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INTERCONNECT AGREEMENT CONTRACT FOR JOINT USAGE OF WATER FACILITIES BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LINO LAKES AND THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 9th day of January, 2019, by and between the City of Lino Lakes, a municipal corporation, situated in Anoka County, Minnesota, hereinafter called "Lino Lakes", and the City of Centerville, a municipal corporation, situated in Anoka County, Minnesota, hereinafter called "Centerville". Both Lino Lakes and Centerville have the authority to enter into this agreement pursuant to Minnesota Statute 471.59. WHEREAS, Lino Lakes has constructed a water system capable of providing emergency and peak demand water supply service to Centerville, and Centerville has constructed a water system capable of providing emergency and peak demand water supply service to Lino Lakes, including the construction of an elevated water storage tank and trunk watermains. WHEREAS, interconnections have been constructed between the two communities' water systems providing the means for each city to provide such peak or emergency demand water supply service to the other. The interconnections are identified in the attached Exhibit A. WHEREAS, water flow recording meters have been installed at the interconnection lines for the purpose of measuring the flow from the Lino Lakes water system into the Centerville water system and the flow from the Centerville water system into the Lino Lakes water system. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE 1. Lino Lakes shall have ownership and be responsible for operation and maintenance of the water system located within the corporate boundaries of Lino Lakes. Centerville shall have ownership and be responsible for operation and maintenance of the water system located within the corporate boundaries of Centerville. 2. The interconnection lines, metering manholes, and appurtenances shall be jointly maintained by the two cities and costs for such maintenance shared equally. 3. The cities of Centerville and Lino Lakes shall adopt an "odd/even" lawn watering policy.