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MASTER AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN <br />THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY REGIONAL WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, <br />AND <br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br />(Application to each service area project by exhibits approved by respective boards) <br />THIS MASTER AGREEMENT, is entered into and made effective the 12`h day <br />of August 2010 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the St, Joseph County Regional <br />Water & Sewer District, and the City of South Bend, Indiana acting by and through its <br />Board of Public Works. % <br />RECITALS <br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend ("South Bend") is a municipal corporation <br />existing and operating as a political subdivision of the State of Indiana as defined by Ind. <br />Code § 36-1-2-13 and is authorized enter into a contract to supply water or treat all or <br />part of the sewage and solid waste of a regional water, sewage or solid waste district in <br />accordance with Ind. Code § 13-26-5-7(b); and <br />WHEREAS, South Bend has a wastewater treatment facility and said facility has <br />sufficient capacity; and <br />WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Regional Water & Sewer District ("District") <br />is a regional water and sewer district existing and operating under the laws of the State of <br />Indiana; and <br />WHEREAS, South Bend is agreeable to accepting wastewater from the District <br />and to process and dispose of same; and <br />WHEREAS, the District and South Bend desire to enter into an agreement <br />establishing the terms and conditions concerning provision, collection, treatment and <br />disposal of water and sewage within the District's service areas, as well as terms and <br />conditions related to certain improvements existing or planned at various locations in and <br />adjacent to the South Bend water and wastewater facility planning areas. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and obligations in <br />this Master Agreement, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree <br />as follows: <br />I. PURPOSE <br />The District has an interest in providing for the distribution of water ("Water <br />Service") and/or the collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater and sewer service <br />("Sewer Service") to areas beyond the area currently served by South Bend's water <br />