07-I Tenaska III Water Service Contract

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V. Water quality 5.1 The CITY shall supply PARTNERSHIP with water of quality equal to or exceeding the State of Texas water quality requirements for water supplied for public use. 5.2 The CITY shall supply, upon request, but no more frequently than monthly, a water quality analysis report of the water supplied to PARTNERSHIP. In the event PARTNERSHIP desires a more comprehensive or more frequent chemical analysis of the water supplied, then the cost of such shall be borne by PARTNERSHIP. 5.3 The CITY bears no degree of responsibility for the water quality at any point beyond the meter described in Article I. PARTNERSHIP bears the responsibility for maintaining the water quality at any point beyond the meter and within PARTNERSHIP'S distribution system. 5.4 PARTNERSHIP shall notify and keep the CITY informed of persons responsible for the integrity of PARTNERSHIP'S distribution system. 5.5 Each of the parties shall immediately notify the other party's City Manager or Plant Manager, or such Manager's designee, as the case may be, of any emergency or condition which may affect the quality or quantity of water in either party's system. 5.6 The CITY reserves the right to make inspections of those facilities which may affect the quality of the water supplied to PARTNERSHIP and perform required tests. VI. Equipment and operation 6.1 PARTNERSHIP shall provide taps and all lines and valves beginning with the tap on the CITY'S 33-inch potable water transmission line. CITY shall maintain said taps at CITY'S expense and shall maintain the valve nearest the tap at PARTNERSHIP'S expense. City shall at PARTNERSHIP'S expense maintain the 12-inch service line and valves beginning at the valve nearest the tap, and all pipe and valves between the tap and the meter, excluding the valves immediately at the meter. PARTNERSHIP shall at PARTNERSHIP'S expense maintain meter isolation valves immediately at the meter and the meter emergency by-pass valves. PARTNERSHIP shall maintain at all times, in working order, a back-flow prevention device approved by the City, which device can be used for protecting the CITY'S system from contamination in the event of PARTNERSHIP'S system becoming contaminated, or in the event the integrity ofP AR TNERSHIP'S system is violated. The CITY shall provide the PARTNERSHIP with at least a 48-hour notice prior to any scheduled repairs to the Plant's water supply. 6.2 The CITY'S representative may regularly inspect the meter measuring the supply of water furnished and report when the same is known or suspected to be registering incorrectly. The Tenaska III Water Service Contract - Page 3 "T-