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Attachment 1 Purchase Order for Imported Water Supplies DEFINITIONS "Act" means the Metropolitan Water District Act., California Statutes 1969, Chapter 209, as amended and supplemented from time to time. "Base Demand" means the greater of (i) the Initial Base Demand or (ii) the ten-year rolling average of the Purchaser's Firm Demand, measured on a fiscal year basis. "Bonds" means water revenue bonds or notes issued under the Bond Resolutions. "Bond Resolutions" means Resolution No. 8329 or Resolution No. 8322, both as amended and supplemented, or any other resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations secured by Metropolitan's water sales revenues. "Effective Date" means the effective date of this Purchase Order as specified above. "Firm Demand" means the Purchaser's purchases of non -surplus System Water supplies, including full -service and seasonal shift deliveries. "Initial Base Demand" means the Purchaser's highest annual Firm Demand on Metropolitan in any fiscal year during the period from fiscal year 1989/90 through fiscal year 2001/02. In accordance with procedures set forth in Metropolitan's Administrative Code, the Initial Base Demand will be revised to reflect certified and verified deliveries under the Interim Agricultural Water Program and long-term Seasonal Storage Service Program as such certifications affect the Initial Base Demand. "Metropolitan" means The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. "Purchase Order Commitment" means 60% of the Initial Base Demand times 10. Deliveries of System Water made under the Interim Agricultural Water Program and long-term Seasonal Storage Service, will not count toward the Purchase Order Commitment. "Purchase Order" means this Purchase Order. "Purchaser" means the. member public agency specified above, a duly organized (city/water district/county water authority] of the State of California. "System" means the properties, works and facilities of Metropolitan necessary for the supply, development, storage, conveyance, distribution, treatment or sale of water. "System Water" means water supplies developed by Metropolitan and delivered to the Purchaser through the System or other means (e.g. conjunctive use storage). "Term" means the term of this Purchase Order as specified above. "Tier 1 Annual Maximum" means an amount equal to 90% of the Base Demand. -4-