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aox V PiGE 5$p l.COOPERATIVE INTENT. The parties to this Resolution intend to proceed cooperatively in utilizing water resources and facilities to support their respective service areas, and upon future mutual agreement, to enter into such joint administrative, financial, engineering or construction ventures which the individual parties determine support the best interests of their constituencies in assuring a reliable, high quality water supply during short term emergencies as defined herein. 2.ADDITIONAL INTERCONNECTIONS. The parties agree that emphasis should be given to creating or enlarging interconnections between water systems in the Region in order to provide for water transfers under short term emergency conditions. 3. WATER SUPPLY The parties intend to establish mutual policies and practices for satisfying water supply needs during unanticipated disruptions of a short term emergency nature, such as those caused by human error, equipment failure, chemical contamination, fire, flood, or other disasters. For the purpose of this Resolution, "short term emergency" shall mean a period of not more than seven days. It is not the intention of the parties to this Resolution that these policies and practices be construed to apply to water transfers for meeting seasonal drought or longer term interlocal water needs, unless specified upon separate mutual agreement of the parties. 4. ACTIVATING AN EMERGENCY TRANSFER. Any water transfers needed to meet a short term emergency, as described above, would be activated by the chief administrative officers of the entities involved. They shall immediately notify their respective governing boards that such an emergency exists. Any emergency transfer lasting longer than seven days shall require approval by the governing boards of all parties to the transfer. 5. CORRECTING THE EMERGENCY PROBLEM. The party experiencing the water emergency agrees to act expeditiously and adequately to mitigate and remove the causes of the emergency condition. Other parties do hereby agree to offer operational assistance to the affected party in correcting the emergency condition.