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I I I Council Meeting Minutes April 30, 1993 Page 3 Council Business, continued Gunderman verified thClt the purpose for the well on 7th St. is to pump the aquifer clean and provide remediation. Drawz said this well would take care of the TCAAP contamination, if anything else is discovered this is a whole new ballgame. Two wells are associated with the PGRS, one in the treatment facility and the another located south. To stop the south plume from going further, the second well may be needed. This additional cost is built into the agreements. Drawz noted that one fundamental point when representing the City was its innocence in regards to the aquifer's condition. This philosophy is carried throughout the agreements. The contamination was found in 1981 and Drawz began the project in 1982. The project is still evolving. The construction phase agreement outlines that the City controls construction quality and Alliant pays and controls construction costs. The City and Barr Engineering will oversee construction quality. Alliant would hire the contractors and supervisor the construction process, the City and Barr would review the work acceptability. The City provides the land, valued at $50,000, and Alliant reimburses the City. The term allows Alliant to terminate construction, but Drawz sincerely doubts that this would occur. The facility will be operational in one year. Barr Engineering provided a list of acceptable contractors to Alliant which was used during . the bid process. The City would own and operate the PGRS to control water quality, and Alliant would pay all treatment costs. The term of the agreement is three years or until remediation is complete. Either party can terminate early in regards to changed conditions, upon termination the City retains the PGRS. The water would be treated to non-detectable VOC concentrations and would have iron and manganese removal. The City would operate the PGRS per Army/Alliant remediation plans. One important factor is that Alliant would own the TCAAP contaminants, Alliant will change-out the carbon. The City would pay the disinfection and fluoridation costs which are about $3,000 annually. The agreement includes a broad indemnity by Alliant, but the City is responsible for their own negligence. Alliant reduced the City risk by being responsible for spent carbon. Gunderman asked what will happen when the parties instrumental in the agreement's development retire or leave. Proper said the City has kept an extensive record of the activities and it is set up in such a way that transition is smooth. The Army plans to develop an overall system operations manual. Proper noted that the most important agreement for future use will be the operation, maintenance and repair agreement.