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1"06 ERM DRAFT January 16, 1996 14:46 pm WHEREAS, the Monitor has played an invaluable role in forming a consensus between the Plaintiffs and Defendants in the litigation ûnd in the development of Interlocal Agreements (such as the "Letter of Intent" designed to bring surface wter into Behar County ,- capable of supplem~nting the water supplies of SAWS and the Military Bases) to support the filing of an application to obtain an ESA §lO(a) Incidental Take Permit; ûnd WHEREAS, the Parties agree and acknowledge that it is in their respecti ve bès.t interests, as well as the best interests of the more than 1.5 million Texans whom depend upon the Edwards Aquifer, the millions of visitors to this central Texas region, and the affected endangered species themselv~s, to have the Monitor , continue his work to facilitate the development of alternative water supplies and an application for an ESA §10(a) Incidental Take permit and the issuance of such a permit; and WHEREAS, it would clearly be in the best interest of the Federal courts, all parties to this litigation{ the Aquifer and the endangered and threatened species at-issue in this litigation for the State's appeal from the Monitor Order to be resolved quickly; and WHEREAS, reallocation of the state's 1/3 share, retroactive from and after February 25, 1994, should quickly resolve the State's appeal from the Monitor order by mooting the appeal; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Parties agree as follows: -3- 9f/Þ2 'J E~:~n 301 96-9\-N'I7î