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South of North Winter Beach Road, North of the South County line. West of the Atlantic Ocean and East of I-95 including rte City.of Vero Beach, will be provid6d by a water supply plant and wastewater treatment and disposal facility owned ani operated by the City of Vero Beach. The City would sell water and sewage services to the County at agreed-upon charges and rates as stipulated herein. The County would in turn retail these services to County residents. In the early years. County will endeavour to concentrate effort toward service In the Region IL Phase I area 3. OVERALL SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES The County will assume the responsibility for gravity sewerage collection syste;6. pump stations. transmission lines. and accessories for service areas within the County as necessary to transport County sewage to the City treatment plant. The County will also assume the responsibility for the water distribution systeni within. the County and receive treated water from the City treatment plant. The City shall provide a sewage wastewater treatment and disposal facility and a water supply and treatment plant adequate to meet both City and County needs. but shall not be obligated to make capital improvements for capacity increases. except as hereinafter stated under "Term of Agreement". The County and City will cooperate in projecting service area populations and developing water and sewerage please construction programs. 4. SERVICE AREA DELINEATION In addition to the area within the City Limits of Vero Beach. the City shall provide complete water and sewer service to the beach area of the County, bounded by the Northern boundary of Indian River Shores as presently constituted, and by the County line on the south. It is the intent of the County to provide all water and sewer services to the mainland portion of the County. except within areas where the City now (January 1973) provides water and sewer service. The right of the City to enter into Interim agreements for water and/or sewer service, or both, within areas outside that defined hereinabove for the City. shall be subject to approval from the County and tri -partite agreements between the customer, the City and the County shall be entered into. in each such Instance. -3- b. SALE OF CITY'S WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES In the Mainland portion of the County, where the City owns water distribution facilities and supplies water services only, the City may sell those facilities to the County, subject to the Bond Ordinance, and within one year after written request from the County, at a price which shall be negotiated, but not more than the present-day replacement cost, as determined by the City's Consulting Engineers, less 3 1/3% depreciation per year from the date of installation. Since such a disposition of assets is governed by the Bond Ordinance. a certification from its Consulting Engineers that the City's ability to meet its obligations will not be impaired by such sale is a prerequisite to negotiations for the sale. 6. WATER AND SEWER INTERFACES A. Sewerage It is anticipated that the County will 'construct at its expense all waste transmission lines and a master meter for delivering County sewage to the influent structure at the treatment plant site. The City will receive the waste at the treatment plant. Periodic meter calibration checks by the City and the County shall be authorized. The City will provide all necessary assistance to the County in obtaining all easements. rights-of-way, etc. as required for the County to install transmission lines and accessories. within the City limits at no expense to the City. Ownersliip and maintenance responsibilities of the County -installed. facilities within' the City shall be decided within the legal framework of the respective governments. B. WATER SUPPLY The City will deliver treated water at a specified pressure to the County on a metered basis at the water treatment plant. The County shall at its expense Install a master meter and transmission lines from the plant to the City limits. Periodic meter calibration checks by the Qty and the County shall be authorized. The City will provide all necessary assistance to the County in obtaining all easements, rights-of-way, etc. as required for the County to install transmission lines and accessories within the City limits at no expense to the City. Ownership and maintenance responsibilities of the County -installed facilities within the City shall be decided within the legal framework of the respective governments. s LNs •j' le