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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT fj© 3a* <br />BETWEEN THE CITY OF FELLSMERE AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA <br />FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY WATER <br />SUPPLY SERVICES <br />THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 24th day of 0 c t o b e r 2000 by and between the <br />CITY OF FELLSMERE, a municipality organized under the laws of the State of Florida, <br />hereinafter referred to as "CITY", and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a political subdivision of the <br />State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY". <br />1.I M►Is � y a <br />WHEREAS, the City currently does not have an emergency backup water supply source during a <br />possible CITY water treatment or supply failure; and <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY has sufficient capacity to provide emergency water service to the <br />CITY; and <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY has an adequately sized water transmission main located suitably <br />close to the CITY water system; and <br />WHEREAS, the CITY has applied for financial assistance to cover the costs of the construction <br />of this system interconnection; and <br />WHEREAS, the CITY and COUNTY both wish to protect the environment, provide emergency <br />water service for the public health and attain an economically efficient and effective utilization of <br />facilities; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes and in accordance with <br />Chapter 201 of the Indian River County Code, the parties do hereby enter into this Agreement for <br />the purposes set forth herein as follows: <br />Purpose <br />The purpose of this Agreement is to provide the City of Fellsmere with one way transmission <br />of water from the COUNTY'S system to the CITY'S system during the times of emergencies <br />in accordance with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulations and other <br />governing regulations. Emergencies shall include, but are not limited to, power failure, <br />mechanical failure, water main breakage, fire demand, scheduled maintenance, and <br />construction disruption, but will not include long term usage that cannot be interrupted due to <br />lack of the CITY'S capacity reserve or the CTT f'S inability to meet regulatory water quality <br />standards at the CITY'S facility. <br />2. Establishment of Function <br />A. Ownership and Operation. The parties acknowledge that the CITY will own and be <br />responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of the transmission facility, <br />necessary to interconnect with the COUNTY, as it is shown in Exhibit 1. <br />I <br />C:\WINDOWS\DesktopWy BriefcaseTellsmere Interlocal Agreement.doc <br />