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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-3115 - Agreement - Green Acres Reclaimed Water Project End-User Agreement for Delivery and Sale of Reclaimed Water to the Bluffs Homeowner AssociationAGREEMENT GREEN ACRES RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT END -USER AGREEMENT FOR DELIVERY AND SALE OF RECLAIMED WATER TO THE BLUFFS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as ofJ?September, 1996 by and between the City Of Newport Beach, a Municipal Corporation and charter City, hereinafter referred to as "City," and the Bluffs Homeowners Association, a Private Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "User." RECITALS 1. The City is the exclusive retail water purveyor, including water for residential, industrial, commercial, public agency, agricultural and other uses within the City's boundaries, and produces and distributes water in part purchased from Metropolitan Water District ( "MWD") of Southern California and in part produced from the Orange County ground water basin; the basin is managed by the Orange County Water District ( "OCWD "). 2. User is a private corporation within the jurisdictional and service boundaries of the City, and currently purchases potable water from the City for its own use within the common areas of the Bluffs Greenbelt, Newport Beach, California, hereinafter, referred to as "Site." 3. City has agreed to buy reclaimed water from OCWD and resell such reclaimed water to various large volume water customers. OCWD operates a water reclamation project known as the Green Acres Project ( "GAP "). GAP is being extended into the City's service area for the purpose of conserving and beneficially reusing wastewater received by OCWD from the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, such wastewater having been treated, transported and sold by OCWD as "GAP water" to the City to be resold to Users. GAP water is suitable for use in landscape and agricultural irrigation, and industrial and construction purposes, in lieu of potable water. 4. User desires to purchase GAP water from the City for allowable, suitable nonpotable uses, specifically, for landscape irrigation, in lieu of potable water currently purchased from the City. 5. The City is willing to sell GAP water to User. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the facts recited above and the terms, covenants and conditions herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: OCWD DOC.ji9'01 � -- STAR NO. �� 0 GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 TRANSMISSION PIPELINE FACILITY A transmission pipeline will be constructed by OCWD as part of GAP, that will convey GAP water to various locations within the City boundaries, including the Site. All GAP water will originate from the Green Acres Project Water Treatment Facility, located at the offices of OCWD at 10500 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, California. OCWD owns the main transmission pipeline facility and service line which serves User upstream of the City's reclaimed water service meter vault. The OCWD pipeline facilities and service lines shall be referred to herein as "Project Facilities." City owns, operates and maintains all reclaimed water service meter vault piping, by- pass line piping, service meter vault, service meter and control valves, collectively hereinafter such facilities shall be referred to as "City Facilities." User owns and maintains the pipeline, (e.g., pressure regulator, pressure regulator vault, control valve, control valve vault, check valve, warning signs, warning tags, etc.) and all appurtenances downstream of the City's reclaimed water service meter vault, hereinafter such facilities shall be referred to as "On -Site Facilities." The point where User's piping connects to downstream end of the City's reclaimed water service meter vault shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Point of Connection." That portion of the Project Facilities and City Facilities located within the City's boundaries will be operated and maintained by the City as a contractor for OCWD for the purpose of distributing GAP water to be purchased from the City by User. User shall also own and maintain all devices on User's Site potable water system including, but not limited to, drinking fountain covers, backflow preventers, identification tags, etc. 2. RULES AND REGULATIONS User agrees that during the term of this Agreement and any extension thereof, User shall comply with all rules and regulations promulgated now and in the future by the City relative to the sale and use of GAP water and those rules and regulations promulgated now and in the future by OCWD relative to the transportation and use of GAP water, hereinafter referred to as "Project Rules." 3. QUANTITY OF WATER TO BE PURCHASED BY USER; INSTANTANEOUS MAXIMUM FLOW The City agrees to supply GAP water to User, and User agrees to purchase GAP water. The anticipated average annual GAP water usage at Site is estimated to be one hundred sixty (160) acre -feet. GAP water flow demands to the Site's three services (1720 S. Vista Del Oro, 2052 S. Vista Del Oro, and 2150 S. Vista Del Oro) shall not exceed an instantaneous maximum combined flow of nine hundred and sixty (960) gallons per minute from the three meters. By entering into this Agreement, the City's performance of this Agreement shall at all times be conditioned upon the continuous operation of the Project Facilities by OCWD. To the extent that User's current use of its property necessitates the use of GAP water, User will continue to purchase GAP water. In the event that the current use of the property discontinues or is modified, User may modify or terminate this Agreement as applicable, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 13 of .this Agreement. Page 2 of 9 • • GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 If at any time during construction or operation of the On -Site Facilities, real or potential hazards, or evidence of a hazard, are found to exist, the City reserves the right, and has the authority, to take action to insure that the situation shall be remedied, and to protect, the public health, as further set forth in the Project Rules. Such remedies may include, but shall not be limited to, the right of the City to terminate GAP water service to the Site. 4. QUALITY OF WATER TO BE PURCHASED BY USER; PRESSURE The City agrees, subject to compliance by OCWD, that all GAP water delivered to User from the Project Facilities pursuant to this Agreement shall conform to the current and future requirements established by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Santa Ana Region, state and local health departments, and federal, state and county agencies, hereinafter referred to as "Regulatory Agencies," having jurisdiction to fix minimum standards for the quality of water, with respect to User's anticipated use. GAP water shall be delivered on a continuous basis at a pressure of not less than sixty pounds per square inch (60 psi) at the Point of Connection between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. User shall not exert demand for GAP water between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., without User's trained maintenance personnel or designated representative being present. 5. PRICE OF PROJECT WATER For the term of this Agreement, the price to be paid by User for GAP water delivered by the City shall not exceed eighty percent (80 %) of the City's retail rate for potable water, as established by resolution of the City Council and enforced on the date of delivery of GAP water. The retail rate for potable water shall be subject to modification as determined by and within the discretion of the City Council. At least 10 days prior to the adoption of a resolution establishing the water rate of the City and /or modifying the purchase price of GAP water, the City shall give written notice to User of a hearing on the resolution and price which shall apply following adoption of said resolution. Failure to give notice shall not invalidate the action of the City Council. 6. METERING AND MEASUREMENT OF FLOWS User agrees that at locations where irrigation water is used exclusively, the City shall maintain, at its own expense, a control valve or valves and two (2) four -inch (4 ") meters and one (1) six -inch (6 ") meter for the purpose of measuring the quantity of GAP water delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement from the City to User at the Point of Connection where such water is delivered to User. The City shall read the service meters and record GAP water usage for User on a monthly basis. OCWD shall be given access to said service meters to take readings. Page 3 of 9 • GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 7. PAYMENT FOR PROJECT WATER The City shall invoice User for the price of the GAP water purchased by User every other month, as part of the City's regular billing cycle. Said invoices shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the billing date. 8. LIMITATION OF USE User understands and agrees that GAP water delivered from OCWD's Project Facilities pursuant to the terms hereof has restricted uses, and User agrees to use such only upon the property of User and only for those uses and purposes provided for herein which are legally permissible under the laws of the state, the Project Rules and rules adopted by the City, by OCWD, and by Regulatory Agencies. 9. PERMITS This Agreement is conditioned on OCWD and User obtaining the necessary permits relating to the use of GAP water for landscape irrigation. User agrees to file any and all applications and undertake such proceedings as may be necessary to enable OCWD, the City and User to carry out the undertaking described herein, and to pursue such application and proceedings in good faith and with due diligence, including any application required to be issued to OCWD by Regulatory Agencies. User understands and agrees that User, where applicable, will comply with the regulations set forth in permits and any fees will be paid for by the City or OCWD. 10. MONITORING The City's responsibility for managing and monitoring the GAP water produced and delivered hereunder shall cease upon delivery to User at the Point of Connection. Managing and monitoring with respect to the storage and distribution of GAP water under the control of User shall be the responsibility of User. User further agrees to allow the City, Regulatory Agencies and/or OCWD's representatives to enter User's Site for monitoring, sampling, analysis and observation of User's On -Site Facilities. User understands and agrees that groundwater underlying the Site may also need to be monitored for quality. User and OCWD shall locate a mutually agreeable place on the Site to construct a groundwater monitoring well as required by Regulatory Agencies. At no expense to the City or OCWD, User shall provide easement(s) to OCWD to construct, at no expense to the City or User, a groundwater monitoring well on the Site. User shall provide OCWD with access to such monitoring well for the purpose of carrying out all groundwater monitoring activities. 11. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT This Agreement is conditioned upon OCWD's completing and making GAP operational, including: (1) transmission pipeline extension to User; (2) OCWD making GAP water available for sale; and (3) issuance of all necessary permits, Page 4 of 9 GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 certificates and approvals by all Regulatory Agencies having jurisdiction over the construction and operation of water reclamation facilities and over the production, distribution, sale and use of GAP water. This Agreement is conditioned further upon OCWD's being able to acquire acceptable right -of -way access from the Project Facilities to the Site for transportation pipeline purposes, and is further conditioned upon approval by Regulatory Agencies or agencies having grant funding responsibilities with regard to the Project Facilities. 12. CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT In the event that the City is unable to deliver GAP water through Project Facilities, the City reserves the right to notify User a minimum of 24 hours advance notice, except in the event of emergencies, that said deliveries shall temporarily cease. The City shall provide User with a minimum of 24 hours advance notice when resumption of GAP water delivery is expected at User's Site. In the event the City is unable to provide delivery of GAP water, the City will provide water to User from alternative sources at the full potable water rate, subject to the right of the City to determine allocation of all water, both GAP and potable, in the event of emergencies. Furthermore, in the event that OCWD ceases producing and distributing GAP water or in the event that the treatment criteria imposed by any Regulatory Agency exceeds those existing as of the date of this Agreement, the City shall have the option of canceling this Agreement. The City shall convert service on the Site back to a potable water system(s) at no expense to User if this Agreement is canceled by the City within fifteen (15) years immediately following the date hereof. The cost of conversion back to a potable water system shall be borne by User if said conversion occurs after fifteen (15) years from the date of this Agreement. 13. LIMITATION OF CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENT Nothing herein shall be construed to commit any portion of GAP water from the Green Acres Project beyond that usable by User. The City reserves the right to enter into contracts with others for the sale of any GAP water. 14. TERM The term of this Agreement shall be fifteen (15) years from the day of first use of GAP water at Site. The parties do hereby agree that any portion of this Agreement may be revised by written amendment at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The parties do hereby also agree that one (1) year prior to the end of the term of this Agreement, all of the terms herein shall be reviewed, and if all of the terms are mutually agreed upon following such review, this Agreement shall be renewed. 15. ASSIGNMENT This Agreement and the rights and benefits of the City hereunder may be assigned and transferred by the City to any entity which assumes the responsibilities and obligations of the City for the sale and distribution of GAP water to the User. Page 5 of 9 • • GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 16. INDEMNIFICATION City shall indemnify, defend and save User harmless from and against, any and all liability, loss, cost, expense or damage sustained by or to any person or property and proximately caused by: (a) Any act, neglect, default or omission of City or any of its officers, agents, employees or representatives related to the performance of duties pursuant to this Agreement. (b) The design, construction, operation, or maintenance of any City facilities installed or constructed pursuant to this Agreement; or (c) The distribution or sale to User of GAP water that does not meet quality standards specified in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. If User is sued for damages by reason of any of the acts, omissions or activities for which City is required to indemnify User pursuant to this Section, City shall defend the action at its own expense and shall pay any judgment that may be rendered. In the event City fails or neglects to defend User in the Action, User may defend the action and any expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and cost which User pays or incurs in defending the action, and the amount of any judgment which User may be required to pay, shall be promptly reimbursed by City upon demand. The indemnification, defense and hold harmless obligations of City specified in this Section do not extend to damages, losses, injuries, lawsuits or claims resulting from the acts or omissions of User or its officers, agents, representatives and employees. 17. ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES In the event that either party hereto brings any action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding against the other party arising out of or relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, its validity or any of the terms or provisions thereof, then the prevailing party in such action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding shall recover from the other party its reasonable attorneys' fee costs incurred in connection therewith, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled. Said attorneys' fees shall include such fees for prosecuting or defending any appeal and shall be recoverable, and awarded for any supplemental proceedings until the final judgment is satisfied in full. Page 6 of 9 • GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 18. NOTICES All notices, payments, transmittals of documentation and other writings required or permitted to be delivered or transmitted to either of the parties hereto under this Agreement shall be personally served or deposited in the United States mail depository first class postage prepaid, and addressed as follows: City: City of Newport Beach 3300 Newport Boulevard Post Office Box 1768 Newport Beach, CA 92658 -8915 Attention: Don Webb Public Works Director User: The Bluffs Homeowners Association P.O. Box 8167 Newport Beach, CA 92658 -8167 Attention: Kevin Shannon General Manager or such other address as the City or User shall direct in writing. Service of any instrument or writing by mail shall be deemed complete 48 hours after depositing in United States mail depository. 19. SUCCESSORS This Agreement, and all of the provisions herein, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the City and User, and their respective successors and assigns. Page 7 of 9 GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties herein have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above. APPROVED AS TO FORM: City of Newport Beach, a municipal corporation Robin Clauson For: Assistant City Attorney ATTEST: LaVonne Harkless City Clerk U4w John H�js Jan Deba Mayor Mayor P Tem The Bluffs Homeowners Association a private corporation Ron Foster Prneirlcnt Page 8 of 9 0 GAP End -User Agreement The Bluffs Homeowners Association September, 1996 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONSENT TO EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT The ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT hereby consents to the foregoing "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND THE BLUFFS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION REGARDING DELIVERY AND SALE OF GREEN ACRES PROJECT WATER WITHIN THE COMMON AREAS OF THE BLUFFS GREENBELT' entered into as of September, 1996 by and between the City of Newport Beach, as the Retailer of GAP Water, and The Bluffs Homeowners Association, as the User of GAP Water, for delivery and sale of GAP Water to The Bluffs Homeowners Association for use within the common areas of the Bluffs Greenbelt, Newport Beach, CA, for landscape irrigation. APPROVED AS TO FORM ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of California General Counsel President de \09 -04 -96 \3:15 Page 9 of 9 � M /