Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement for sewage disposal with the Village of Round Lake Heights.
Staff Summary
• The County and Village of Round Lake Heights first entered into an agreement for sewage disposal services within the Northwest Lake Facility Planning Area (FPA) on March 8, 1977.
• The term of this agreement expired and a new 20 year agreement has been negotiated to extend and modify respective sewer related obligations between the parties.
• This new agreement incorporates many modifications to promote and provide for the efficient and economical use of costly public infrastructure and address long term compliance issues in response to excessive inflow/infiltration, odor control, fats oils and grease, pretreatment coordination, externality fee, and coordination of regional system operations.
• Coordination with the Village of Fox Lake as the provider of regional treatment services within the Northwest FPA has been integral in the development of provisions for this wholesale sewage agreement.
• This resolution authorizes the execution of an Agreement for Sewage Disposal with the Village of Round Lake Heights.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) owns and operates a system of interceptor sewers in the Northwest Lake Facilities Planning Area (NWFPA); and
WHEREAS, the Village of Round Lake Heights (Village) owns and operates a local sanitary sewer collection system in the NWFPA that discharges to and is transported to the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility by the County interceptor sewer system; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Village entered into an intergovernmental agreement for sewage treatment and disposal within the NWFPA on or about March 8, 1977, as amended from time-to-time; and
WHEREAS, the 1977 Agreement has expired, and the County and Village wish to enter into a new agreement; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement incorporates many modifications to promote and provide for the efficient and economical use of costly public infrastructure, and address long term compliance issues in response to excessive inflow/infiltration, odor control, fats oils and grease, pretreatment coordination, externality fee, and coordination of regional system operations; and
WHEREAS, execution of an Agreement for Sewage Disposal must be authorized by Resolution of this County Board; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the Chair of the County Board and the Clerk of said County be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement for Sewage Disposal with the Village of Round Lake Heights in substantially the form attached only after approval by all of the respective Corporate Authorities of the parties to the agreements.
DATED at WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 10th day of July, A.D., 2012.