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ORIGINAL CITRUS GROWER AGREEMENT (1986 – June 2006) ·
20 year contract between the citrus grower and the City and
County that is binding to the land. ·
Guarantees a weekly amount of free reclaimed water to be taken
by the citrus grower and furnished by the City and County. ·
Guarantees 40 PSI at the grower turnout under normal operating
conditions. ·
Guarantees the citrus grower highly treated reclaimed water that
is free of virus and fecal coliform, and meets
Citrus Irrigation Reclaimed Water Constituent Concentrations. ·
City and County shall have the right, upon written notice to the
Owner, and when reasonably necessary to enter upon the Owner’s property
to review and inspect the Owner’s operating practices as they relate to
this Agreement, and any backflow prevention devices between the Owner’s
irrigation system and any well which is maintained by the Owner. ·
Citrus growers can request up to double or refuse their weekly
contracted amount 4 weeks per year; no more than 2 weeks consecutively. ·
Citrus growers have the right to terminate the agreement if it
is determined that the reclaimed water is detrimental to the trees. ·
If the volume of reclaimed water the citrus grower originally
signed up for is found to be detrimental to crop production or quality, the
citrus grower has the right to reduce the amount taken to an acceptable
volume. ·
Citrus grower can transfer their allocation to another parcel
that is within the project service area. ·
A buy-out clause is provided -- $3,600.00 per acre the first
year and decreasing by 5% each year over the life of the contract. NEW CITRUS GROWER AGREEMENT (June 2006 Forward) ·
10 year agreement between the citrus grower and the City and
County that is subject to previously established reclaimed water fees. ·
City and County are responsible for providing and installing the
customer meter, if not currently in place. Existing citrus growers are exempt
from meter installation fees. New citrus growers must pay for meter and meter
installation. ·
City and County intend to deliver reclaimed water to the citrus
grower at 40 PSI at the grower turnout under normal operating conditions. ·
Provides the citrus grower highly treated reclaimed water that
is free of virus and fecal coliform, and meets
Citrus Irrigation Reclaimed Water Constituent Concentrations. ·
Citrus growers and the City and County determine the annual flow
that each site will receive based on the size and type of crop. ·
Suppliers, or their designee, shall have the right, upon verbal
notice to the Owner, and when reasonably necessary, to enter upon the
Owner’s property to review and inspect the Owner’s operating
practices as they relate to this Agreement, and any backflow prevention
devices between the Owner’s irrigation system and the Suppliers’
system and any well which is maintained by the Owner. CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT ·
Initial term is a 5 year agreement with an automatic renewal
term for an additional 5 years with an annual renewal for the next 5 years
for a total of 15 years. The agreement between the customer and the City and
County is subject to previously established reclaimed water fees. ·
City and County are responsible for providing and installing the
customer meter, if not currently in place. Customer must pay for meter and
meter installation. ·
Provides the customer highly treated reclaimed water that is
free of virus and fecal coliform, and meets all the
required Reclaimed Water Constituent Concentrations. ·
Customers and the City and County determine the annual flow that
each site will receive based on the size and type of irrigation. ·
The Suppliers shall have the right, upon written or oral notice
to the Owner and when reasonably necessary, to enter upon the Property upon
which the Owner’s distribution system is located and Reclaimed Water is
used, to review and inspect the Owner’s operating practices as related
to this Agreement, and any backflow prevention devices between the
Owner’s system and any well and potable water system connection which
is maintained by the Owner. |