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9 <br />16. Design of Turnout Facilities <br />Zone 7 shall design the turnout facilities for the present design flow range set forth in <br />Section 20 with provisions for future modifications in accordance with the anticipated <br />future maximum flow rate. <br />Turnout facilities shall include the necessary valves, piping, meter and recording <br />equipment, vaults, power supply, buildings, telemetry equipment and any other <br />appurtenances necessary to meet the standards and operational needs of Zone 7, and <br />shall be designed and constructed based on the ranges of flows set forth in Section 20. <br />If turnout facilities are designed by Zone 7, Zone 7 shall submit its design of new <br />turnout facilities to Contractor for review and comment. Zone 7 will consider the <br />comments before finalizing the design. <br />Alternatively, if the Contractor or its consultant choose to design turnout facilities, <br />Contractor shall submit the design to Zone 7 for review and written approval prior to <br />construction. Said design shall incorporate the standards and requirements of Zone 7. <br />17. Turnout Construction & Maintenance <br />Unless otherwise specified in writing, the following provisions apply to the design, <br />construction, maintenance, and operation of turnout facilities installed under this <br />Agreement: <br />a) Turnout locations will be determined by Zone 7 after consultation with <br />Contractor. Zone 7 will make reasonable efforts to locate turnouts at the <br />general location requested by Contractor. Contractor will provide Zone 7 <br />with the necessary rights-of-way and/or rights of access, as determined <br />by Zone 7, for the purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining <br />said turnout facilities. <br />b) Ownership of turnout facility, including the shut off valve downstream of <br />the turnout facility, shall be with Zone 7. Zone 7 may determine, after <br />meeting and conferring with the Contractor, that the turnout facility has <br />been abandoned after 3 consecutive years of non-use by Contractor. <br />c) Contractor shall have no obligation to operate, maintain, repair, replace or <br />relocate the turnout facility. Provided, however, that Contractor or <br />C <br />landscaping in and around the turnout unless, and for only as long as, <br />Zone 7 specifically waives that obligation. <br />d)As part of construction of new transmission pipelines, Zone 7 shall <br />install the tee segment of the transmission pipeline that will serve the <br />-line valves and <br />the isolation valve on the tee. For turnout facilities requested by <br />Contractor subsequent to the construction of any new Zone 7 <br />Page 64 of 214