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funds received by OCWD will be used to fund OCWD's costs of planning, design and construction of Treatment systems, unless otherwise required by the terms of that grant. B. Producer Support to OCWD-Sought Grants. Each Producer shall support and assist OCWD in preparing any annual reports or documents necessary for OCWD to comply with grants received for the PFAS program. Subject to the requirements of this Section 6.3, no provisions in this Agreement will prevent a Producer from applying for grants or loans, from any source, for PFAS treatment projects in its service territory. C. Producer -Sought Funding. A Producer may also seek third -party funding for Treatment System -related expenses. Any outside development and design type grants or funding initiated and received by a Producer will be utilized to offset OCWD's PFAS design or construction costs for the Producer. If a Producer receives any grants or other third -party funding for operational expenses of the Treatment System, that Producer shall share those proceeds with OCWD in proportion to the percentage of O&M funded by OCWD if allowed by the grant or other third -party funding instrument. 6.4 Records Retention Audit. The Parties shall keep and maintain all records, accounts and reports relating to this Agreement for a period of at least ten years after the date of a final judgment or final settlement resolving any and all litigation related to PFAS cost recovery initiated per Section 7.4 of this Agreement. The Parties will have access to these records at any time during normal business hours upon 10 calendar days' notice. At its cost, any Party may audit the books, records and accounts of the Party relating to its performance of this Agreement, and the audited Party shall provide reasonable cooperation to the auditing Party in this regard. RISK ALLOCATION. 7.1 Insurance. A. Construction Activities. In the hiring of consultants and contractors to design and build the Treatment System, the hiring or contracting Party will have the other Party (OCWD, if Producer -Built, or the designing/building Producer, if OCWD-Built) included as an additional indemnitee and additional insured on the same basis and with the same limits in all contracts. The hiring Party will use the higher of the two Parties' standard limits for the purpose of coverage requirements. For example, in connection with an OCWD-Built Treatment System, OCWD shall have Producer named as an additional indemnitee and an additional insured in all consulting and construction contracts related to the Producer's Treatment System(s). In connection with a Producer -Built Treatment System, Producer shall have OCWD named as an additional indemnitee and an additional insured in all consulting and construction contracts. The hiring or contracting Party shall provide the other Party with proof of insurance, including additional insured endorsements. B. Parties' Coverage. Each Producer shall take out and maintain in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement comprehensive general liability insurance in an amount not less than $2 million per occurrence, for bodily injury, death and property damage associated with the operation and maintenance of the Treatment Facilities and Impacted Wells, naming OCWD as an additional insured under such policy. An endorsement evidencing this 2629/022499 0087 14979764.1 a04/17/20 2 51Y=14