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January 11, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting
Title
29. Approval of the Fourth Amendment to the 2001 Water Service Agreement with the City of Port Wentworth to Provide Adequate Water Supply.
Strategic Priority
Infrastructure
Description

This is the fourth amendment to the 2001 Agreement to provide for adequate water supply. The revisions are as follows:

 

  1. Daily Water Supply
    1. a. Savannah shall allocate water supply to Port Wentworth for an aggregate monthly average of 1,518,200 GPD (Gallons Per Day).
    2. b. The Parties agree such aggregate monthly average is in accordance with Port Wentworth’s forecasted water supply needs (see Exhibit 1) as well as the current status of Savannah’s water withdrawal and drinking water production permits with the Georgia EPD.
    3.  
  1. Maximum Flow Rate
    1. a. The combined, concurrent maximum flow rate Savannah will make available to Port Wentworth at Port Wentworth’s three Water Delivery points shall be 1,500 GPM (Gallons Per Minute). 
    2. b. The Parties agree this combined, concurrent maximum flow rate is in place to ensure Savannah’s system can provide and sustain sufficient pressure and flow at the three Port Wentworth delivery points (i.e. metering stations).  
    3. c. In the event Port Wentworth exceeds the designated maximum flow rate of 1,500 GPM established in this Fourth Amendment, Port Wentworth shall pay to Savannah a per occurrence surcharge in accordance with the following schedule:

                   Tier 1: 1,501 GPM to 1,750 GPM ($500 per occurrence)

                   Tier 2: 1,751 GPM to 2,000 GPM ($2,500 per occurrence)

                   Tier 3: Greater than 2,000 GPM ($5,000 per occurrence)

                  

Under this Fourth Amendment, the maximum surcharge amount for any given month shall be $15,000.

d. The Parties agree this combined, concurrent maximum flow rate shall not apply to flow rate exceedances that occur which are directly attributable to a documented Port Wentworth Fire Department (PWFD) incidence response associated with firefighting activities, or any other local fire department utilizing the Port Wentworth water system (e.g. a Savannah Fire Department firefighting event using the Port Wentworth water system).

e. To help manage the maximum flow rate requirement, Port Wentworth will strive to fill its elevated water storage tanks during off peak time periods (such periods being from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM every day).

 

  1. Reselling Restriction
    1. a.  Port Wentworth shall not resell the water provided pursuant to this Amendment and Agreement to any other municipal water provider without proper written authorization and authority from Savannah.
    2.  
  1. Equivalent Residential Unit
  2.       a. Port Wentworth shall pay Savannah $900 per ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit) in accordance with City of Savannah’s current rates.
Recommendation

Approval

Contact
James Laplander, Director, Water Resources Planning and Engineering Division
Financial Impact
Revenue of $900
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Fourth Amendment to Water Agreement - City of Port Wentworth.pdf
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