A. All contracts for wholesale water and/or sewer service, whether new or extensions of existing agreements, shall be executed by the mayor as provided in Bellingham City Charter Section 5.02. In no event shall the mayor execute such contracts without the express authorization of the city council. Requests for such wholesale service contracts shall first be directed to the director of public works, and shall thereafter be processed as provided in BMC 15.36.030. Existing contracts with districts and associations for water and/or sewer service may be renewed or extended and contracts negotiated with newly formed districts or associations, but all such contracts shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter.

B. All new contracts as well as existing contracts being negotiated for renewal relating to sewer service shall include provisions specifically providing the maximum quantities of effluent that will be accepted for transmission and treatment. All new contracts as well as existing contracts being negotiated for renewal relating to water service shall include provisions specifically providing the maximum quantities that will be supplied at the point of distribution.

C. All new contracts as well as existing contracts being negotiated for renewal relating to wholesale sewer services shall include provisions requiring the district or association to comply with all state and applicable local laws pertaining to the extension of sewer services in rural areas, including but not limited to the Growth Management Act provisions codified in RCW 36.70A.110(4) and the district’s or association’s comprehensive sewer plan as approved, or conditionally approved, by the Washington State Department of Ecology pursuant to RCW 90.48.110. [Ord. 2014-02-007; Ord. 2011-05-025; Ord. 2004-09-063; Ord. 8982 § 70, 1981; Ord. 8728 § 4, 1979].