Common use of Interconnect Clause in Contracts

Interconnect. (a) City shall be responsible for the construction of the Interconnect. The Interconnect shall be owned, maintained and controlled by City (except for measuring equipment, as provided below). City must make sure that the plans and specifications for the Interconnect are approved in writing by the Operating District and any other regulatory authority having jurisdiction before the start of construction. City must give the Operating District advance notices and opportunities to inspect the Interconnect during construction. (b) The City System may only be connected to the WWTP at a Delivery Point and through an Interconnect, by means of lift stations and force mains. The lift station pumps shall be sized and controlled to deliver Sewage not in excess of the limits allowed by this Agreement, and there must be measuring equipment installed for each Interconnect. The measuring equipment may be proposed by the City, but must receive approval from the Operating District. The measuring equipment may be a meter, flume or other device that meets the accuracy tolerances required by Division VI. The measuring equipment may include recording or telemetry devices (which would likely reduce the City’s portion of the Monthly Charges for reading the measuring equipment). The measuring equipment for each Interconnect must be provided and paid for by the City but transferred to the Operating District, with appropriate access agreements, before the Interconnect is placed in service. (c) City shall notify the WWTP Engineer and operator prior to the activation of each part of the City System discharging into an Interconnect. Notice shall be given at least 90 days in advance, but the Operating District shall consent to a shorter notice period if the additional flow can be handled without undue expense or dislocation. City shall notify the Operating District as long as practicable in advance whenever a substantial increase in Sewage flow through the City System is expected. (d) Before an Interconnect is placed in service: (i) City shall provide the WWTP Engineer with one set of "as built" record drawings of those facilities and the related measuring equipment, with certification in the customary form that they were constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by District and the other regulatory authorities, and (ii) City shall ensure that the Interconnect is in compliance with regulations adopted by the TCEQ, the Operating District and all other regulations governing sewage systems (including regulations regarding testing and certification). (e) City may not change the design or construction of the Interconnect, its lift stations, force mains, associated facilities, measuring equipment or other parts of the Interconnect without complying with all the provisions stated above (e.g., submission of plans, approval, certification, etc.). (f) The provisions stated above apply to the initial Interconnect as well as any additional Interconnects subsequently authorized by the Operating District pursuant to the agreement of the parties.