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Port Gardner Bay Outfall Replacement Agreement 1.15 The completed Joint Use Facilities will provide significant benefits to the City and to the environment, including protection of habitat used by salmon and other species, improvement of water quality, prevention of pollution, conservation of water, avoidance or mitigation of the impacts on environments from the discharge of treated industrial and municipal effluent and multiple construction projects in the aquatic environment, and reduction of the cost to both parties of necessary capital improvements by avoidance of duplicate engineering, construction and operating expenditures; and 1.16 The proposed project is consistent with and implements previously-approved functions and programs of the City, including the City's updated Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element, Capital Improvement Program, and Comprehensive Sewer Plan, which identified the project as the preferred alternative and includes funds in the current six-year capital program as described in Ordinance No. 2379-99 for the City to utilize the replacement outfall planned for construction by Kimberly-Clark; and 1.17 The above City plans and programs have been the subject of prior SEPA compliance, including public and interagency notice and opportunity to comment, which appeal periods have expired, and the Use Agreement provides for appropriate subsequent site specific SEPA review as part of the project permitting process; and 1.18 The City and K-C are hereby committed to making expenditures necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Agreement in a timely manner through their respective appropriation procedures; and 1.19 The City has the authority to contract for, and purchase, facilities to dispose of treated wastewater and sewage pursuant to RCW 39.04.280 (1998); RCW 35.21.210 (1965); RCW 35.21.215 (1997); RCW 35.67.010 (1997) and RCW 35.67.020 (1997). 6 of 46