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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTALLY STIPULATED AND AGREED: <br />PURPOSE AND GOALS <br />The Northeast Metro Water Summit Group is a collaborative, voluntary organization created for the <br />following purposes: <br />• Plan for safe, reliable, and cost effective water supplies to meet the needs of the Area for the <br />long term through the actions of individual member entities. , <br />• Planning and advocating the protection and wise stewardship of existing and potential sources <br />of drinking water. <br />• Acting in a consensus manner to the greatest degree possible so that the Communities can <br />speak with one voice on matters on state and regional policy matters. <br />• Ensuring that new regulation on water use is reasonable and necessary and is based on sound <br />scientific principles. <br />• Promote the voluntary coordination of individual and collective actions of the Communities in <br />managing the sub -regional water supply for the Area; <br />• Provide a forum for the study and discussion of water supply issues of mutual interest to <br />participants, to coordinate the responses of participants to such issues; and for review and <br />discussion of water resource -related issues before any final actions by individual participants. <br />• Implementing sub -regional conservation programs collectively to provide a more economical <br />service to our individual customers. <br />• Providing technical and educational support to individual members for their use in the provision <br />of water supplies and programs at the sub -regional level. <br />• Building partnerships to explore options, implement mutually beneficial programs, and operate <br />systems while retaining individual decision making authority and accountability to customers. <br />• Sharing information about water systems to better serve customers. <br />Therefore, the purpose of this JPA is for the Communities to commit to work together toward the above <br />purposes in the effort to retain a sufficient supply of water to the Communities while protecting natural <br />resources in the Area. This JPA also seeks to clarify the roles of the Communities in meeting this need. <br />METHOD <br />The parties agree to hold regular meetings, at least twice each calendar year, for the purpose of <br />monitoring progress on the planning activities, providing guidance for such planning Activities, and <br />