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I. COOPERATIVE INTENT <br /> The parties to this Resolution intend to proceed cooperatively in utilizing water tesoutces and <br /> facilities to support their respective service areas,and upon future mutual agreement, to ewer into <br /> such joint administrative, financial, engineering or construction ventures which lite individual <br /> parties determine support the best interests of theirconstituencies in assuring a reliable,high quality <br /> water supply during short teen emergencies as defined herein. <br /> 2. ADDITIONAL INT'ERCONNECT'IONS <br /> The parties agree that emphasis should be given to creating or enlarging interconnections bet-wern <br /> watcr systems in the Region in order to provide for water transfers under short term e► ►eigency . <br /> conditions. <br /> 3. WATER SUPPLY EMERGENCIES <br /> The parties intend to establish mutual policies and practices for satisfying water supply nee is dut ing <br /> unanticipated disruptions of a short term emergency nature, such as those caused by human crtor, <br /> equipment failure, chemical contamination, fire, flood, or other disasters. <br /> For the purpose of this Resolution, "short tern emergency"shall mean a per iod of not n lore than <br /> seven days. <br /> It is not intention of the parties to this Resolution that these policies and practices, be cut -'trued to <br /> apply to water transfers for meeting seasonal drought or longer term interlocal %vater needs. ui►less <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,%vuuid be activated <br /> by the chief administrative officers of the entities involved. 11iey,shal! imtuediately 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 Uansfcr. <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 the affected party in correcting the emergency condition. <br /> - 2- <br />