1116 RES CONSTRUCTION OF PAT MAYSE DAM AND RESERVOIR ON SANDERS CREEK WAS AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW

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RESOLUTION NO. 1116 , WHEREAS, construction of the Pat Mayse Dam and Reservoir on Sanders Creek, Texas, has been authorized by Public Law 87-874, approved 23 October 1962; and, WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (Title III, Public Law 85-500), as amended by Section 10 of Public Law 87-88, the Corps of Engineers may include water supply storage for municipal or industrial uses in any reservoir project, provided that before construc£oon the cOSt 1 of esuCh ta- or local interests shall agree to pay PrO visions, and provided further that not to exceed 30 per cent of the total estimated cost of any project may be allocated to an- ticipated future demands where State or local interests give reasonable assurances, and there is reasonable evidence, that such demand for the use of such storage will be made within a period of time which will permit paying out the cost allocated to water supply within the life of the project; and, WHEREAS, the provisions of the aforesaid Acts are recog- nized by the City of Paris, Texas, as being applicable to the Pat Mayse Reservoir project; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas, has signed a contract with the United States Government to utilize and commence pay- ment on 21,900 acre-feet of storage space in Pat Mayse Reservoir at the time the project is completed, said storage being equal to 20 percent of the conservation storage in the project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS : l. That the City of Paris is lully cognizant of the provi- sions of the Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, and the re- quirements for payment of the allocated costs of the water supply storage, including interest during construction and in- terest on the unpaid balance, annual operation and maintenance costs, and replacement costs. 2. That the City of Paris is fully cognizant of the plan, so far developed, for the construction and op eration ofthe Pat Mayse Reservoir insofar as water supply provisions are con- cerned and the water supply services to be provided by the project, and agrees that the City's plan for future water supply will be directed toward utilizing the project water supply services under suitable repayment arrangements. 3. That the City of Paris does hereby request the Corps of Engineers to include approximately 87,700 acre-feet of water supply storage in Pat Mayse Reservoir (which is estimated to yield 44 million gallons per day at the pxoject site) for its future water supply needs. 4. That the City of Paris recognizes the responsibility of repayment to the United States of all costs allocated to the requested municipal and industrial water supply storage.