Title
Proposed Agreement Regarding Northeast Sewage Disposal System with County of Wayne
Body
Agenda of: September 26, 2018
Item No.: 2018-911
Amount: Revenue Contract
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: September 19, 2018
RE: Proposed Agreement Regarding Northeast Sewage Disposal System with County of Wayne
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Randal Brown, General Counsel, the Board of Directors ("Board") of the Great Lakes Water Authority ("GLWA"), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") to execute the Agreement Regarding Northeast Sewage Disposal System with County of Wayne; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
Wayne County ("County") receives sewage disposal services from GLWA for its Northeast Sewage Disposal System ("NESDS"), which relationship has been governed by a contract dated January 13, 1944, as amended (collectively, the "1944 Contract"), which expired on February 27, 2001. The parties have continued to govern their relationship as though the 1944 Contract was still in full force and effect.
The 1944 Contract requires the County to install and maintain all sewage meters and to replace or repair any meter found to be inaccurate. At some point in time, DWSD took over the operation, maintenance and repair of the County's sewage flow meter referred to as WM-S-1, which was previously used as a billing meter. GLWA is also amenable to assuming the operation, maintenance and repair of the County's WM-S-1B meter. It is to the collective benefit of the parties to ensure the accuracy of the WM-S-1 and WM-S-1B meters.
The parties have engaged in good faith negotiations on the terms of a new wastewater disposal services contract to replace the 1944 Contract which contract would, as applicable, address the operation, mainte...
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