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INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED w'OiI!(f:".a`! PROCEED CITY CLERK DATE: ]AN 2 9 2025 Return FULLY EXECUTED Copy to City Clerk, M-30 N-2025-024 00? This Development of Template Cross -Connection Control Plan Cost Sharing Agreement ("Agreement") is effective for each party as of the later date of the two signatures below ("Effective Date") and is between IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT ("IRWD"), CITY OF ANAHEIM, CITY OF BREA, CITY OF BUENA PARK, CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CITY OF FULLERTON, CITY OF GARDEN GROVE, CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CITY OF SANTA ANA, CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CITY OF TUSTIN, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, EL TORO WATER DISTRICT, LAGUNA BEACH COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, MESA WATER DISTRICT, MOULTON NIGUEL WATER DISTRICT, SANTA MARGARITA WATER DISTRICT, SOUTH COAST WATER DISTRICT, TRABUCO CANYON WATER DISTRICT, YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT and CITY OF ORANGE. Each is referred to individually as a "Party," and collectively as the "Parties." COST SHARING AGREEMENT (Development of Template Cross -Connection Control Plan) A. The California State Water Resources Control Board ("State Board"), which regulates all Public Water Systems ("PWSs") in California, requires PWSs to protect the public water supply by compliance with Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations. The State Board has adopted the Cross -Connection Control Policy Handbook ("Handbook"), effective July 1, 2024, to establish standards to which each PWS's drinking water distribution system will be subject regarding the backflow of liquids,, gases, or other substances. The Handbook requires each PWS, no later than July 1, 2025, to prepare and submit a Control Plan that will describe how the PWS will fulfill the ten requirements identified in the Handbook. Each PWS in Orange County must submit its Control Plan to the Division of Drinking Water at the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board office for review and approval. B. The Parties have determined that it will be to their joint advantage to collaborate to develop a template for a control plan ("Template Control Plan") that may, with minor modifications, be adapted --for use by each of the Parties. The Parties further agree that a qualified consultant with industry knowledge will be required to assist the Parties in developing the Template Control Plan (the "Work"): The Parties will schedule meetings that will be held approximately monthly with the selected consultant to advance the creation of the Template Control Plan. C. The Parties intend by this Agreement to provide the framework under which they will share costs for the selected consultant's Work. The Parties therefore agree as follows: 1. Contract for the Work. On behalf of all of the Parties, IRWD shall serve as the contracting agency and will request proposals from qualified consultants and ultimately select and enter into a Professional Services Agreement ("PSA") with the successful proposer ("Consultant") to perform the Work. The selection will be made with the assistance of whichever other Parties volunteer to participate in the selection process. IRWD shall promptly pay all invoices submitted by the Consultant for the Work. At the conclusion of the Work and IRWD's receipt of the Consultant's final invoice, or by August 1, 2025, whichever occurs first, IRWD shall invoice each 20877033.10