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n Rivei- Waterslzed Partners, Iiic. II1Vlember Assistaizce 1VIEIVIORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Chagran 12iver Watershed Partaaers, Inc. & 1Vlayfield Village This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between Mayfield Village (the Village) and the Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. (CRWP). The duration of this agreement shall be froin January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019, subject to annual review and modification as provided below. 5ection A The purpose of this MOU is to acknowledge certain duties undertaken by Mayfield Village in fulfillment of a permit from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, (Ohio EPA) authorizing discharges of stormwater froin a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), and to define the role of the CRWP in assisting Mayfield Village to fulfill those duties. The parties to this MOU hereby recognize the following background to this MOU: CRWP is a non-profit corporation formed by cominunities in the Chagrin River watershed to assist those communities in the inanagement of stormwater runoff and related resource inanageinent issues. CRWP, through its staff, is a recognized expert in stonnwater inanageinent issues. 2. Mayfield Village is a member in good standing of the CRWP. 3. Mayfield Village is required to obtain a permit froin Ohio EPA under General National Pollution Discharge and Eliinination Systein (NPDES) Pei-init No.: OHQ000003 for stormwater discharges fiom its MS4, as defined in the permit. Section B Under this MOU, Mayfield Village agrees to the following: 1. It will use its best faith efforts to provide CRWP with information about its obligations under the permit, issues pertinent to stormwater inanagement, and the plans, prograins, and resources that it has coinmitted to fulfilling its obligations under the permit. 2. It will consider in good faith each year its decision to retain inembership in CRWP and will continue such membership as long as it is deemed in the best interests of Mayfield Village. Nothing in this agreeinent shall be construed to commit Mayfield Village to continuing inembership in CRWP. 3. Its permit obligations are solely its responsibility and will continue in accordance with the terms of the permit whether or not Mayfield Village remains a member of the CRWP. Section C Under this MOU, CRWP agrees to the following: 1. It will use best faith efforts to collect information, consult with Mayfield Village on its program and plans, and assist Mayfield Village in review and implementation of its Stonnwater Manageinent Program and fulfilling its obligations under the permit.