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also recognizes that certain substances and/or concentrations 8. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE s� thereof in the raw sewage can result in a treatment plant effluent The City and County agree to supply each other with maps, plans � quality not ia•compl;ance with the requirements of the regulatory and specifications and such engineering assistance as may be agencies. mutually tgreed upon. ;t being the intent hereof that while the • The County therefore agrees to ecntrol the quality of the wastes City and County shall each have sole jurisdiction over their - discharged into their system and agrees that the sewage it deliversp seapectave facilities, the parties shall work In close toe erasion to the treatment plant will comply with the Standards of Accepts - with each other in an attempt to reduce costs and provide the bility. beat possible service for the entire region without Imposing Attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, Jlnnex II the City or its inhabitants. extra expense on establishes the Standards of Acceptability of sewage into the City's plant. Modifications of the standards may be made by the 4. BOUNTY PROHIBITED FROM TA%IN6_CITY RESIDENTS City from time to time hereafter but such modification shall not funds used by the County for the pa t The County agrees that all payment be discriminatory and the County shall be given due notice before of its share of the coat of constructing and operating, the City adopting modifications hereto. Failure to comply with these Plant as well•as the coat of construction, operation eration and mainten- STANDARDS OF ACCEPTABILITY shall be a breach of this Agreement to this Agreement, shall be derived pursuant ante of its system, p , and cause for monetary reimbursement to the City by virtue ofj other than taxes levied on objects of taxation located from sources o unusual expenses incurred by improper discharges into the City's within the City of Vero Beach. This provision, however, shall treatment plant. not preclude the use of revenues derived from the operation of the County Water Distribution and Sewage Collection System or other T. METERING AND BILLING revenues derived from customers of the County who are physically The AGREEMENT provides for Master Meters for water and sewer service located outside the boundaries of the City for such payments. to be installed at the County's expense. The meters shall be read by the City and billing shall comply with the billing practices of 10. COUNTY'$ RIGHTS CONDITIONED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE the City. Formulas for water and sewer rates are included ;n the The right of the County to the continued use of the CityPlants is AGREEMENT and billing shall be ;n accordance therewith. The County conditioned upon the performance by the County of all its obliga- shall make monthly payments within ten days after date of billing tions under the AGREEMENT. from the City. Unpaid bills shall become delinquent fifteen days , after date of billing and 7h% interest shall be charged for delin- 11. FUTURE PLANT IMPROVEMENTS quest bills until paid. If any bill, water or aewet,'remainseunpaid The parties recognize that additional plant improvements to the beyond sixty days, the City may discontinue water service. City Planta may be required from time to time, upon a determination � e— Pariodic*meter checks shall be made as set forth in the AGREEMENT. • by agencies of the State or Federal Governments having jurisdiction, Meter accuracy of SZ ± shall be allowable and no billing adjust- that excessive flows or loads are detrimental to efficient and I ments will be made for inaccuracies within this range. If meter proper operation of the plant or that improvementa are essential to i error is greater than 5% ± billing adjustments shall not basaid - comply with environmental sequlr�eob imposed by agencies. In ! retroactive for more than ninety days prior to the meter calibration. •-6-