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1. COOPERATIVE INTENT <br />The parties to this Resolution intend to proceed cooperatively in utilizing writer tesom-ces and <br />facilities to support their respective service areas, and upon future mutual agreement, to enter into <br />such joint administrative, financial, engineering or construction ventures which the individual <br />parties determine support the best interests of theirconstituencies in assuring a reliable, high quality <br />water supply during short terns emergencies as defined herein. <br />2. ADDITIONAL IN'TERCONNEC'TIONS <br />The parties agree that emphasis should be given to creating or enlarging interconnections betwevii <br />watcr systems in the Region in order to provide for water transfers under short term emergency <br />conditions. <br />3. WATER SUPPLY EMERGENCIES <br />lbe parties intend to establish mutual policies and practices for satisfying water supply needs slut ing <br />unanticipated disruptions of a short term emergency nature, such as those caused by human error, <br />equipment failure, chemical contamination, lire, flood, or other disasters. <br />For the purpose of this Resolution, "short term erergency" shall rttean a per iod of not more than <br />seven days. <br />It is not intention of the parties to this Resolution that these policies and practices be construed to <br />apply to water transfers for meeting seasonal drought or longer term interlocatl water needs, unlcse <br />specified upon separate mutual agreement of the parties. <br />4. ACTIVATING AN EMERGENCY TRANSFER <br />Any water transfers needed to meet a short term- emergency, as described above, would be activated <br />by the chief administrative officers of die entities involved. 'Pricy shat! immediately notify their <br />respective governing boards that such an emergency exists. Any emergency transfer lasting longer <br />than seven days shall require approval by the governing boards of all parties to the transfer. <br />5. CORRECTING THE EMERGENCY PROBLEM <br />The party experiencing the water emergency agrees to act expeditiously and adequately to mitigate <br />and remove the causes of the emergency condition. Other parties do hereby agree to offer <br />operational assistance to tite affected party in correcting the etnergettcy condition. <br />-2- <br />