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I I I I I I MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITIES OF RAMSEY AND ANOKA FOR THE USE AND SALE OF WATER PREFACE It is in the best interests of the general public for various governmental entities to cooperate in providing services. The City of Anoka has reserve well capacity beyond that needed to supply irs pe~ day demand. The City of Ramsey has a developing water utility base which has exhausted the reserve well capacity which it had only a few years ago. Cooperation can cause both City's utilities to benefit. The City of Ramsey will benefit from ha~ring a secondary water source to supply its customers in the event of an emergency and will also benefit financially from delaying the expense of an additional well to provide peak day!capacity. The City of Anoka water utility will benefit financially from the sale of water it has the capacity to produce. The purpose of this memorandum is to define the terms both cities agree to in entering this mutually beneficial relationship. LOCATIONS iOF INTERCONNECTIONS There shall be two locations for interconnections between the City of Anoka and the City of Ramsey water systems. The first connection will be a permanent installation located at the Anoka - Ramsey boundary on the north side of Highway #10. The manhole design, backflow preventer, water meter and all valves and fittings necessary to make the permar, ertt correction shall be approved by the City of Anoka Public Works Director or his designee and purchased by the City of Ramsey. The purpose of this connection shall be to provide emergency supply of water to the City of Ramsey in the event of a watermain break or interruption of the City of Ramsey's water supply, and also to provide a supplemental source of water to supply the City of Ramsey's peak day period during the summer months. The amount of water supplied by the City of Anoka at this installation shall not exceed orle million gallons per day without the approvaI of the City of Anoka Public Works Director's Designee. A second location for an interconnect will be at the southeast corner of the intersection of County Road #116 and Th.urston Avenue. This interconnect is intended to be only temporary in nature and will be facilitated by the connection of fittings and hose line run between two hydrants, one from each city. Water drawn at this location will be for emergenC~y use only. The City of Ramsey will contact the Anoka - Champlin Fire Department and/or the City of Anoka Public Works Director's designee for permission to use water from this source whenever it becomes necessary to obtain water from this emergency connection location. The hose couplings adapter and backflow preventer for the