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29 <br />I. CU()I'ERA1'IVE IN'I'EN•r <br />"l'tie parties to this Resolution intend to praeeed cooperatively in utilising water rCcc~ureec :nrcl <br />facilities to support their respective service areas, and upon future mutual trgrsrentcnt, tc~ crrtcr irtty <br />such joint adrttinistrative, financial, engineering or construction ventures wlricit tltr irteliviclrr:il <br />parties detcrrnine support the best interests of theircanstituencies in assurint; a relrtlyle,high yu:tlity <br />water supply during short tents entcrgencies as defined herein. <br />2. AUI)I'I'IUNAL IN'I'L+'RCUNNE(:7'IUNS <br />~'he prtrtics ngree that errrphasis should be given to creating ar enlarging intercc~rzriccti~ns hct"•crrr <br />water systems in the Region in order to provide for water transfers under sltvrt term etrtetgency <br />conditions. <br />3. ~VA'1'ER SUPPLY EI\iLRGENCIES <br />'lie parties intend to establish mutual policies and practices tot' satisfying water suplrly needs dur ing <br />unanticipated disruptions of a short term emergency nature, such as tlxyse caused by ttutrrrrt error, <br />eNuipry~ent failure, chemical contamination, fire, flood, or other disasters. <br />ror the purpose of this Resolution, "s)tort term emergency" shall.ntean a period of nut mare than <br />seven days. . <br />It is not irttetttiort of the parties to this Resolution that these policies asset ltracticcc Inc curtetruerl to <br />a~pl}' to water transfers for rtieeting sctisottal drought or longer term iutcrlocal ~+~:ttrr ncc etc, urilrs~ <br />specified upon separate mutual agreement o[ the parties. <br />4. ACTIVATING AN ENIEItGI;NCY 'I'RANSFEIt <br />Any water transfers needed to meet a short term•cmergency, as described abo~~e, wnulrl he arti~•atrcl <br />by the chief administrative officers of the entities involved. 'I7icy:shal! immediately notify their <br />respective governing boards that such an eutergcncy exists. Any. eittergencytransfer lasting longer <br />than seven days shall require apprbval by the governing boards of all parties to the tr:urslcr. <br />5. COItItECTIN(~ 'I'IIE ENiEItGEN~:I' I'RU>SLE111 <br />The party experiencing the wafer emergency agrees to act expeditiously and acicyuatciv to mitig:ttc <br />and rernave the causes of the emergency condition. Usher parties ~lv hereby agree to offer <br />operational assistance to the affected party in correcting Ure etuct~ent:y condition. <br />-z- <br />