Agmt 2002 East Bay Municipal Utility District EBMUD

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2.04 Billing and Collection. For purposes of billing and collection of the Agency's sewer service charge, the District agrees to furnish the labor, services, materials and equipment required for billing, collection, maintenance of customers' records, and customer contact on new services, account closings, allowances and adjustments. Materials so furnished by the District will include the prepared bills, mailing envelopes, postage, and enclosed return envelopes. Equipment to be furnished and used by the District in performing this Agreement will consist of the equipment now or hereafter operated and used from time to time by the District in billing for its own water and sewage disposal accounts. Services provided by the District will include billing, maintenance of controls and customer accounts where volume of water used is a factor in determining Agency's sewer service charge, and the customer contact and collection activities of the District. 2.05 Method of Billing and Collection. The system used to bill, record and collect the Agency's sewer service charge will conform to the District's system, policies and procedures for the handling of its own accounts. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following shall apply to billing and collection of the Agency's sewer service charges: a. The Agency's sewer service charge will be billed on the same bimonthly or monthly basis as the related District accounts. b. Interest and penalties or other delinquent charges, if any, imposed by the Agency in connection with its sewer service charge shall not be billed or collected by the District. c. The District's collection routines, including bill extensions and date of write -offs, shall be used in -6-