Title
Resolution Directing the Chief Executive Officer of Colorado Springs Utilities to Execute the Sewer Treatment and Disposal Agreement between Colorado Springs Utilities and Manitou Springs
Body
From:
Jerry Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
Summary:
The City of Manitou Springs' wastewater collection system delivers wastewater into Colorado Springs Utilities' (Utilities) wastewater system which is then treated at Utilities' Las Vegas wastewater treatment facility. Utilities has been treating and disposing of Manitou's wastewater since the 1920s, and the contract under which it currently provides such service expires on December 19, 2015. Utilities is requesting City Council approval of a resolution authorizing Utilities to execute a new special contract for sewage treatment and disposal with Manitou Springs.
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Background:
Utilities has been treating Manitou Springs' wastewater since the 1920s. The proposed special contract is in accordance with the City Code and Utilities' Tariffs, which allow for special contracts for wastewater service outside City limits. Service under the proposed special contract is per the Contract Service - Outside City Limits rate schedule, which states that such service is available "by contract outside the corporate limits of the City in areas where Utilities' treatment system is available for institutions, plants, organized sewer districts, municipal corporations or other similar organizations and only with prior approval by the City Council." The term of the proposed special contract is five years and may be renewed in one year increments at the parties' discretion for up to two additional years.
Under the proposed special contract, Utilities will continue to own and operate the current collection pipeline and the meters for Manitou Springs' wastewater flows. The service provided under the proposed special contract will continue to be administered ...
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