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Ordinance Committee recommends emergency interconnect agreement with Illinois American Water Company
Summary
Committee members recommended adoption of a finalized emergency interconnection agreement formalizing temporary water supply from Illinois American Water Company; attorneys for both sides reviewed the contract and staff said emergency service would be billed at the company’s current division rate.
The Ordinance Committee recommended adopting an emergency interconnection agreement with Illinois American Water Company that formalizes how the City of Waterloo could receive water in declared emergencies.
A staff presenter described the agreement as the formal documentation of an older practice and said the contract has been reviewed by the city and Illinois American’s attorneys. The presenter emphasized the arrangement requires a declared emergency and that Illinois American would charge its then-current division rate for any supply provided.
Committee members asked whether a prior arrangement had existed before the recent utility transition; staff said the company would have worked with the city informally before this contract but this document is the formal agreement. One committee member noted the agreement contains legal language requiring the company’s determination that an event is an emergency; staff said federal regulators (EPA) would also recognize true emergencies but the written declaration is required by contract.
A motion to adopt the agreement was moved and seconded; the committee recorded a voice vote in favor during the meeting (no roll-call tally in the transcript). The committee recommended proceeding with adoption.
