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<br />-29- <br />15966623.1 <br />(1) Non-Agency Generated Brine <br />Any project or activity that results in utilization of the Facilities to dispose of <br />brine generated outside the Authority’s boundaries or from source water not already treated by <br />an Agency will be conducted in accordance with the Authority’s Brine Policy, as it may be <br />updated from time to time, and any other relevant Policies and Procedures. The Brine Policy will <br />include a provision that the Commission unanimously approve any agreement that results in <br />utilization of the Facilities for disposal of such brine, including any agreement to which the <br />Authority may not be a party. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld. The purpose of <br />such approval is, among other things, to ensure that acceptance of brine from non-Agency <br />sources does not limit an Agency’s right to a share of capacity, both volume and pollutant <br />loading, in the Authority Facilities to develop recycled water projects and dispose of brine. Such <br />agreements may also provide for the Authority to receive appropriate revenue from disposal of <br />brine, assurances that the discharge will not lead to effluent violations, and appropriate <br />indemnification against liability resulting from such disposal. <br />(2) Agency-generated Brine that is not Treated Through an Agency’s Full <br />Secondary Treatment Process <br />Utilization of the Facilities to discharge brine that is generated by an Agency that <br />is not treated through an Agency’s full secondary treatment process will be conducted in <br />accordance with the Authority’s Brine Policy, as it may be updated from time to ti me, and any <br />other relevant Policies and Procedures. The Brine Policy will provide a framework that <br />encourages development of recycled water while addressing the possible impacts of Agency <br />brine discharges on other Agencies, the Facilities, and the Authority’s regulatory compliance. <br />The requirement for Commission approval in subsection 23(b)(1) does not apply to brine <br />generated by an Agency. <br />(3) Agency-generated Brine Treated through an Agency’s Full Secondary <br />Treatment Process <br />Brine generated by an Agency that is treated through an Agency’s full secondary <br />treatment process will not be subject to approval by the Authority. The requirement for <br />Commission approval in subsection 23(b)(1) does not apply to wastewater treated by an Agency.