Response Plan for Emergency Services Requested by Non-District-Maintained Public and Private Wastewater Systems

August 2007

In the event a request is made to the Brunswick Sewer District to provide aid in a potential emergency situation involving another public or private wastewater system, the District may choose to provide such emergency service, conditioned upon the following.

		1.	The District will attempt to provide such services and-or make such repairs as it deems necessary, and to the extent it deems necessary, TO PREVENT, LIMIT OR REMEDY THE EMERGENCY SITUATION.

		2.	The provision of said aid is dependent on, and limited to, the availability of District personnel and equipment.

		3.	The Owner-Operator of the system requesting assistance will have made a best faith effort to address the situation and determine that the assistance of the District is necessary, prior to contacting the District.

		4.	The Owner-Operator of the system requesting assistance will assist the District in whatever manner deemed necessary by the District.

		5.	The Owner of the system requesting assistance will reimburse the District at the rates and conditions currently in use, as set forth in a bill for the services provided.

		6.	It is understood that billing rates established by the District for such services may not necessarily be competitive with services available in the commercial market.

		7.	Services provided by the District may be limited to dealing with the emergency situation only. Follow-up repairs or maintenance will be the responsibility of the system Owner-Operator.

	It is understood that all decisions to respond to such a request and the extent of any response is at the sole discretion of the District, and that the District will be held harmless for any decision it makes in such a matter.

	The conditions stated here are intended as guidelines to be followed in treating all requests consistently. That notwithstanding, the General Manager shall be free to exercise judgment in determining whether and how to respond.