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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality AGREEMENT CITY OF SAN MARCOS RN100838648 Enforcement Case No. 35328 Hays County, Texas The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("Commission" or "TCEQ") is the state agency charged with enforcing TEx. WATER CODE ch. 26 (the "Code") and the regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code. The City of San Marcos ("the City") owns and operates a wastewater collection system located in Hays County, Texas (the "System"). The City has reported 30 unauthorized discharges during the period between January 2004 and February 2006. The majority of these discharges were due to infiltration/inflow problems, grease/debris blockages, and power/equipment failure. The City will be required to rehabilitate the System to insure a reduction of risk to the public health and the environment and to comply with Commission requirements. PROVISIONS In response to these deficiencies and in an effort to eliminate the potential threat to.public health, the City and the Commission have entered into an Agreement. This Agreement formalizes the commitments made by the City in its letter to the TCEQ dated June 7, 2007 (amended on March 21, 2008) (see Attachment A). The provisions of this Agreement are as follows: Immediately upon the effective date of this Agreement, the City shall continue the chemical treatment for fats, oil, and grease ("FOG") and root control in the System, as described in Section 2 of Attachment A. The City shall provide information on the completion of corrective actions regarding this program, in accordance with Provision No. 9 below. 2. Immediately upon the effective date of this Agreement, the City shall continue the Routine Cleaning and Inspection/Maintenance/Replacement Programs, as described in Sections 3 and 4 of Attachment A. The City shall provide information regarding the locations where inspections and routine maintenance occurred, estimated linear feet cleaned per year, any equipment repairs, and priority adjustments that were made to the cleaning schedule based on the results of the FOG Program, in accordance with Provision No. 9 below. Immediately upon the effective date of this Agreement, the City shall continue the plan for testing, repair, or rehabilitation of collection lines that are a source of infiltration or inflow, as described in Section 7 of Attachment A. The City shall provide information regarding actions completed under this plan, as described in the paragraph titled "Rehabilitation Plan and Final Report" of Section 7 of Attachemnt A, in accordance with Provision No. 9 below.