HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987 Ordinance No. 068I
OODINANCE NO. //J f
SE!Uf;.; OF 198F
BY AlmlORITY
COONc:IL BILL NO, 78
Im'ROOUCFD BY OXJNCIL
MEMBER BRADSHAW
I\N OHDINANCE APPROVING A crnNOC'l'OR' s AGREFJ1ENT FOR ALL arrsmE SANITA'!'IOO
LJIS'l1HC'rS TO USE 'lllE WASTI.WATER TRF.J\'1"1fNl' f'LI\Nl' OF TIIE CTTY OF ~.
WHEREAS, Englewood and Littleton jointly own and opera t e a W"5te water
t r eatrrent pl ant ancl began providing '""""r service t o districts outsJ.de of its
c0rpcr.1 te limjt~ .in t he early 1950 1 s ; and
~nlr:PJ'.'\S , n Stann,-.rrl r onncctor's /lgreeroont was adopted in 1983 to provide
cnn~i.stPnt cf""Jntrnct~ f or ull the outside sanit.ation districts; and
1,1irnr.11s, t he W;1s tewate r Treatrrent Pl,,nt hired Black and Veatch Engineers
t o nnrlify the City's industri a l pretreatrrent program to meet EPA requirerents
nnd Rl «ck ,i nd Ventch have recrnmonded the following changes be made to the
Conner.o t or ' s /lgremcnt so that such Agr.eenents will confonn to the EPA
Standard~ i and
mJ,/, THF.REroRE, BE TT ORDAINED !lY THE CITY COONCIL OF THE CITY OF
El'M,l.f"WXJ!J , COlJJRJ\llO:
Sect ion l. lllilck and Veatc h reccmnends changing the ownership of the Bi-City
•rreatrrent Plant which now read~ the City to read jointly owned and operated
with the City of Littleton.
Section 2. '!he c urrent tenn is now for a three (3) years period and the
fo1Ja.11n~ is the reccmoond change fran the date of execution and autanatically
r 0 nr,,,es for six (6) subsequent three (3) year periods unless either party
g ivc,s ., minimum of six nr,nths writte n r.otice that the Agreenent be tenninated.
f,ect i on 3. '!he City Council of the City of F.nglewood approves the Standard
Connector's /lgreement herenfte r appearing and authorizes the Mayor and the
City Clerk to sign for and on behalf of the City Council of the City of
En~l<?WOOCI. 1'1e Agreement authorizes the City of Englew:xxl to enter into said
AqrnenP-nt wi.th those <JOVP.mnr.ntal agrmr.ies desirous of using the City's
was tP.w·at~r t re,1 t100nt p l;mt.
Introduced , read in full, and passed on first reading ai the 7th day of
llr.cembe r, 1 qs7.
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Publ\ s he d ns a lli 11 for an Ord i nance on the 9th day of Decerber, 1987.
RPn<l by title .,ml f"'Ssc,<l on fi nal r e adi ng on the 21 s t day of Decemer,
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Pul>l i s hcd hy t it l c as Ordina nc e No , l.L , Serie s a t 1987, on the 23rd
r<.-,y o f l"le'<-mof'r , 1 q0 7 .
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Pat ri c i a H. Cra,1, City Cle rk
I, Patricia H. Cra,1, City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Coloraoo,
he reby cert ify the above and foregoing i s a true copy of the Ordinance passed
nn fina l r e ading and published by title as Ordinance No. fL.l..., Series of 1987.
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Patricia H. ~
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I CO NN F.C'l'OR' S AGREEMENT
Se we r Co ntract No. ___ _
'l'III S /\GREE MEN1', milde an d ent e red into t hi s --==~=-day of
, 19 by a nd betwe e n the CITY OF
"E"'N"'G""L""c:,,.w"'o"'o"'o'"",-,c"'o"'L,...O"'R""A=D"'O , a iiiuiiTclpa 1 corpora t ion , he rein after
r efe rr e d t o ~s ''City,'' act ing hy and thro ugh its duly elected,
qua l ified a nd authorized Mayor and City Clerk, and
a corpor~t,o n of the Stat e of Colorado, her e inafter calle d
•1 nist r ic t," a~ting by a nd through its duly authorized _____ _
ilnd
WITN ES SETH
WHER EAS, th e City owns and operates a sewage system,
including a sewage treatment plant which is jointly owned and
o perated with the City of Littleton , so s i t uated physically as to
be ab l e to receive and treat the sewuge gathe r e d by the District;
a nd
\~IIE RE/\S , it is th e desire of the District to utilize the
facilities ow ne d by th e Cit y f o r th e tre atment o f sewage and the
Cit y i s wi ll i ng to Rervc tte Di st rict fo r treatment of sewage
t1naer certain condition s ;
NOW. THEREFORE' IN CO NSIDER/\TI Q;· -f the promises and for
ot h P.r ~ood and valuabl e c o nsidera t ir ,ereinafter set forth , it
j ~ 11n 1t11«ll y a(Jree d by the p a rties l\& follows :
l . The City hereby agr.,es under t he conditions hereinafter set
fort h to •reat the sewage originating from District's
s nnitary ~ewer system within th e arna served by the District
as approved by th e City, as inrlica•ed in the descripcions
at tached he r e to marked Exhibit A.
l •i s trict specifica lly ag rees to prevent sewage from aoy area,
r,ther than that described herei r, from being dl.scharged into
Oist rict's sanitary s ewage sy stem connected to City's trunk
line a nd t o preve nt conn ection£ to the system from or in any
area ot h e r than thos e described herein .
~-tn t h P opPr~ti o n o f Oi s tr i~t •s sa nit a r·y sewe r system,
Di et1•i c t ag r ees t ha t ~1 1 a ppl icabl e Code p rov isio11s and rule s
,i n d r f''l lll at.i o n s o f Cit y , includinq amendme nt s the reto during
t h t t e r '!l o f th e c o ntrilct, s hall be th e minimum standards for
n i s tri c~•s 5ystem. Di stri c t furth e r ag r ees t o ab i de by all
~pp l i cab l ~ s t atP a nrl f c d ~r a l law s , r ul es , r cq t1la ti ons, or
pP rMit s , i nc ludinrt th ose o f t h e Enviro nm e nt .,] Protection I
r'\n enc y ( t hP E:P l\) ..is t·hcy become ef fee t i ve n r implement e d or
t1p,1 11 n,1t i ce from th e City. Di s tr ic t s h a ll 11a ve tt1e
,·,-,~r on s i h .i]it:y f n r ron s 111·i n<J thut a ll u s0 r s , c ontractors, and
,,,,hcontr ac·t o r s Ar c full y info rm e d of, ,1 nd comply with, all
.1pp l ir a h l e ru l c~s , r e riul <1 tj o n ~, a nd s tandc1r ds . It shall be th e
r ••s p o n s i hi li ty o f thP ll istri c t tn obt ~in fr o m th e appropriat e
qo vernin'J body t·h P ap1 l i ca bl e r e ci uir e me nt s . •rh e City shall
i1tteMp t: t o mrdn t·~i n ~nrl p r ovid e ,ill r e quir e me nts t:o the
11i s t r i c t; h owp v,-,r, Cit y doe ~ no t qu a r ,,nt e0. th e accuracy or
c-011,r l C"te ne 5s o f g o vernme n t r c q ula ti on s othe r than th e City I s
o wn r.P rt tilat i Pn ~.
1 . 'l'hr ri t y 's p<'·r mitt-inq r eri u i r e me nt s shall be followed by the
11 1::.t ri r.t an d its u sers. All rlan s , specifications and
rn rt hnrts n f wnrk within th e Di str ict s hall h e s ubmitted to the
City in writinq and ap p rove d b y City prior to any
c onstructi 0 n or tap in the District 1 s approve d area. No
pP.rm.it s hull be f i nal and no service s hall be provided to
p1 -o p r rt y t1nt i l co n s trt1 c ti o n i s appr o ved i11 writincr by City.
4. Di s trict shall, ~t all times, prope rly maintain its sewer
syst e m and shall rectify any probl e ms or conditions which
hnve been det e rmine d by District or City to be detrimental to
City's treatment process. Should the City determine that any
di s charge enters the sewer system contrary to governing laws,
n rclinnnce~ 1 s tatutes, ru lcs, r c gul a t ion s or permits, District
nn r ces t o p roce e d a t once to d o whatever i s necessary to
r e ctify such condition .
5 . City shall have the riqht to allocate service under this
contract, and Cit y mc1y aeny r\dditional service provided,
however, that in no e vent will City t e rminate service without
c Ause. City shall have the right to disconnect s e rvice to
a ny area annexed by District when such annexation takes place
withnut prior written City approval.
Distri c t shull provide City within one year of this
11qr e ement, an estimate of the number of equivalent service
tap s needed fnr the ne xt five (5) years under current zoning
and planned ~dildout in District's area. District shall
1n o nitor z o n !ng changes within its area to estimate its tap
r e quire me nts and pro vide City with notice o f tap requirements
for the next five year period of time in a f orm satisfactory
to the City. Notice of these requirements s h all be given
City on each anniversary date of this agreement.
G. District agrees to pay to City those fees and charges,
including tap fees, user fees and such other fe~s, charges,
a nd assessments as are approved by the City Council. City
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s ha ll b ill Di st ri c t use r dir e ct f o r a ll City ch a r ges o nd
t h n s p n i s tr ic t c h a rg es •1po n mu t ua l ag ree me n t o f Ci ty 1111 d
!l iHr-i c t . Sho ul d u s e r no t p ay Cit y , Cit y sha ll ~,ill Di s t r ict
and Dis t ri ct s ho l l pa y t o Cit y within f orty-five (4 5 1 d a ys o f
b 1l ll nq t he am o u nt due . These ch arg es are s ub jec t to
a d -j 11 5 tme n t f r o m t i me t o t i me b y C it y; wh e n s u c h c h a r g es a r e
c h~n ~e d , Ci t y s hn1 £ giv e Di s tr i c t f o r t y-f iv e (4 5 )
rL1 y ·~•wr i tt P 11 nn t i c c .
7. '!'h r t (•rrn ,-,f t hi s Ao r ccmcnt i s f or c1 peri o d of thr ee (3) y ear s
fr r r t he d ate o f e xe cuti o n a nd a ut omatically r e ne wed f or six
f 6 ) c:;11h seq u 1?n t th r e P-( 3 )-ye a r p e ri o d s unles s eit h e r p ar ty
niv~s , rni ni nt1 m o f ~i x month s wr i tt e n noti ce , dur i ng which
tine Di"t r i c t a qr ee s th a t a ll e f f luen t p r oduced from t a ps
w!t hi ~ l)i ~tric t s h~ll no t l1 e in vi o l a ti ~n o f any f e d e r a l,
~t At<• 0 r C i t)' l aw s , r 11l e s n r r Agu l a t ions , or any o t he r
,1r pl i c ,1b l e g o v e rnme n ta l r e q u lations or t he p e rmits unde r
wh i c h t he C i t y o pe r Rt es i t s ~e waqe t r ea tm e rlt sy s tem. City
~0 r ~r s , rlur i nq t h e tn r m h e r eof , t o tre at s a id efflue~t a nd t o
~d int ;1i n a rl e ~t 1a t P fJcili ti e~ f o r trn n ting of th e s am e .
8 . Di s t r ic t nq r c Ps t h c1t it wi l l mo int a in, a t it s own expe n se ,
.:i l l of it s l i nes, o r tho se l i nes now own e d and operat e d by
Di s t ri c t , it being s pe c if i c all y a gr e ed that City as s um es no
re spon si bi l it y sh o uld a ny of District's line s become c logg e d,
<l Ama q t~d, o r rPqu irc ~fti nt e na nce . ()i s tr i ct s hall main t ain
2 4-hour s e rvi ce t o r e me d y d is r u pt io n i n s ervice . Di s trict
:;h,1 11 , if i t de em s necess a r y , n o tify it s u se r s o f Dist r ict •s
o rocr d ti r~ to rcmerly s e r vice .
'l . Ci ty o f p r o vidin g o nl ~ sewage treatment s e rvice and, pursuant
t h e r n t o , p e rmit s inc ide 1t a l use of City's sewage lines and
n n l y b y t hi s individu a c ontract with District land does not,
b y th is c ontract, of f t rea t me nt se rvice e xcept in strict
a ccordance wi t h th e t e rm s he reof. This co ntract does not
o ffe r, o nd nhnl l no t b e c o 11 s t r u e d a s offe ring, sewage
t r e a tme nt ser vice t o th e public ge ne r a lly or to any area
~t1ts i de th e 1i 1nit s of th n n i~tr ic t•s s ervice area herein
d 0 sc r i be rl.
10 . This c o n t r act ~ay no t be ass i g ne d, s o l d o r transferred by
n i s t ric t witho ut Cit y •n wr i tten con sent.
1 1. Shoul d a ny f ede r a l law, rul e, p e rmit or r eg ulation or s hould
a d e cre e or o rde r o f CT court renrle r v o id o r un e nforce a ble any
p r o v i s i o n s o f thi s c ontr ac t , in wh o l e o r ir1 pa rt, if
po s s ibl e , .he rema i nde r s hal l he o f full fo rce an d effect.
1 2 . Th e Dis t r ict s h a ll e nforce thi s a gr e c,me nt a nd each of its
te r ms a nd co nd i t ion s wi t h in t h P ar e a de scribed in Exhibit
''A.1 Oi~trict s h Rll r e fu s e to ~e rve a us er or potential
11s A r , di s c o n ne ct th e s e rvic e o f an y u ser pursuant to
op p r op r ia t e low, or ta ke othe r a p p r o pria te action iri the
e ·,e nt o f:
,, . No npayment of any c harge made by City for services;
b . A.n y v io l ati n n 0 r no nc ompl i ance with the te r ms of this
.:1qrr«?ment ;
c . Violation o r non com pli a nce wi th the laws, rul es , permits
o r r eq ul ntions of the Cit y, the United States
go v<?rnment, including the EPA, t he State of Colurado,
includinq the ncp,1 rtmc nt of Health, o r other law, rule,
oc r mit or r e q,1 l a tion n pp li ca bln.
S hn u lrl thr District f,1ll to prnmptly rectify a breach of
l hc,Rr prnv i Rin 11R ide ntifi e d h e rein, afte r notice thereof,
rt tv ma v t akr :-;uch steps and do such worlc as it deems
nPr~sR~~y to Pr1force thi s aqreement, including litigati on and
fi pPci f ica ll y a ri g ht to in junction or s pecifi; performance
~n~i n s t th P Uistrict or any of its u se r s as is necessary to
p r r,tPct th r City 's sys t0m and operations . The prevailing
p .'\rt'/ ~.;h;iJ I bf"! ent it lert to expenses and cos ts of suit,
incl,1dinq a tt o rney fpcs . Shou ld more than o ne District be
connect e d tn a sewe r line , ~l l Di stricts on the l i ne shall b e
iolnt ly anrl seve r~\! li ab l e f or any breach of this agreement
.i nd s h,111 immerliatcly, af t e r notice , rectify any probl e m or
con dit ion de trimental to t he treatment proce ss. City shall
not he rc<1 11 ired to prove which District i s at fault but shall
mak e av ai l ab lP to all s uch affected Di s tricts all information
nPv e loped o r acc11m•1lated h y City pertaining to such bre ach.
JJ. Thi a contract s h a ll not be u sed as a legal d e fense or
p r o h ibit ion t o t he ma nda tory consolidation of faciliti es by
e ithe r party a s mny be required by th e laws of the Stat e of
Colo r a do of all e xi st inq sewer col! •c tion systems and
f<1cilities to u governmental e ntity created to assume
r e spon si bilit y for sewer se rvice in the area in which both
City a nd s tat e are a part unner ~tatutory or constitutional
a,1thority a s may b e th e case .
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Pat ~1c 1a Crow, Ci ty t l e rk May o r
/\T'l'E:S1': "DI S1'RIC'l'"
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