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Amendment to Amendment 1 to Water and Wastewater Agreement with the City of Monroe
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy McCaskill, Union County Water - Utility Business Services, Director, 704-283-3508
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize County Manager to approve Amendment to Amendment 1 to the Water and Wastewater Agreement with the City of Monroe.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
June 17, 2019, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #30 - Approved Amendment #1 to the Interlocal Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Union County and the City of Monroe entered into an agreement in 2005 for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services between the parties. Per the agreement, each party is responsible for its proportional share of capital improvements at the respective facilities. In 2019, the interlocal agreement was updated. The 2019 amendment updated Exhibits 3, 4 & 5 to reflect the City's anticipated improvements at its WWTP facility with an estimated cost of $5,305,370 and the County's improvements at the Catawba River Water Treatment Plant (CRWTP) with an estimated cost of $68,541,270. The County's proportional share of Monroe's WWTP improvements is approximately $1,351,808, while the City's proportional share of the County's improvements at the CRWTP is approximately $3,790,332. Exhibit 6 was also updated to reflect a previous amount owed to the County by the City of Monroe for the relocation of a 42" water main along SC 5. The City had already paid their proportional share. This amendment also reflected changes in interconnects between the Monroe and Union County Water distribution systems.
The current amendment (called Amendment to Amendment 1) will update Exhibits 3 to reflect the City's improvements at its WWTP facility with a cost of $6,257,518.65. The County's proportional share of Monroe's WWTP improvements is $1,594,465.81. UC Water was given an estimate in 2022 by the City of Monroe for $1,500,000 for these improvements and budgeted and encumbered this...
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