental.
6.2,3 The parties hereto agree that services obtained pursuant
to this contrapt are essential and necessary to the operation of
Customer's waterworks facilitiez and that tall payments neide by
Customer hc:�reunder slttall constit"te reasonable anti aecessary
operating expenses of Customer's waterworks and wasLowntei,
�;Yste%,-:, Within the meaning of Article 1113, Vernov's hnnotated
Texas Statutes, and the provisions of any and all OrKnances Ot
customer authorizing the issuance of aay revenue bonds of
Customar whinit are payable froin wastowater
systemv
6, 2, 4
Customer agrees, throughout
thn Lorm
of this agreement,
to fix
and collect such rates and cbarges
for
water service
to W
supplied as will produce revenues in
an cmourn
equal to at
least'.
-13--
J) al.l of operatioti and maintenancrl ot such system,
including r;pecifically itli payments InIder this agre-ernent; and
,iq all other amountz; as required by law and the pvovisions Of
the ordinancos cv resolutions i-,iutho-ri--Jnqj its revenue bonds or
othex oblinations now (-.)r hereafter o-utE;-U-,tndingt any Juding the
required t-,) pay all principal ol" zind interest on :3uch
bonds and other obligations.
iS. 2.5 Customer understands that Fort Worth City Council has the
Aght to annually revise the rites ejarged to cover all
reasonable, actual, and expected costs. fulvision of rates shall
be pursuant to the provisioDs set forth in this wcncract. I Fort
Worth shall give Customer a minimum of six (Q) months nOtice Of
intent to revise rates, Fort Worth will furnish members Of the
Watei Advisory C01It11ittee a dra,t copy of the cost- of-setvice
study of the proposed rates sixty (60) days prior to Fol�t Worth
oubmitting a rate increa8e requast to its City Conacil. to th! n
Lhirty 130) days of receiving the dyaA stDdy, the Comwittev will
3ubmit its wj- , c(,)jmp�, '' i, t Ler� nts OD -the draft study to Fort Worth, M
Fort Worth will respond to these comments as soon thergafter as
Possiole. If the Committee has not Providad its written comment's
within said period, the Committee is deOmwd M have awceKed the
propbsed rates contained in the drill t study, and Custcwvr Wves
that it wili be bound by the rates as approved V the FOrt "Y"'
City Council. The rates approved by tho Fort Worth City Council
sball be tbQ xatas to be used in this cOntrOct fOr the su"Yed"9
Fiscal Year,
RAYNgal- tm Aysq'
payment of chargeo co Fort Worth fOt wat"I used by Cust,mv-
shall be made as follows-
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7.1. The annual
payment, will be the charges computed
based on
all
water delivered
by Fort Worth to I'ustomer during
the. ?'-,urrent
Fiscal Year us,incj
rat.��s provided herei.n. IF�'-, r
purposes
of
calculating the
annual payment, the current yea,r
will be
the
Fiscal Year ftiinq
which the, water usa(o occurred.
Howeve-x,
the
n4nimum annual payvient, will be the great,cit of the -following.*
I the charg�--,s Calculated by ar�plying the current Volume
Charge. to Annual Consumption, the app.ro-,',)riat(� meter, reading and
1, , — I -, liiig t:. anRtof -harge, d t-he ae Use- Chaiqe or currn fthe et Fiscal
Year; or
:2) the
current Fiscal
year Volume
C'harge,
thiy-
appropriate
meter reading
and billing charge, and
the current
Fiscal Year
Rate of Use
Chargo applied
to the civerage, of the
Maximum Day
De-mand above
Avr�rage Daily
Use and the
averaqc,
of
the Maximum
Hour Demand
above, Maxyjmu-�n
Day Demand
for the
re�centlly
completed three Fiscal k':�ars.
:11�-,st
211---
re.,cently
completed three
Fiscal Years
will include the
current
Year,-
or
3) Twel-ve thousand dol I ars f. $ 1 -GI , 0-1,') 0 1 ,
7 . 2 Tl.itrate it which water' iz v7.-I,t-hdr,,awri fx-om th(--2 FO.rt wo.-th
System by- CIISLOMer shall bc:� by ri-tte-of-flow
controllers, pumps, or other approve�d. Ille-thods. The rate of
withdrawE'.' shall be controlled so that th,maxim-ain ratp shall not
exceod 1,35 times, the Maximum Day 'Deviand E.,?Npevionced dur-Lng the
previous y4-.-,r unless Custc-)n.lev has not.ified Che Director in
. writ.."nq at (6) months p.r--Lor to thi date of the anticip,.ted
increase in t'lie X;axirpwm� rl-..Iy Demand. Thc-� sha� , fie
furnished vvith 311' le.garding tho prop,,-)sed
increase in maximiant -:4 ["!,--,y waive
all notice re-qui.r.eyrent'; if, in his A NIO I -I,. S41-I'd. noti I'S
,(-"t necessary to prntect th(� :,,11 -)rkWorth,
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1 Except an; provided for in sec cion 8 below, the monthly
paylut.�,nt-- wi._11 I)Ek ajo greater iDt either rnn- thousand dollars
Q1,000) (or a wino equal to the Voltume Chr3rlcje� for the actual
volume of water taken plus one-toelfth (1/12) of the sum of the
estimated Rate of Uss chargos and the appropriate Fiscal Y(,,ar
charges for inete,:,z x,4adnq an(. -I billirig. For P-urposes of
estimating the rate of use payments, the current Fiscal Year Rate
of One Charges will be applied to the pyLor Fiscal are Maximum
Day Demandi Maximum hour Domand and Average Daily Use.
total annual 4 7.h c- payment f,,)r water by Customer shall be.
related to the annual and peak volumes used by Ct4stumer during
the Fiscal Year, as determined Ky motors, flow recording devices
or other approved methods, sub joct, to the annual payment
provisions set forth above. The October bill for September usage
shall reflect any necessary adjustment to the annual payment due
to actual rates of withdrawal from the Fort Worth System.
oxample
The rate used in the example is hazed on Castomer riot being
in Tarrant Connty Water Control and Improvemynt Nun � I
and water being withdrawn at one metering station, and the Volume
Charge and Itate of Use Charges in effect unttl Septexiiber 30,
1989.
1111r�,�1�cc4"�
idat .
o:
Monthly
i)sat1e
VoIlline
Use
Service
Month
Consumption
charges
Charges
Charges
Total
Oct.
1,000,000
$ 937.40
$ 1,352.02
$25
$ 2,31.4.42
Nov.
x,000,000
937.40
.1,352.02
25
2,.314.42
Dec
1,000,000
937 .40
1 15 2 . 02
25
2,314,42
Jau
1'. of)(), 000
9:37 40
1 , .35,; 02
25
2,314.42
Fob,
l , cloo, 000
93' .40
1, 3r,*2.
25
2,314.42
M, xLrch
.()00,000
1,874.80
1,P2..02
25
3,.251.82
Apr l).
3, (w , coo
2,812.20
1,352,02
25
4, 1.89
May
3,000,000
2,812.20
1,3.52.02
25
4,189.22
June
3,000,000
�,812.20
1,35?Z 02
25
4,.189.22
,.Tu1.y
3,000,000
2,812.20
1,3�2,.02
25
4,1.89.22
August
4, VC00,000
3,749,60
1,312,02
>5
5,125,62
Subtotal
2.3, 000, 000
$21, 560 -20
$14, P r.2 .22
$275
$36, 707 :,42
Sept. 3,000,000 2,812,20 2, 662. 83 25 5,50€?. 03
26, 000, 000 $24,372.40 $1. 7 , 5 35 .05 $300 $42,701 .45
Prior Year Rate Of C3so CaIIct=tat r,
(for use in estimated M(-ml:.hl.y Rates ..)E Use. Charge
Avr�rage
Daily Use for the prior year
- 60,000
gall.oris
Maximum.
Day Dnnand fo - the prior year
- 175,000
gallons
Maxfn,, Lim
Hour Demar--ci for the prior yi-aa:r
480, t�D/00/
gaI ? cans
A' . &,,:,imum
yy
yyv�? i��3' a.ei--,wtge Da.11y 1.1 k;'
Day ��remaf d Gal.)
._. 115,000
��j i�1.1Qi;s
Ma.dmum
Hour Demand abnve Maxi -mum Uay i�£?rnand
_ 305,000
gaI ons
Monthly Excoi� MrIximu.nt Lay and Paynnent ir�lcu.lat.ioi�
305 mg X $29, 450 8 f ^2 . 2 i
To a 1.
Yoii.thly ;Ratrz-: of Use payment 4 _PotrEaI nl id(-�d by 21 ; � �52 . 0: 2;
--!ft n nu a -L 1: Cal on be sj-
?,
maxj.
ExPIPIP.0—Thl.cutrent vear
Currvqt Year Rate Of Use Calculation
Average Daily Wo for tho year 71,233 gallons
Maximum Day Demand for the current year w 200,000 gallons
Maximum Hour Demand for the current year 0 520,000 gallons
Maximum Day Demand above Average Daily use w 128,766 gallons
Maximum HOW Wmand above Maximum Day Demand = 320,000 gallons
Fiscal Year Average of Most Recent Three Years
CURRENT FY VY
Fit 1988
Maximum Day Demand
atove Average Daily Use 128,766 115,000 130,000
Maximum Hour Demand
above Maximum Day Demand 320,000 305,000 325,000
Three year avetage Of Maximum Day Demand
above Average Daily Use 124,5S9
Three year average of Maximum Hour Dom' nd
above Maximum Day Demand 316,66',`
Customer's aLnnuaJ
payment wil-11, be,
based
c"i the greater
r -nt
-kn-rp ytear MaXiMUM
usage rates or the
average of the
usage rates of the
most recent three
Fiscaj
Years.
of the
maximufu
Annual. Payment Calculation
Fy '29 Rates
(Based on Current Yew Data'
24,000 X .9374
$24,372.4(,'',
.128B mg X $62,974
3200 mg X $29,450
9,42000
12 X $25 X 1
30000
Total Nn"Vaf Payment
S42,207,Wi
Previous H01ings Wc
October through August Usage
36,707.42
October Billing for September
Usage
$ 5,500.03
3, jqojlo—of -qqnputat ion when, thal., a3xerage.1-y-f
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Cuirent Year Rate of use Calculation
Average
Daily Use for the current year
71,233
gallons
:ham mum
Day Demana
for the current year
w 200,000
galloDs
Maximum
Hour Demand
for the current year
w 520,000
Maw,%:Lmum,
Dt�-;,y Demand
above Average Da i I y Uso
128,766
gallons
Kaximum
Hour Demavd
above Maximum Day Demand
320,000
gallons
Fiscal Year Average of Most Rucent Three Years
CURRENT
Fy
FY
Fy
1908
19 87
Maximum Day Demanc-
above Average Daily Use
Maximum Hour Demard
above Maximum Day Demand
320,00()
325,01P
325,00t)
t
Three j ear ayorage of Maximum oaV Dvranz
Three year average of maxim"n Hour Demanj
above Maximum Day Vemand 322,670
""Omer's atn"ual jwZnrYnt will In; based on tiie great; r. o
c'L-ta: rent Fi-st_.-R.._ 'es_`ci 31I l.iI1lllll t: c[ �' rt$_@};�, or tho. a3veri" oe of the
usagemaximam ranes of the most rt_F:,_-f1.'L Q_i'ee Fiscal years,
Annual l Payment Calculation Fx ' 89 Karen
(Basei on average of most recent three yearQ
26,000 Y 9374 $24, MAO
1297 mg X Y62,974 S,167.73
.322 Ttlix $29,450! c
12 X $25 X 1 300.00
Total Annual Payment $42,043-6S
October Wough August Usage 36,0?.42
OOtOber Billing for Septembe-r,-
tii age $ 5,636.23
8
8.1 a'}1E3 effective dato of this contract for all p?'x"f10 os will bf,�
subject .: t,�. i.� i i �F . '"f...,,?
8.2 Effective
NvIth
anti
only vvitn
tty!
pq-all
1,
jpSq, billing,
.cart Worth ill
c ;nth;,..
L
a ome.two
;.Ij
; e
provided for in
this
secLion
Fort
i n
wholesale water
payments
lac, �y ��
l� i
for
r iC
partial S° -i n' .a
sum Of PaYments
_t
CusWmer
=a J d
40;y-a
n1t?fa
in auC;C')"t`C..:1?"tCp
i :,
-_3 above.
it
Customer KA-
th,iL
a'AICWTIL r(-quj.:"'ed under section
7.3 above, Fort Wort l-? will
e C11 i
surp�lus, to Customer's
until
Said surplus jif-, Tf
Cu,-,tomer has paid Fort- W0170P.
I-ess
than that: amount required i.inde,
section 7.3 ahovrz=,
W,1,11
t, fDL
pay Fort Wo?�'th that defi;�, c-ir. Imoun5, par'.. of th�,
A,pril I.,
bilL. linq. Per annum intere-st
required by
section
6 - 5
1 -1 c r t -i wil.,I not be
to a.ay pa-,przent,; or
c-redits
9.
i", f e Contract
9.1, This contracct shall expire on uie�cembe.i, -il, 201(.), a:nd may be
rerkewed cm terms mutually agree-abl.e to tfis_,, partii�, 3 hex-etcl-
w--a- -v
I CUStO111C.-Il' Sfj�Ajlj grant-, WjtI'j-OIjtL tc) Fort Wot-th, such
e a s vi?me, n t , an(l rights -of -way aloe a, pubI luc- highways o other
proj:.+-:�rty ownu-J b.v Customer, as rig:questcd by 'Fort 'Nor, h, in order
to c�)nstruct or ataintain mains- or faci.tit-Jes within the corporatke
of Customer to provide. water a.-td to ot4ex
areas Upon notice from Cu;�tcme�r and at Fort Worth's 0
Fort Worth will mc.)ve such wat-,�r !aa�i_r,,7 r Vacil-itie,,c lccated -in
ili F't-reet ric.+ALs-of-way, or other propc�rtv o�.,medl by
wYe-n reasonab),y nece,,�sary to the of ea-
ssentiI
!,ut:J.�,-3 by Customer. F17,1:L .3fant, wi-th�,- t
c'n a rqe to Cus Loii-ier suchci ri d T- i 11 S -0 f -WdY i-I 10 T'I U b I i
hD.- hway.s ar b-C 'F,,I,
facilities wis-nix, Fr,--t WDrufi to to "ne.
(jj)(-)TI 1-104Lj",I` 4, 3, - K (,Z Q e um Icrt Wort!, and rit C-O
ur.
w J 1, 1 M�!il i 0 Ca L e 0 1 T-)
L move such water ma -ins or
t T, t s t re,�, Y- g h t s- -- o w a Y ,,) r o Oh r
reasonably nevp8sary to performance of vssertial governmental
duties by Fort, Worth. All work done, by or on behalf of Fort
Worth under this paragraph will be perforned in accordance with
specifications i;!cjual to thos(--, applying tta work of a -Similar
nature performod within Fort Worth, but neither party hereto Will.
to requirec! to restore the other's property to a conditi=
exceeding its original, conditici, unless othorwise mutually
agreed in writing. port Worth an" Customer agree to coordinate
the location of the mains an,(1/or facilities in the other's
easements and rights -of -way in order to prevent fuYther conflicts
insofar as is reasoaably practicable,
11.
11A The Custorner System shall be approved by the Texas State
Departmont of Health during the life of this contract. If at any
time Custonex, System is riot approvcd by the Te-xas State
Department fojor jj ooes have wn active.
cross -connect ion control pVogral, Oere z4hall not be any dirept
physical connection between the For-i: Worth System and the
Customer Systet unless an approved hack I= prevention dsvtce has
been provided and installed ancl this installation has been
approved by the T=�xas State Department of health. V I expenses
to provide and install baAflovy preventiz)n device(s) wild be
borne by Customer.
12.
12A CuFtomey agrees that it
will 0"0 IAMO
faciiitiev for "er.
system
use wivh any other
or entity_
outside
of the certiticated area
of Custome,,4i
Rnc..wn ism:l
referred
-to as its service
are,,,, wig-_hout.
the (',�YPress Written
cnasent
fit wt-_-�rth. whict)
.nnspnv shall
P;A too unrvasuaaUly
withheld. Fort Worth neither recognizes nor approves any
,xisting agreetments entered into by Customer with other
goveramental or corporate entitie,ourtside its service area.
12.2 Customer agrees that it will not enter into any resale or
transportation agreement other than as a part. of its nor.h)al
offering and supply of water to existing and future subscribe
to its water system without the rec_ ronmiendat ion of the Water
System Advisory Cowiittee and express written consent of Fort
Worth,
13.1 The Customer covenants that adequate sanitary Sew age
facilities meeting state health department requirements will be
provided for users of water obtained from the Fort Worth Systes,
14.1 Fort Worth will use its best efforts to provide an adequate
water supply for all of its customers, Prior to the approval of
additia.c;a]'_ wholesale custome-ra, Warth will provide
reasonable assurances that the proJected Ove-year water debands
of the, then -existing whoiesaie custowers so served and tho
proposed additional customer can be adequately fulfilled. I Fort
Worth will consult with the Water System Advisory Committee prior
to contracting with additional parties,
15.
iater—ayq1ts.
15.1 Customer':. governing body sh;.ill annually appoint c-I
representative to be a voting member of the Water System AdvisDry
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N.
. . .... . .. ..
Committee, which Committee is hereby created and established and
whose purpose shall be to consult with and advise Port worth,
through the Director, on matters pertaining to conservatior�j
wholesale planning, improvements, grants, wholesale rate stvdies,
administration, budgets, and audit,.ional wholesale customers,
,vhether same be wholesale customers of Customer or Fort Worth.
a i -- e aChairman
d Committe(�.�, at its first meeting, s!hall -IeCt
Vice -Chairman and KcYntary. The Committee may establish bylaws
governing the eleQtion of (Aticers, nu:L,,eting dates and other
11;atter Portinent to its functioning.
16,
sysign AcCRA§_!"ee_,s
101 in the event Fort Worth adopts an o-,dinance, which will
provide for a water System Access Fee for new development within
the jurisdictional limits of FoU Worth, Customer agrees to pay
to Fort Worth on a quarterly basis at charge for each new or
enlarged connection for water service Made within CustOmir's
)urisdiction served by the For( T'lorth Syi�tem, The charge -to
Customer for such connectiom�-� shall be, based upon the size and
type of connection and stall be equal to t& charge imposed for
the same size and/or type of connection made within the
jurisdiction of Fort Worth, The calculation of said access fees
shall be consistent with all applicable state and federal
regulacions, and chap includs only those costs associated with
general benefit capital facilities as herein defined.
16,2 Fort Worth agrees that all monies romitted to it pursuant
to Lhis section will be placed in a seporate account to be uso�,-'
exclusively for treatment Flan, , nteLcring and syst-.ei'it qeneral
be tie, 17 i ' improvemaivs, atiM will vot fo,- and
maintenance expenses or distribution system inurovements. Such
funds and all interest earned thereon will M considereda
"contribution' for rate setting purposes MY-
16-3 Customer sh4l4.. provide to Fort Worth information pertaining
to building permits as such polvit" re'"'ate t-o the in---iking of now
and/or enlaiyed cc.!nnect—ons within CustoyflE?I--s jurls'dict'i':)n With.
each quarterly payment required in thiS Cu s t 0111 er
iurther agrees to provide such other information relating to 00w
andfor onlarged normections as may be requested by the Vrector.
16.4 Fort h0r1h will c!ausp tc, k)e t1e,sit1yl intc 00) pro,":
dcf-'Oullt t.-ke approprLate charge bY al'Y
ordinance tor each or enlarg��(j jail for %aatA;r service
made within Fort Worth's jurisdictiono
16-5 Following tle establiShment of a ovaLur System Access Fee,
there, will be created and ostablished q water System Access Fei-l�
Advisory Colm"O.t-cee Whose pUrp(fie
6hall &! to C0115LIlt YLIth and.
advise Port Worth, through the Water SySteM AdvisOrY Mnitt",
on tlatt-ers pertaining to W3 met!,"iod(>lc�njy of cellfculatir)g
fees. Said Committee shall be compose(:f of nino (9) membe.rs,
t,hre-e (3) t?f which shall be memberts c-)fj and app(,,'intCld k-)Y, the
Fort W02Lh City Council. The remaining six (6) manhers shall In, -
members A the City Councils of CustOmers' and shall be appoinned
lay tile Tarrant County Mayorls Th(--� chairlilan of
shall. be, a Fort Worth member elected by the membexnhif:,
(of .he c-)nlnli-ttee at its first, annual -=ajjed meeting, All,
coiluaittee shall serv�e terms, -)." c-,r1c-! year but, aicAy be
reappointed by the appropriate bodies toi subsequent terms. &I
an annua! basis beginning with the first meeting Of the calenddr
year the cummitLee shall consider adinstments tee
.A
amounts aaid the ad',ministration of such charges tbrough the Water
System Adlvisory- Coinmittee,
16.6
It is
underotood by and between the jQrties
that
the
systen;l
access
fee
referriad to within this
suctLon may
be construed
o-,-
interpreted
to be an impact fee yr
a capital recovery
fee
unde,,.,-
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the definitiona thva
exiuting
within law. in the event
that said fee is determined to
fall in
thAt categoxy, it may be
subject to certain state regulations
z
to it's adoption arid/or
iMPIPmentatioa. The
parties
agreto and
jointly represent and
covenant that it is
not their
intent
to require, an illegal or
inappropriate action
on the
part. of
iiny participant tc, this
agreement. Any and all access fees, recovery fees, or
impact fees adopted by any participant to this agreement shall be
done in full compliance with then existing state law. TD the
extent that this agreement requires any party to WOW, collect
or remit an), ar all of a fee not in cowpiiance with state law,
the provisions of Section 16 z.ire abroga.t; d and void tn their
entirety.
1Y
WMASKIP
17,1 This agreemant may be terminvLed in whO10 Or in Patt bY th4---.
mutual consent of Customer and Fort Worth� Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, any material breach by
either party hereto to perform any of the duties or the
obligations a:ssuivied by such party hareunder or to Jaithfuily koep
and perforin arty of the terms, condlition,,;s and provision:E,
shall be cause for termination of this agreement by either PwrtY
in the manner set forth in this paragrapK Fort_
deliver to Customer ninetv (90) days prior written 00ticy Of its
intention to so terminate, this br)
cure or adjust ;uch material breach, 110t.ice a
reasonabje description of the bre"ch, if within said ninety (90)
lays Customer shall faiL or reiuse to .''urn such materi& broach
-0 the S,-,tisfaatjon of Fort Worth, thaii o,A! K 9WI, QWOnto
Worth shall have the right, with six nn;0US Odd itiOnal a""'
written notice to Custower and without any HAMAY Man soeva-r
on the part of FOVL Worth, to declare tbin agreament terninated,
in th} -) (,-,,cn'k (..f tc-.cw,nnzion of rhhG anraemant, all rignLy,
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powera, and Privileges of Customer hereunder shall cease and
terminate and Customer shall rake no claim of any kind whatsoever
against Fort Worth, its agents or ropresantative8, by reason of
such termination or any act incident thereto, provided Fort Worth
not unreasonable,
acted reasonably and such terraination Was
arbitrary and capr:.cious. Fort Worth ball advise Customer
writing immediately upon acceptance of th,-� cure of any breach.
17,2 In the evert Fort Werth ,,hall raticm the, use of water
til,rou, or iss)�.ie water conservation
.4hOut its MrVratcl limits (
measures or restrict the use oaf water in any way as provided for
ii Section 2.3 hereof, and Customer fail; or refuse; to institute
and apply the same rationing, conservation, or -estrict.ions to
the use of the water by the customers of Customer, CustOwmr shall
be in lareach of this agreemenitd The notice provisions as
contained in Section !!.I hereof shall not appiy and the
Director, ,n his sole discretion, sha-11, in -writing, sc` Such
time in I hich th,:,, Customer shall cure said breach. it Custover
jails or refuses to cure said breach within the stated time, then
and in such eveDt, after six (6) nonths written hotice provided
to Customer and without any liability whatsoezer on the p-,qrt of
Fort Worth, Fort Worth shall hilve ti-ie right to declare this
agreement terminated. In event of torwinert ion of this agreement,
all rights, powcrrs, and privileges cj customer hereunder shall
cease and Custo-me'y, shall make no clair, of any kind whatsoever
against Fort Worth, its agents, or representative5, by reason of
such termination or any act incident thareto, provided Fort Worth
acted reasonably and such terminatina 10's lat. unreasonable,
arbitiary and capricious.
17. 3
irrespeaLive
of what her ()z nov a breach
hereof M a
material
breach or a
non -material breach, and irrespoctivy
of
MY
cure
of such breach,
a secord breach of Me seme
nature
violating
any
term or conuition herein shall entitle Fort
Worth,
after.
AN
(6)
months Orr itnee
ilotice provided ro cvs_awer
aM without
any
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lKability whatsoever on the part of Fort Wort&, in) declare this
agreement terminated. In event of tormi"ation of this agreement,
all rIgjjtF-,, pk�wo.rq ,, and privilegoo of Castomer horeunder shall
coase and Customer shall make no claim of any kj.rd whatsoev'i"r
agaiDst Fort Worth, its agents, or representatives, by reason of
sach termination or any act incident thereto, provided Fort Worth
acted reasonably and such ineryinatior was not unreasonable,
arbitrary and c4pricious.
l'i"A -,vhe tollowing breach, default or failare to perform a duty
of obligation shall be considered to be a material breach:
a Failure to adopt and enforc,.e zany ordinance or
conser-vation Imeasuxe or rat.itnrijing 17equi3yed to, be
adopted ond enforced herein;
bFailurc to make any payment of any bill, charge or fee
an pry:-ided for in this agreQment;
C. making auy connection to the Fort Worth System at any
point excopt as provided in Section 30 hereof;
d. Failure to current any pcientially hazaydou$ connection
in accortance with Section 11 after reasonable written
notice.,
ePaOure to provide; Fort Mrth ingress and ceqro:�-'s for
purposes of. operation and Ot early rteui�rinq
facility;
t. Failure to provide Fort Worth yjghts-of-way as required
herein.
17.5 T.n the ov(:?nt of any Othcir d3tault "ot-
failure to perform duties
under
Me awan,mul,
TVYE Worth whak.
deliver to Custoner
sixty
(60)
daYE
such default.
Lt Customer
fails
to ooze nuch
breach, MOM M
failure, then
Fort Worth
shall
giv;> C"vtcnQr
yeritten nutn_ n 41
Such faviluKe
to Cure and
may surchargo Five
-28-
Dollars ($5,000) per month until such time as Customer cures such
non -material breach.
170
MY fail4re by
Fort Worth
to so terminate this agreement
or
the
acceptancy by Fort
Worth of
any ben atits under this agreement
fOr
failure
any period cc!
by Customer
time after
shall riot
sucli material
Jx; detexmined
breach, default
to ho a waiver
or
by
Fort.
Worth of any
rights low
terninaU'� thiss,
agre(axticnit, for
any
subsequent material
breach, default or failure.
370 Any failure by Customer, tc, so terminate
thiS agreement
or
the aCceptance by Customer of any
benefits under
this agreement.
kOr anY PeriOd Of time; after such
material
I)roach, default
or
failure by, Fort Worth shall not be
determined
to be a waiver
by
Customer of an:,y) rights to terminate
this
agrcaelent fc�r
ai'iy
subsequent material breach, default
or failure,
18.1 No provision of this agreement snal 1 be construed to Create
any type of joint or equity ownership cz)f --Any prop,,.�_,rty, any
partnership or Joint venture, nor sha'tll a-ny othF�,r
rights or liabilities and Customel- payments (whether past,
present,or future) shall nat be construed as granting Customer
partial ownership of, pre -paid capacity in, or equLLy in the Fort
Worth System.
18.2 Liabilities
for damages arising
fr{)m thli,)
proper treatment,
transportation arn! delivery fDr
all viter
pyovided hereunder
shall remain with
Fort worth to
th- notnt wr
delivery mnd,
upol"I
passing through tho
mate,, 11ab,lit,
f., ,,,
d ...... . h, 1 1
,,s
to Lhe Customer,
name aAd
oxcopy that
Foz, WoKiMs
snI,.
responsibility is
to provide to
customer water
oi a quality
whic,,
mk.-�ets state, and
11(:�del_dl drin�,.Lng
water standards.
Each
Parly
hereto agrees to save and hold the other party harmless fraW all
and causes of act,wnicb may be asserted by
clainsi demands, iOn %
arlyono on acc(.),unt of tte quality, transportation and delivery
while water is in the control of such party. This covenant is
not made for the benefit of arty t-hi-rd Pax.-tY. Fort Worth takes
the responsibility as between parties M-,I:0t0 for the, proper
quality, transportation, aral dellvOrY Of all such
water provided by it to the noint of delivery.
&A Contracts made and entered into by,either Customer or Yort
Worth for the construction, reconstruction or repair of any
oelivcry facility shall include the ;.-f3quirement that the
indepefden_ contractor(s) must provide adequate insurance
protecting both the Customer and Fort Worth as co -insureds. Such
contract must also provide that th� inrepiendent contractor(s)
covenant to indemnify, hold hatmlews and defend both the Customer
aria Port Worth against any and all suits or. Claims for damages Of
any nature arising out of the perfoimance of such cOntract-
19.
Fprce MqdEur(_�
19.1 if by any reason of fcrce majeure either party hereto shall
to rendered unable, wholly or in part, to carry out: its
obligations under this agreement, other thzari the c)bligation Of
the c,istomer to make payments required under T-he tc-11-MS hc!xeOf'
then if such parties shall give notice and full Part!"lays Of
such force majeure in writing to the oth(:�r party within a
reasonable time after the occurience of the event or cause relied
on, tie obligation of the party givinn such nOticc, W far as it-
. s ai!"cted bj such forco wa_jeuro, hal00 vuwPewded during 4"',
nountlooancin jot Oun inability thon f0l rKy
period, and 31_lch party snail endeavor to remove ax overcome SUM:
inability with all reasonable dispatch.
10-
19.2 The term "foxce imijeure", cis enTlo,d herein, shall mean
acts of God, sirikcs, JnckoutF or other iniustrial disturbances,
acts M public enomy, ordei of any kind of the goverBwent of L&��
United States or the. State of Texas, any civil, or mi-I-itary
authority, insorvection, riots, epidemics, Landslides, lightning,
ear, 1, h � 0&' W, 6 ho S'
cake, fare.,, hurricanes, s t o r m -s fl() a ut
droughts' az'rie�sts, restraints of and people, civil
disturbances, explosions, breakage, or ac,:,c-idents to mactiinexy,
PiPelincs or catalB, partial or entiro failure of water supply,
and inab ility on the part of Fort Worch to deliver wat,�:�
hereunder or tho Customer to receive wage y hbreQnder on acnouD,-
of any other causes not reasonably in Ao of t-hs�! ParLy
claiming 2ucb inability.
20.
20.1 Any
notice, communication,
request,
:ropay or advice, here -in
pro'vided
Ox permitted to be given,
Triads`i,,r
acc,e"A ptby either
party to
the other party must be
in writtng
tot
City of Fort WOMO watev Director
City of Fort Worth
1000 Throckmarton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Customer:
Nor, h Rich wj P i 11
Kad Ali llq, TV
The parties hereto shall indicate in writing any change that may
occur in such respective nddresses from Omn to time.
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21.
,An Dectionanc3..__1 ucli_. _
..:eco,rd,� and accounts arequia-_c:,d to be. mai at wined by
each p,av ,, h<�r�to shell, kept; for a period of five (`}) yea.) .
Each pa.v `t.y , ' ' _.t all t.ijaes , Upon riot. i.cp, have the right at
reasonable t..imos to examine and inspect. said records and acCOUnts
dur`trng no:Lnia.L ou-siness ;?[curs; ax.,l further, if required by any
taw, rule. or regulation, make sa.i.c•i rec-ord:� and account--�
available to federal, and/or state auditoxr, .
22.
Nii;;Lqg lU—s
22.1
Fort. Worth and Customer_ agr(:.e that, if Fort Wort-11 Should
enter
into any future cont:I�act. 1-01'
Supplying
treat:+C-K! WdtE�r tO any
Iflun a cipal1 ty �fl71der�, � T1 ore �`civor�7,: 4 e,
€ r
gpi'.tditions than s,pt
forth
herein, this contract shal-1.
be amead-ed
to provide tho , iiame
terms
a —ll conoiit ionz with respc-:ct
to the tale-
of t x-- Iat:ed Wra'Cr to
Customer.
22.2 During a temporary etnexg(-j-)cy r�ondj,tian cr€salted by
unforeseeable mechanical failure. or by Lanpxecedente.,d high mate of
eater wage start as might restal a frr= a major fare nr a ma jars
water. main break, it may be necessary Water be. wirhdraw"i'l
iror2 the £;7"��- WoT.- "i System a-, a rate of iq exc(`.Sa Of '.:.hrii.
required for tht� usual peak- of. t
agx'oed that t'xt---. Rate (fit lisps iJiat. wcitlrl YPC:rM'" '_ t.Y �yr.
ap{pl i_c.:a1�,L ha t 1 11C t appIY 10 facie "M';F't:q". -tCY
d, .1. 1. •��d t3�4�. .�i r,.3x�1�i �' ,2 Lh'dt Fort
Ski f�.i� l_ �� i .c"l I. i.1 �. J. .�. E_li L rt Y.➢. t. ..t ri �_T
within 48 hours -f the occu'."2E' ice of at
any '_—vent". Lhe vC%I(ur? nil mate o'
�Jel'-vered i'1 3.' . be d-Li , and
{2
7-
OP_
v
'k "L" 4
22.3 At th�-,- requost. of the Director, Customer agrees to furnish'
water, to areas and premises situated adjar, enc to the bou,.�dary of
Customer and within the boundaries of Fort Worth. The metered
,quantity L)f water uz,k�d in this area eacl month by Fort Worth
shall be the total of all individual cuastciner meter ireadings. At
the option of Customer or Fort Worth, a rnaater meter may be
ine,italled where praz:ticable at tite expense of Fort Worth to meter
all water used by Fort Worth utiuer the terms of this section.
22.4 The metered quantity of water furnj,.,-hed by Customer to Fort
Worth shall be deaucted '-om the total quantity of water.
witMrawn frox-; the Fort, Worth System by the Custome.r before the
charge for water service to Customer is computed in,a.ccordan-ce,
with the pavmer.t computations s�:t forth and basedon the Volume
Charge dese-ribed herein and the quanti-ty of water so withdrLtwn
trom the Fort 'Worth 5ystem.
22.5 This agreement is subject to a-3,1111 apj,-)1icab1.e federal 'Evid
state lawns and any applicable permits, amendynents, orders, or
regulat-Lons of, any state, or federal goverr"nental authority, ha-ing,
or asserting jurlE�diction, but nothing coot ainned horein shall :te
construed as a weiver of any right to questions or contest any
such :taw, order, rule or. regulation in arty fortui. haviria
jurisdiction.
21.6 Customer agrees to abide by any ti.n thi� agreement
),-nade necessary by any new, amended, or ri-,vised state or federal
regulation.
22.7 Upon prior notice, I)y Fort 4o.rtz,,,, any (July autilorized
employea of Fort: Worth bef,,iring p:i-_-oper cre-cientials and
id.e,nLifica-_''.on s:iall notify Customer of need f:or access to any
premises located within Custome-r Is ciluy id.mj_ts or served by
Customer a,,:4 may be necessary for the, --)Ir and
observation, measurements, sampling a"d testing and/or auditing,
in accordance with the provisions of this contract. customer may
olect to accompany the Fort Worth representative. To the exte�lt
permitted by law, Fort Worth agynes to inlemniiy Customer for any
damage or injury to person or ,property caused by the negligence
of such duly authorized employee while such "-,nkployee in tho
course and scope of his employment.
22.8 whenever any disputad matter herein is tv) be specifically
determined by the use of an arbitratgn the following procedure
is to be followed. - The party request.ing that thc- disfiute be
settled by arbAxation shall serv, on the other party a request
in writing that such matter be handled by arbitration. Customer
and Director shall mutually agree in writing on the selection of
in impartial arbitrator. such agreement shall bemadn within ten
(10) (Jays from `rhea date that, the request for arbi.t.rati-on
received. if an ygreementIs not roached on the selection of the,
impartial arbitrator on or before the tenth (10th) day after the
date that notice the Directox shall inmediattlY
request a list of seven qualified neutral arbitrators from We
American Arbitration Assoc i.Ation ac the Federal Mediaii(,)P and
Conciliation Service, or either's surcessor in function, Thy, -
Customer and Director may mutually a,l--ee on on, of the seven
arbitrators on the list. do 11ot agree, within five 15)
working days after the receipt of the liet, Cqstomer apd Uireptor
§hall alternate wttiking a name, frt.,>fft Lha lis"t., and tlrie na.Tae
remaining shall be the impartial arbitratar. Customer anti
Director shall nutually agree on at date tl`ox.- the ar'-Atratioi-,,
hearing. The dl,,cision of tA-r-,', arbitratDr shall be final,
judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with applicable
in any court having jurisdiction the--,-�eof All cost-s
arbitr6tloll shax! be consi6ered a SysWw Cost.
22.9 if requosted by the Director, Customer shall yfovi&-�
quarterly the following data:
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A. Actual number of customer accounts ronstuning c:ir�ctly
or indirectly from the Custor,ter System wIt.hi.n its
service area;
P,, Classit:�cati.on of domestic arr<i -.-Iondomestic ae'counts
within its service ctr'e�z by nu.:,nl .; r and percentage of
accognts consuming, directly or indirectly from Customer
System within iGs service area.
C'.. Cus I tomer eater usage from all sources other, than the
Fort Worth System, including, but not; limited to,
ground water, other surface water, and water sr;pply
agreemen-1,- with other ent it. i ns
D. Additi onil data which nay a8 s.i stw Fart Worth and/or
Customer in oeveloping methc do l,c)ly for cost: of gerv:tce
studies, pla-ni.ng studi.-s for ana,yzing federal grants,
arid Systom Access xe�-,s-; pYovided, however, that
party shall request, data tha-i- regu..ire either
to incur unreasonal3le expetis�es in providing s-, ch da-,a.
22.10 Cust")Mey- may 1�ot assign th -3 agreement without 'the rriolr-
v7ri'r.tt�' consent of Fort Worth. Fnr•t Worth may not assign t_hi-'�,
agreement without; the prior wr i.ttea cc rlsent of Cast.omer f
provided, hou,-giver, in I -he cavern Fort Worth is designated as a
re�iional water_ autholti:'-y or agei,cy by a duly authurized
:regulatory body,, or if Fc-rt Worth s.hou ci eJ :, ;. to ^_ontract with
!Cr- assign thi:5 c-Dntract t') a rQ 'oj--t i7rl;,fi ::E'
all or part of the serv.tceti cover, ,I by "..h .s
participants herero agree the t .any such region,I' water 1:0t h-ri t.y
Bray, by way of assignme,.-it of this agreer;ient, a.ssurrxe anci re,-eiv, ,
the saute abligaticns and r�spo.nsibi..li4ies, the same aS
Fort Worth; f:urt,ho?x, ':11sto.ieZ' herelvr :it'c nLs to For �ii ! i.t: the
75-
5t t`i: 1 T 3: Y its}Zt. t 3 a 3S gn thl'S to S�ZCtl_ Yre_qX.t nal water
;?C,rC?emanta terminate�s Chai'- ce`rt ain CC?iitract 'known ' c3,s
c-�'t: Worth City Secretary Cant- ac:1- N,). A947 as amended between
23,
Wa i've'r by eitLhcr party hereto of ��.ny term or canditioll :ci_i.
aIg recmient shoals bo deemed c-r consti'tied U.) be a waiver of --any
o'i }3E tE .k u or (;(,- dZ Lt.Li:n or subsc3i ,(4 ent wa'Over .nf the "t e re, or
?w . 2 In nt3diiwl:on tD any other pmedy as may be prev i,ded by l a-w,,
st'ia t be speciticajiy eTZtorck-able may'- the. pa t.1k�s'
herctt°, Vf�nue for any action _3hall be in `1''axrarvt tiCounty, ',Vexa .
i i q rf' E ° d jci,t.1 inthe event CAn, 2»er-,t, or
i)n 51a,.r'%.1,r4
-ontairied
x:N -held to be 'ilnvalid" by a.,ny
C;,oury of
coinpet:ii'n
or%;
thew invalid:ity of such term
orprovision Shall isa, too
way <: f fe r, t
any . r., the r. tern or prc,vin
I-x-tn'Cainc-;d
hE're-ln; furthe,r,
..l�z.:a rlr.<.rme�at stiall their cont,inue as
if much
invalid. term or
{:ro is ion
had rc(,)t boe�, con airted here un ,
IN Mx..op: sac ti Sri by thF, respective
I)��dies of f (lE� pal ;_1E?w he.firet-I x::? fZalr'' C� i4�a t� t,}1 a' �
he F'.X�'.f�tZt'.t �� Ii�l l�,sC�fl.i�ll��l.�(`cit_fz �1:11.ENa� £d���''£; ("T�[ YJh.1C`h is
he an brigs ru. l and t t)(' C7-q—a s :)f the rr:-,9pcct, o vo
p,ji"t.. i es to bo a F f iX A on the
ATTEST.;
Ruth Howavd,
City Secretary, Cky of F07t Worth
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND bEGALITT!
n, City Wtorney, City at Fort Wwt.`i
AP PPOVAL. M S C OMMCNDE
Richard W. Sawey, Dilectbr
City of Fort Worth Water Department,
CITV OF FORT WORTH
1 y
Rutb Ann NoUnney
Assistant Wl.y Mrin,;i(jel
city nt Fort WnUh
CITY OF NORTH RICULAMD HILLS
ATTQSTi
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Qty
V
APPROVED AS. O FORM ANQ-6n-GXKAUl1TY�
" f
Date;
APFROVAL RECOMMENDED:
0-
CITY OFINORTH RICHLAND HILU',
, P4
RESOLUTION NO 89-23
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, that:
The Mayor be, and is Kreb), authorized nrd directed to sign the
attached CONTRACT FOR WATER SERVICES BFIWEEN FHF CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
AND THL CITY OF NCRTH kICHLAND HILLS, TFXAS bs the act and deed of this
City,
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th ddy of April. 1989,
APPROVED:
'5mr ly Rrov',n
OUST:
fanette POWis ,;it 56cbrary
APPRO"WED Q 1" ,01 AND 1- EGAL 11 Y FC
Y
m C
Cite q Fort Worth, Texas
'
,:x;fri3ie7ttY?� �'
'i $.�ff5#'P>i EAi7LT.5�f�.S�d S� SY' m.gy ry /}�
��� (/ r &,+w'' � il'9,.• �v...../ dil7 '�h•.% q w�i(.J �' �I ; `A....� {t, e4 J if �' at l7 'S�' /�= reA� S'r�✓ '.r'R,� Vr �+ =1..✓ � y^'
A 1�r A b' t't»9Fai4rtl+t+x s7
VASul r3_3tc-I_...APPR S)4`AL OF�...WHO[.F5Al-F.....,_,_._�a�._w._..,.,..b._._._.q.
Elllsr.ar_ti j
q L,
�'ici�:, MOM Manager �e authorized to c'\EEC'-S":e rftritra:'t':; for wcitr?t'
';srdiE*-- h
vile 'Fiailowin�4 ontiti%�s:
i
e:�oia
.
>d+arti Ki crt7 �r;>i Pii_l .l
�..
Crowl ey
1;:'.
Richland Hi l 1 s
a , .� _..
UiiW= Worth Regional
Ili rporµ 13,
sanram Park
4,-
Edgec l i ff Vi l l age
14.
Sao naw
5r ,
tverman
1Y
Tarrant COunt-y PUD No. 1
K
Most Hill
16,
Westovc-r Hi;lis
I.
Hal t= 3i ty
i %
Westworth Vi i i ag,
8.-
Hurst
18.
iWhit.e Seftticsoent
?.
Kennedale
�kOw
!.ale hlor4,h
BACKGRJU,NDi
`:iNne 1987 intenOve negotiations between the City of Fort Worth grid the
wholesale customers, as represented by a c:onvittee appointed by ths f ir•rant
t,,; my Mayors' Council, have been coruiuct?J. !ion Haynes, Dif'ec;tur of Put)lic
Words, City of thirst, 'Chdired thu Nt-?gAiating CCIm;"diit ee. The Tarrant County
Mayors' Council voted to reco;�mend approva'! of th- contract in March, IM9.
The contracts have been presented -to the whiel�-.ala customers and executed by
their governing bodies. it remains for the Fort Worth City ti:,n,ncil to
approve thiem and authorize the City Manager to thi rri.
i
Major provisions of the pew contract not addressed in existing contracts �
include:
1.. `.tablishing procedures for bi i l ing di spten, inrlualrgj ar'b;tr^etion
otid. p! iyir nt of
2.. Ktablishing a schedule for noti f}'inq customers of pr'tt;J.`sed .late
revi`>ions. a
i' QClEI'. lq :3 iti C+}'iclai ;>4'lel.v,
E I
a m v r s t v n :?
,(pprC)��'ed san i �;;ryi `_:k�; ei— l�<i(,
i j
i. Crea,i ny the Water ,y,t,m Advisory ..^i itee and (efi .ng their 1
L'a V i V) .e i, V ., y am i
I
.�OII�H r/RY.WFt'1F' , •"'�"4@��IWiWrwa...ti...auw.r..�AarJruwacm+'P[.wv[+.YT[fYWFMIe�ic�Led WaHRy'Aa`.OMm" AL N.+W[S."YC�F�Midvrb F!fi. n }i?'i'�1:=i'.
I
ATC SUBJrCT:
NUMBE PAGE
G0101 WATER CONTRACTS 2
8. Providing for termination for breach of conLrdct.
9 - Pronlbiting assir�ning of cor!Tract by f'ustoqjer.
Several of the wholeinis customers have required unitfue modificitions to
t, ho, r ret pe c t i ve cor t ra-, ts . These madif ications, or special exceptions, were
required to recognize cerLain legal differen,,-,.�s reqi.,ired between Fort,: -Worth
a n(i ) PS c u S t OfRe F, S .
A summary of the various exceptions to the uniform contract is detailed
be! vw,-
The, 1{nlform contract 1r, unchanged with the-�e cities*
Burleson
Lake Worth
Crowley
North Ri0land 011s
Edgecliff Village
Richland Hills
Everman
Saginaw
rarest Hill
San-som Park
hialtorn City
Westworth Village
Hurst
Whitft Selrtlement
KenneKe
2. The contract with Da}las/Port Worth Rcqicjoal Airport and Tarrant
NO- I Must !'eC09i1jZe that tht- '-'ustomer canno pass
ordinances or grant easements, but riever�,heless insure that the
customer can abide by all terms of the contr,�ct its service
ared.
3. Certain secticris of the previous con',-rac". with Dallas/Fort Worth
Regional Airport and Westover pills irw;t remain in force and be
incorporated into the proposed coritrac.t.
4p River Oaks will be contracting for' �--merqericy water service
5. The contract with Grand Prairie iij t-!xjstj,,9 C, i h
ontract w t
the Trinity Rker Authority to provi.de :-;>rvice to Grand `era-irje,
6. Thy Trinity Vver Authority
Q meeting Wi::!]
SOUthlakp,
Kel)pr and
,-aka Turner Municipal Utility
District to cneate
a regional
water
service area. If the project
succ-edz, TRA
011 COMM
with Fort
Wor-'.h For water; therefi-r nc.
if�w f, r ij, : t,
, King presented
For
S c�u t h i a k c, a t t h i s t
i me ,
o P r j v , s on s in t h u ex i s t i nq ;of; ra o t . Do, on, rdiun 1
C cept i.ric ul i f Orin Lard._ F ac ', ,:c ( I , 1960
_ .....,--....�,.r..--+r�•HEf �t''Sr FtC i._..-z. o- ..�............. �.r5l;ia.G�Pt'•3` Vfii.� Ys ItJL.isJ'NLL.....,..,...........—..v�.,.�,,..�...-�s...�.�.r... PAS.+E.........«
htrt)rr;ox �!<�ttsr ar�d Sf�',�z�� >�rrt&�ctr iiyo ;,-of" �, Club Mun�ic;ip l Utility
Pi4j,I lct- Lind Grane. ;°'air'ie hive rot yet: Ciisv ed to dfiopt the
uniform ^arrtract.
i
4.'i-)ti nui ng 'to r r ud j ' ;' t L'Il ,t' 1'C :. They 5rt� noel, f'f rr` in''i, iy
y a iF"of't WC-tt' wholesale 8�ii`f 1 f�U`.: ;aiii.,9F' anJ r'ecolve no water, from the
"ors, Worth �v'terr.
Wat:,r conv.recf.s wit:+ the tol iawincl will t)e presented for
dUthurizat.ion at a later, bate:
Benbrook Water and Sewer Authority
Dalworthinolon G:,)rdvns
Grand 'ra i r; e
Rasl et
River 7aks
Trophy Club MUD No. 1
TI-c First billing under the new cuntracts wT1! be 4)U}y 1989, at10 wild
contain the mid--ytnrw billing adjustment Ps provided in the contract
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
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SUR A
4
L - 71fli,
428