Washington Department of Ecology 12/23/2025

Page 31 of 45State of Washington Department of Ecology Agreement No: Project Title: Recipient Name: WQC-2026-EverPW-00408 City of Everett Port Gardner Water Quality Program – Phase 2 Construction City of Everett authorized. Neither the corporate existence, or boundaries of the RECIPIENT nor the title of its present officers to their respective offices is being contested . No authority or proceeding for the execution of this agreement has been repealed, revoked, or rescinded. I. Loan Interest Rate and Terms: This loan agreement shall remain in effect until the date of final repayment of the loan, unless terminated earlier according to the provisions herein. When the Project Completion Date has occurred, ECOLOGY and the RECIPIENT shall execute an amendment to this loan agreement which details the final loan amount (Final Loan Amount), and ECOLOGY shall prepare a final loan repayment schedule. The Final Loan Amount shall be the combined total of actual disbursements made on the loan and all accrued interest to the computation date. The Estimated Loan Amount and the Final Loan Amount (in either case, as applicable, a “Loan Amount”) shall bear interest based on the interest rate identified in this agreement as the “Effective Interest Rate ,” per annum, calculated on the basis of a 365-day year. Interest on the Estimated Loan Amount shall accrue from and be compounded monthly based on the date that each payment is mailed to the RECIPIENT. The Final Loan Amount shall be repaid in equal installments, semiannually, over the term of this loan “Loan Term” as outlined in this agreement . J. Loan Repayment: Sources of Loan Repayment 1. Nature of RECIPIENT's Obligation. The obligation of the RECIPIENT to repay the loan from the sources identified below and to perform and observe all other agreements and obligations on its part, contained herein, shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall not be subject to diminution by setoff , counterclaim, or abatement of any kind. To secure the repayment of the loan from ECOLOGY, the RECIPIENT agrees to comply with all the covenants , agreements, and attachments contained herein. 2. For General Obligation. This loan is a General Obligation Debt of the RECIPIENT. 3. For General Obligation Payable from Special Assessments . This loan is a General Obligation Debt of the RECIPIENT payable from special assessments to be imposed within the constitutional and statutory tax limitations provided by law without a vote of the electors of the RECIPIENT on all the taxable property within the boundaries of the RECIPIENT. 4. For Revenue-Secured: Lien Position. This loan is a Revenue-Secured Debt of the RECIPIENT’s Utility. This loan shall constitute a lien and charge upon the Net Revenue junior and subordinate to the lien and charge upon such Net Revenue of any Senior Lien Obligations. In addition, if this loan is also secured by Utility Local Improvement Districts (ULID) Assessments, this loan shall constitute a lien upon ULID Assessments in the ULID prior and superior to any other charges whatsoever . 5. Other Sources of Repayment. The RECIPIENT may repay any portion of the loan from any funds legally available to it. 6. Defeasance of the Loan. So long as ECOLOGY shall hold this loan, the RECIPIENT shall not be entitled to, and shall not affect, an economic Defeasance of the loan. The RECIPIENT shall not advance refund the loan. If the RECIPIENT defeases or advance refunds the loan, it shall be required to use the proceeds thereof immediately upon their receipt, together with other available RECIPIENT funds, to repay both of the following: (i) The Loan Amount with interest (ii) Any other obligations of the RECIPIENT to ECOLOGY under this agreement , unless in its sole discretion ECOLOGY finds that repayment from those additional sources would not be in the public interest . Failure to repay the Loan Amount plus interest within the time specified in ECOLOGY’s notice to make such repayment shall incur Late Charges and shall be treated as a Loan Default . 7. Refinancing or Early Repayment of the Project. So long as ECOLOGY shall hold this loan, the RECIPIENT shall give ECOLOGY thirty days written notice if the RECIPIENT intends to refinance or make early repayment of the loan. Method and Conditions on Repayments 1. Semiannual Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, the first semiannual payment of Template Version 12/10/2020 Docusign Envelope ID: D814CB0A-309D-42B0-8AE7-7273045711DF