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�GPSDpDES...Tp TiiE�o <br /> '01 `L��f9 KZTTITAS CO WWW <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> [QTTITAS COUNTY <br /> Formal Task Order Document <br /> Aspect Consulting <br /> Task Order Number 004 <br /> Maximum Amount Payable $351,000 Completion Date 12/31/25 <br /> The general provisions and clauses of the Professional Services Agreement entered into on <br /> April 16, 2024, shall be in full force and effect for this Task Order. <br /> Location of Project: Kittitas County—Thorp Subbasin <br /> Project Title: Cost Reimbursement Agreement G4-36135 <br /> Description of Work: Aspect Consulting (Aspect)understands that Kittitas County(County) <br /> has requested technical assistance to help process water right application G4-36135. Water right <br /> application(G4-36135) was submitted by the County in 2021 and proposes to expand the <br /> existing place of use for the County's water bank to include groundwater from the basalt aquifers <br /> located at the base of Manastash Ridge in the Thorp Subbasin. Aspect understands that although <br /> the application was submitted by the County in 2021, the Department of Ecology(Ecology) has <br /> decided not to process the application via their standard processing que due to staffing <br /> constraints and the application's large technical component. <br /> Due to landowner interest in the application, the County and Ecology have recently discussed <br /> processing the application through Ecology's Cost Reimbursement Agreement program. Cost <br /> Reimbursement Agreements (CRAB) are currently the standard mechanism to have pending <br /> applications processed in a timely manner. The CRA program is a pay-for-service option that <br /> allows applicants to pay the cost of having their application processed by prequalified consultant <br /> teams (of which Aspect is one). <br /> There are two phases associated with the CRA, currently Ecology has issued a draft Phase 1 <br /> contract for the County's review. Under this Phase 1 contract, the County would have to provide <br /> Ecology with a technical memorandum and reimburse Ecology for the time it takes them to <br />