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{ INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT s THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is made and entered into this �_ day of 02caNt-L 1996, by and between St. Lucie County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida ("St. Lucie") and Indian River County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida ("Indian River"). WHEREAS, St. Lucie and Indian River both own and operate utility systems which provide, among other services, potable water service to customers in their respective Counties; 1' and WHEREAS, both Counties reasonably anticipate that from time to time they may }h} experience more demand for potable water than they can provide and, conversely, may from time to time have more potable water than demand and that, therefore, the Counties have agreed to assist one another in meeting their respective future demands for potable water and water emergency need: NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, St. Lucie and Indian River agree as follows: I. GENERAL. l This Agreement is entered into pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act. This Agreement embodies the whole understanding of the parties. 2. UTILITIES INTERCONNECTION: By subsequent agreement the Counties shall choose a convenient location for the two utilities systems to be interconnected. The Counties shall agree on the type of interconnection and on the control mechanism to determine when and how, water flow will be regulated and measured. It will be each County's responsibility to construct and pay for the water mains leading up to the point of connection, which should be at or near the boundary line between the two Counties. The cost of the inter -connection itself shall be split equally between the two Counties when ' water can flow both ways or paid for entirely by the County receiving the water when the benefit is only to the receiving county. y } i E