1109 RES CONSTRUCTION OF PAT MAYSE DAM AND RESERVOIR ON SANDERS CREEK

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RESOLUTION NO. 1109 . WHEREAS, construction of the Pat Mayse Dam and Resp-xvoir 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 19_58 (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 in- dustrial uses in any reservoir project, provided that before construction is - initiated, State or local interests shall agree to pay for the cost of such pro-» visions, and provided further that not to exceed 30 per cent of the total esti- mated cost of any project may be allocated to anticipated 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 xnade within a period of time which will permit paying out the cost allocated to water supply wi.thin the life of the project; and, WHEREAS, the provisions of the aforesaid Acts are recognized by tla.e City of Paris, Texas, as being applicable to the Pat Mayse Reservoir pro•• ject; and, WHEREAS, on the 30th day of November, 1964, the City of Paris, Texas, signed a contract with the United States Government to utilize and commence payment 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: 1. That the City of Paris is fully cognizant of the provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, and the requirements for payment of the allocated costs of the water supply storage, including interest during_ construction and interest on the unpaid balance, annual operation and main.. tenance co sts, and replacement costs. 2. That the City of Paris is fully cognizant of the plan, so far devel- oped, for the construction and operation of the Pat Mayse Reservoir insofar as water supply provisions are concerned 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 project 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 in-. dustrial water supply storage. 5. That the City of Paris hereby gives assurance that 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.