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Vote on request to adopt a resolution approving Amendment #1 to previously approved Interlocal Agreement between Chatham County and the City of Durham respecting water sales and approve Dan LaMontagne, County Manager, to sign the Interlocal Agreement amendment on behalf of the County.
Abstract
Action Requested: Vote on request to adopt a resolution approving Amendment #1 to previously approved Interlocal Agreement between Chatham County and the City of Durham respecting water sales and approve Dan LaMontagne, County Manager, to sign the Interlocal Agreement amendment on behalf of the County.
Introduction & Background: On October 25, 1999 Chatham County and the City of Durham established an interlocal agreement for the purchase of water. This agreement was intended to make arrangements for Chatham County and the City of Durham to continue to assist each other in meeting the water needs of their citizens and other local governments. It was also intended to make arrangements for Chatham County and the City of Durham to provide mutual support through the sale or exchange of water to each other, both in the normal course of operating and in the event of a water supply emergency in Chatham or Durham.
Discussion & Analysis: The current interlocal agreement that took effect on July 1, 2008 is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2028. The Regional Water Treatment Facility on Jordan Lake (Western Intake Partners) will not be completed by that date. To help bridge that gap and ensure Chatham County can continue to effectively meet the water supply needs of its citizens the terms of the duration need to be amended. Its duration shall continue until the date that the Regional Water Treatment Facility on the west side of B. Everett Jordan Lake is fully operational, producing treated water, and pumping that treated water to the Chatham County distribution system.
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