Lake County Illinois - File #: 10-0634

• File #: 10-0634
• Version: 1
• Name: Fox Lake Agreement for Sewage Disposal
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/30/2010
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 7/13/2010
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an Agreement for Sewage Disposal with the Village of Fox Lake.
• Related files: 10-0529

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/13/2010	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
7/7/2010	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
7/7/2010	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an Agreement for Sewage Disposal with the Village of Fox Lake.

Staff Summary
· The County and the Village of Fox Lake first entered into an agreement for sewage treatment and disposal services within the Northwest Lake FPA on March 8, 1977.
· The term of this agreement has 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 wholesale sewer communities within the County Northwest Service Area regarding this agreement has been ongoing in order to incorporate revised provisions in the related wholesale sewage agreements.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of an Agreement for Sewage Disposal with the Village of Fox Lake.

Body

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 Fox Lake (Village) owns and operates a Water Reclamation Facility in the NWFPA that accepts and treats sewage from 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 ...