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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 08:30:34+00:00

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Continued supply of an yearly maximun quantity of 1,2Mm3 with instant maximum flow rate of 150 cubic meter/hour.
(3) Continued supply of an yearly maximum quantity up to 1,2 Mm3 with instant maximum flow rate up to 150 m3/hour.
(2) Temporary supply (scheduled supply with a 10-day notice and a duration of more than 1 month).
AcegasAps and Kraski have undersigned a “Memurandum ag Agreement” aiming at developing synergic processes in various common sectors of activity including the aqueduct supply; as application of the afore mentioned “Memorandum of Agreement”, an hydraulic connection has been created between the existing systems in the Slovenian territory and the Italian territory and a lifting station is planned to be costructed in Slovenia; AcegasAps and Kraski intended to cooperate to improve the supply and the quality of water supply and sale in the municipalities actually supplied, and also to extend the supply to other municipalities. Decembre 18th 2001, the two companies signed an “Agreement on exchange of drinkable water for houshold purpose” and defined particular aspects in the provision of water in case of emergency between the crossborder countries. The agreement defined also the price and the adequation ratio of it for a long term period. “Addendum – integration and modification act” by which they defined more specific conditions and started the effective provision of water from Italy to Slovenia supplying water to a part of the municipality of Sežana.
The agreement has not been submitted to any CBWS management body.
Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia.
There has not been planned any annual meeting of partners, the two structures meets when it is necessary, as distance is short.
In Italy municipalities are not allowed to manage the water system.
Yes, after 1995 the competence of Authonomous Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia has been extended to this field.
Yes, there is the possibility to increase the actual amount of water delivered to a maximum of 1,2Mcm/y with a maximum flow of 150cm/h.
No minimum amount has been defined, the partners accepted to use the piezometric quote to maintain a minimum flow in the pipes.
The agreement had defined for the law validity and arbitration the International Law of Arbitrators of the National and International Chamber of Arbitrators in Milan (Italy).
In progress for the Slovenian indications and information.
The duration of the contract/agreement has an initial period of 10 years from the date of signature, after that the agreement is tacitly extended year by year (art. 15 Duration of the contract – “Integration and Modification Act”).
The pricing scheme for the service of WSS is defined in the agreement between the parties according to the type of drinking water supply. There are three different rates, one rate for the supply of drinking water in case of “emergencies”, the second rate for the supply of drinking water for “Temporary periode” the third rate for a drinking water supply “Continue Periode” till the maximum yearly ammount established. (see art. 5 “rates” on Act for the Integration and Modification Agreements – 08/05/2002″ (Attachment: Annex 2 – Addendum).
The first thing it is necessary to clarify regarding the prices defined in the Agreement are the result of a negotiation between the parties. After that the rates have a basis for calculating in the standard model where the rate guarantees the covering of the operating costs (operation and mantenance, energy, security, etc.), coverage of the invested capital for the infrastructure dedicated to deliver the WSS, as well as ensure a minimum level of profitability (There is not official document).
Yes, there is a specific procedure for the mode of payment for the service of WSS, for the cases of non-payment and the warranties that the parties must issue before the first delivery of the WSS. The specific Art. 11 “Payments and warrantees” in Act “Integration and Modification Act of the Agreement on Drinking Water Exchange for Household Purpouse Signed by the parties” (Attachment: Annex 2 – Addendum).
There is not a specific regulation in the “Agreement” in order of the insurance cost covered, insurance cost tariff, insurance model forseen by the contract. In the Agreement is regulated in the Art. 12 the “Laiability limits” in Act “Integration and Modification Act of the Agreement on Drinking Water Exchange for Household Purpouse Signed by the parties, where the parties according the general limits and coverage. In any case in the tariff scheme the cost include some standard insurance for the operation cost of service. For warranties Art. 11 in the Act “Integration and Modification Act of the Agreement on Drinking Water Exchange for Household Purpouse Signed by the parties”.
The calculation model of the tariff is considered the cost of depreciation as a financial costs and other tipical financial costs related for the investments of the infrastructure to carry out the WSS service.
For the development of trusted environment among the contractual partners in the Agreement by the parties, in the art. 10 “Measuring instruments and drawn volume measuring (Act Integration and Modification Act of the Agreement on Drinking Water Exchange for Household Purpouse Signed by the parties).
AcegasAps description: after an initial period of difficulty with colleagues in Sezana it has established a constructive relationship, for the technical aspects, for economic ones. Sezana Comments are in progress.
To keep the water moving in the conduct even in the absence of critical events, it is held the supply of the low-lying areas of the town of Sezana.
In accordance with the agreements.
AcegasAps comments: The characteristics of the water at the point of exchange follows the characteristics of Annex A of the Integration and modification Act of the Agreement. For the area of the town of Sezana has the same characteristics for the entire period of 365 days of the year already which is fed continuously from the aqueduct of AcegasAps. On the state border is place the flow meter and a fire hydrant to allow the withdrawal of water from the Competent Authority for the controls. The Slovenian party “in progress”.
In accordance with the agreements and as issue in the Annex A of the Integration an modification Acts of the Agreements.
At the moment there are not any project facilities. In progress for the Slovenian indications and information.
Are not considered water losses: each operator must bear the cost of water losses in their territory.
For this case is not expected.
Throughout the duration of the water supply there were no significant cases.
There are no investment plans in the medium and long term. AcegasAps: There are no investment plans envisaged in the medium and long term.
There are no other specific mechanisms for the exchange of information between the parties as well as established in the agreements, there is at least an annual meeting between the technical staff.
In the Addendum – Annex 2 are stabilised the regulation in order of the main characteristics to warranty the WSS, this mechanisms are developed in the art. 2 “Plants property”, art. 3 Uniformity degree, art. 9 Communications.
When there are some significant problems about to the water resource each operator inform the other party by the mechanism stablished in the Agreement.
There is no contingency plan to manage the exceptional conditions, there is only an agreement by the parties to cooperate to to do the best in case of majeure event. This agreement for mutualy cooperations is described in the Act Addendum art. 12 Liability limits.
AcegasAps: at the moment no significant problem. In progress for Slovenian party.
Annex 4 – Scheme of the water supply netork of AcegasAps, Italian territory. For the Slovenian party “in progress”.
The Osimo Treaty of October 1975 settled the borders between Yugoslavia (Slovenia) and Slovenian-speaking Italy, accepting the “de facto” division of 1954.
Annex 1 – Agreement, Annex 2 – Addendum.
Annex 3 – Data of CBWS AcegasAps to Sezana.
50 l/s, 500.000 m3/year, comments.

References: art. 5
 Art. 11
 Art. 12
 Art. 11
 art. 10
 art. 2
 art. 3
 art. 9
 art. 12