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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
REGARDING THE PROVISION OF SEWER SERVICE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE PORT LUDLOW MASTER PLANNED RESORT
WHEREAS Olympic Water and Sewer, Inc. (OWSI) is the owner and operator of the sewer
collection, conveyance and treatment facilities serving the Port Ludlow Master Planned Resort
(MPR) defined in the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the property lies in Jefferson County, Washington and the County has jurisdiction
over the development of property within the Port Ludlow MPR; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to ensure that sewer service is publicly available on an equitable
basis within the MPR; and
WHEREAS, the County has been engaged in a mediation process involving the resort owners
and other residents and property owners to resolve issues associated with the future development
of the MPR; and
WHEREAS, OWSI believes that the sewer system within the Port Ludlow MPR has capacity to
serve the population allocated and the level of development authorized in the Jefferson County
Comprehensive Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and other good and valuable
consideration, the parties enter into the following Memorandum of Understanding regarding
sewer service. OWSI will continue to use its best management practices to provide quality sewer
service for the benefit of customers within the MPR boundary and to operate and maintain its
wastewater treatment facility at a high standard and in accordance with the requirement of the
Washington State Department of Ecology.
1. OWSI will provide sewer service only within the established boundary of the
Master Planned Resort or in accordance with applicable provisions of the
Washington Administrative Code.
k 2. Requests for sewer service will be processed by OWSI on a first come, first
served basis, limited only by the capacity of the OSWI facilities and the
applicable permits and approvals issued to OWSI.
3. At time of connection or connections, a property owner within the MPR seeking
sewer service shall pay the then -prevailing connection fee in accordance with the
OWSI fee schedule.
4. Any sewer connection must comply with the conditions of the NPDES permit
issued to OWSI by the State Department of Ecology.
Any extension of sewer facilities, conveyance lines or other requirements to bring
service to a property within the MPR shall be at the expense of the property
owner and in accordance with the conditions of the OWSI Sewer Extension
Agreement, which agreement must be executed prior to service being extended.
6. Sewer service to properties within the MPR shall not be denied so long as
capacity exists and the terms and conditions of paragraphs 1 through 5 above are
met.
This memorandum of understanding is binding between the parties, successors and assigns, for a
term of (20) years. `�
AGREED TO THIS q '"\DAY OF OCTOBER, 1999.
OLYMPIC WATER AND SEWER, INC.
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