REASSESSMENT STUDY Sample Clauses

REASSESSMENT STUDY. In accordance with Section VIII of the “Recommendations of the Parties to the U.S. Supreme Court Decree of 1954 to the Delaware River Basin Commission Pursuant to Commission Resolution 78-20 (with appendices), known as the “Good Faith” agreement” of 1983, whereby the Decree Parties agreed that in consultation with the DRBC, they would periodically review the “Good Faith” agreement and recommend such adjustments or modifications thereto as might be required to respond to changing conditions, the Decree Parties hereby agree to conduct a comprehensive reassessment (Reassessment Study) of the safe yield (to the extent described in this Section) and operations of selected Basin reservoirs and the Delaware and Raritan Canal, including a reassessment of the Montague and Trenton flow objectives, as well as complete detachment of the salt front vernier. The objectives of the Reassessment Study will be: (a) to identify current issues and concerns related to continued operations under the 1983 Good Faith Agreement; (b) to identify alternatives for Basin reservoir operations (NYC and non-NYC impoundments), to optimize the system of usage of waters of the Basin for water supply management under routine and drought conditions and for flood mitigation, fisheries management, and overall ecological protection of the River system, while maintaining Decree Party equity established by the Decree; and (c) to establish recommendations for improved water management planning in the Basin. All of the Decree Parties agree to provide information on current and contemplated use of Basin water. The Reassessment Study shall also include evaluation of the components used in the calculation of the ERQ as defined in the Decree. NYCDEP will calculate the safe yield of the City Water Supply System based on the most current information available and will calculate the expected annual consumption of the City Water Supply System. The safe yield calculation and its supporting data will be provided by the NYCDEP for purposes of analyses called for in this Agreement. NYCDEP recognizes that this information may be utilized for analyses outside of the scope of this Agreement; such analyses shall not be used or relied upon in connection with the Reassessment Study. The Reassessment Study to be conducted pursuant to this Agreement shall not revise or test other assumptions for the safe yield of New York City’s water supply system. The Reassessment Study should reflect yield and operations based upon ...