COSTA MESA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (4)

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proposed intertie does not conform to the general policies, agreements and guidelines of this agreement, or of the require- ments of law. 4. A. The staff officials of the parties are authorized and directed by this Agreement to intertie the respective water systems of the parties at whatever locations they mutually deter- mine to be most appropriate to further the purposes hereof. B. If any such intertie is of a permanent type designed to provide an emergency water supply for all municipal purposes on a mutual basis, then it is agreed that each party hereto shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the capital costs of the con- struction of such intertie and fifty percent (50%) thereafter of the maintenance and operational costs thereof. It is con- templated by the parties that such type of permanent intertie will usually be manually operated and tested, and that no meter- ing device will be installed in connection therewith. Accord- ingly, in the absence of a meter, the amount of water delivered through such an intertie from one agency to the other agency shall be determined by mutually acceptable criteria, based upon flow capacity, pressure, time interval of delivery, and other appropriate factors. No "water main" or "footage" charges shall be assessed for any such intertie by either party. Each of the parties agrees that, whenever it uses or tests such a permanent intertie, it shall immediately notify the owner thereof, and there- after provide appropriate information concerning the amount of water received through the intertie. It is further agreed that neither of the parties shall receive water deliveries through such an intertie for a period of time greater than five (5) consecutive days unless and until the respective staff officials of the parties have mutually agreed thereto. C. If any such intertie is of a permanent nature and is primarily for fire -flow requirements of one of the parties, then in that event the party that receives the fire -flow benefits therefrom agrees to pay one hundred percent (1000) of the capital 3.