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CITY OF RENTON
KING COUNTY
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AMENDMENT TO AGREEM ENT FO R SEWAGE POSAL S
AGREEMENT REGARDING ODOR AND CHEMICAL USE AT SOUTH PLANT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the .r/y/-� dayof 7A*S-Q--,200ybetween
the City of Renton,a municipal corporation of the State of Washington(hereinafter referred to as
"the City")and King County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington(hereinafter
referred to as"the County");
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,the city and the county have entered into a long term agreement for sewage
disposal dated May 2, 1961 as amended(hereinafter refereed to as the "Basic Agreement") and
the county has proposed certain changes to, and extension of,the Basic Agreement; and
WHEREAS,the city concurs that said proposed changes and extension are in the best
interest of the parties and the citizens of the Metropolitan Area; and
WHEREAS,the county operates a wastewater treatment plant in the city(hereinafter
referred to as"South Plant")and desires to operate said plant in a manner that minimizes any
negative impacts of said operation on the citizens and businesses of the city and the surrounding
area; and
WHEREAS,the city and the county desire that odors from plant operations be prevented
and controlled and that risks associated with the use of certain chemicals at the plant be
obviated ; and
WHEREAS,by Ordinance No.14712, adopted July 14, 2003,the King County
Council has established specific policies related to the control of odor at county wastewater
facilities; and
WHEREAS,the county has discontinued its use of chlorine for disinfection of
wastewater at South Plant and is currently using sodium hypochlorite applied through temporary
feed systems and plans to construct a permanent feed system for said use;
NOW,THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment of Basic Agreement. Section 5. of the Basic Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following new subsection 3.d)
"d)An additional charge may be made to recover unforeseen costs to operate and
maintain the metropolitan sewerage system or meet debt requirements if the county executive
declares and the council by a majority vote finds that the system cannot be adequately
maintained, and debt policies met, without such additional charge. The additional charge shall
then be effective no earlier than the first day of the second month following the emergency
declaration described in this subparagraph 3.d)and shall be billed and collected in the same
manner as the monthly rate referenced in subparagraph 3.c). The additional charge described in
this paragraph 3.d)may be incorporated into the next rate setting cycle but will otherwise
terminate within twelve months of the date approved. The additional charge described in this
subparagraph 3.d) shall not be made until and unless it conforms to the sewage disposal
agreements with all remaining participants."
Section 2. Amendment of the Basic Agreement—New Section. A new Section 18 is
added to the Basic Agreement as follows:
"Section 18. Future Amendments. The city agrees to amend and hereby concurs in any
amendment to this agreement which incorporates any changes in the terms for sewage disposal
and payment therefor as may be proposed by the county and agreed to by those participants that
shall represent, in total,not less than 90% of the residential customers and residential customer
equivalents then served by the Metropolitan Sewerage System."
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Section 3. Extension of Basic Agreement. The Agreement for Sewage.Disposal between
the City of Renton and King County dated May 2, 1961,as amended,is hereby extended for a
period of twenty years and shall continue in full force and effect until July 1, 2056. The
agreement dated May 2, 1961,as subsequently amended and extended shall constitute the entire
agreement for Sewage Disposal between the parties.
Section 4. Conversion to Sodium Hypochlorite. The county will complete its
modifications to the chemical building at South Plant to create permanent primary and secondary
feed systems for use of sodium hypochlorite for the disinfection of wastewater. The county will
make every reasonable effort to complete said modifications by March 31, 2007 and will continue
using non-chlorine disinfectants applied through temporary feed systems until that time.
Section 5. Implementation of Odor Control Improvements. The county will construct or
otherwise implement all Phase 1 odor prevention improvements identified for South Plant
in the Odor Prevention Policy Recommendations dated March 18,2003 and by this reference
made part of this agreement. The county will make every reasonable effort to implement said
improvements, specifically identified as"imperative"on Table A.1 of said Odor Prevention
Policy Recommendations,no later than December 31, 2006. The covering of the aeration basins,
one of the improvements identified as "imperative"on Table A.1, will be accomplished as far in
advance of that date as is practicable.
The county will evaluate the effectiveness of Phase I improvements following their
implementation. If the odor prevention goals described in Ordinance No. 14712 have not been
achieved the county will implement Phase lI improvements as soon as is practicable and
and in no event later than 2008. The attached schedule for improvements within Phase I and
Phase Il, Table A.2 of the Odor Prevention Policy Recommendations, is attached to this
agreement to indicate priority projects and estimated timing for each project. The county may, at
its option,substitute equally effective measures in the event such measures are identified during
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preliminary design of the measures identified on said Table A.1. If Phase II improvements are
required to be installed,their effectiveness shall be evaluated in 2009. If Phase II improvements
fail to meet the goals of the policies the County will implement Phase III level improvements in
coordination with the City. During implementation of all phases of odor control work,the
County shall employ"best in country for existing facilities"standards as defined in the Odor
Prevention Policy Recommendations. As new technology becomes available to the County in
implementing the odor control measures, an evaluation shall be made to determine its suitability
for South Plant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of the day and
year first written above.
City of Renton King County
By BY
Jesse 64nner
Title Mayor Tit1e :,ree. or
/02- -x200.3 /1�b7 %041 C4 rCeS o11-7d
Attest : Attest:
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
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