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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS AND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY <br />FOR COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC WASTEWATER CONTAMINANTS <br />The City of San Marcos ( "City ") and Texas State University ( "Texas State "), Edwards Aquifer Research and <br />Data Center ( "EARDC ") enter into this Interlocal Agreement under the authority of the Interlocal Cooperation <br />Act, Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, as amended. <br />Section 1. Purpose of Agreement <br />The purpose of this Agreement is to provide systematic monitoring of groundwater near the Kissing Tree, <br />formerly Paso Robles, site from both up gradient and down gradient wells to assess the effects of applying <br />wastewater effluent on the golf course, as well as residential herbicides and insecticides over the recharge and <br />contributing zones of the Balcones Fault Zone Edwards Aquifer. Texas State and the City agree that this agreement <br />serves a public purpose. <br />Section 2. Scope of Services and Payment <br />a) Texas State agrees to: <br />1. Monitor water quality during early development to assess the effects of local construction, <br />effluent applied to the golf course, and urban runoff that could include insecticides and <br />herbicides used on the development. <br />2. Develop a systematic water quality monitoring program for three wells (one or two up- gradient and <br />one or two down - gradient) among the COSM and San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and <br />Technology Center wells that are located adjacent to the Kissing Tree site. <br />3. Develop a water quality monitoring program at one stormwater monitoring site located down <br />gradient of the Kissing Tree site where a small watershed drains off -site. <br />The work to be performed tinder this Agreement is more specifically described and detailed <br />in the Scope of Services attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Attachment <br />A. <br />b) Payment. The City agrees to pay Texas State an amount not to exceed $30,000 for the satisfactory <br />performance of its services under this Agreement. Texas State will submit monthly invoices to <br />City. Payments for services will be made to Texas State within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. <br />Section 3. Term <br />The term of this Agreement begins immediately upon execution by both parties and continues until <br />the work is completed and final reports and deliverables are provided. The parties agree and <br />understand that the term of this agreement and the provision of the data and deliverables may be affected <br />by the phasing or progress of the Kissing Tree development. The interlocal may be extended annually <br />as needed to conform to Kissing Tree build -out <br />Section 4. Miscellaneous Provisions <br />