Title
Resolution Amending a Joint Governmental Agreement with the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority
Body
Department: Water Resources
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Steven D. Drew, 373-7893
Contact 2 and Phone: Mike Borchers, 373-2494
PURPOSE:
The joint governmental agreement with the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority (PTRWA) needs to be updated to include the recent expansion of the treated water production capacity at PTRWA. An updated agreement is proposed to reflect Greensboro's increased raw water allocation and ownership share due to the expansion.
BACKGROUND:
The cities of Archdale, Greensboro, High Point, and Randleman along with the Town of Jamestown and County of Randolph originally entered into a joint governmental agreement on September 18, 1987 for the land acquisition and construction of the Randleman Dam, a reservoir, and related facilities as a treated water supply source. Each of the members were allocated a percentage of the raw water supply and agreed to share in the construction costs based on their respective allocation percentages.
In 2007, the agreement was supplemented and amended with the lake being completed and filled. It allowed the City of Greensboro to purchase 6.37 MGD (million gallons per day) with an ownership of 53.08% regardless of whether its allocations were actually taken (take-or-pay basis). This matter was considered and adopted by the Greensboro City Council on November 5, 2007 with the agreement to expire on June 30, 2057.
With the recent expansion of the Randleman Dam capacity from 12 MGD of treated water to 14.03 MGD,
Greensboro will continue to purchase its firm allocation of 6.37 MGD plus an additional 0.366 MGD regardless of whether its allocations are actually taken. The agreement also establishes Greensboro's excess allocation of 1.1 MGD at the same monthly billable rate beyond its total firm allocation o...
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