As City Council is aware, Tampa Bay Water includes the member governments of Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties, and the Cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and New Port Richey. On March 20, 2007 the City Council approved the Surplus Water and Operation and Maintenance Agreement between the City and Tampa Bay Water. This agreement implemented treatment responsibilities and the operation and maintenance cost for treatment of excess raw water by the City at its Maytum Water Treatment Plant and the resale of the treated water to Tampa Bay Water.
On August 18, 2009 the City Council approved the 1st Amendment to New Port Richey Surplus Water and Operation and Maintenance Agreement between the City and Tampa Bay Water. Included in Section 1 of the document, paragraph eight of the first agreement was superseded and replaced with a methodology formula to determination of Annual Estimated Treatment Rate. The formula was comprised of an identified base rate at 50% and the Engineering News Record (ENR) “Skilled Labor” Index for Atlanta 1913.
In December 2015 the (ENR) “Skilled Labor” Index for Atlanta changed its baseline from the year 1913 to 1937. This changed the Index value from 5874.47 to 677.8. Subsequent to TBW staff review, it was determined both rates are equivalent and a second amendment to the agreement would need to be approved by both agencies to take into account for the adjustment to the existing formula.