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C. Virginia Chesapeake Bay TMDL Phase III WIP. HRSD and the <br />City- shall collaborate to seek inclusion in the Phase III WIP of recognition of the SWIFT <br />Project and the annual and, when applicable, permanent transfers contemplated by this <br />Agreement. <br />4. Authorized Use of Credits. The City agrees that its sole and limited use of <br />the TN, TP, and TSS credits transferred under this Agreement shall be for the purpose of <br />MS4 Permit compliance and Chesapeake Bay TMDL implementation and that it shall not <br />transfer any portion of HRSD- generated credits (or waste load allocations, if applicable) <br />to any other person or entity. In the event that the City no longer requires some or all of <br />the credits (or waste load allocations) for such use, they shall revert to HRSD and HRSD <br />shall update and reissue Attachment A accordingly. <br />�. Mutual Cooperation. The Parties shall continue to cooperate with each <br />other as reasonably necessary to confirm or bring about the transfers contemplated by this <br />Agreement. <br />6. Permits R Amiro%als. Iffor an% reason any federal. state. re gional or local <br />�(1oycillment or agenc% fails to issue anti necessary perinit. approval or other authorisation <br />for the S\VIFT Project or the transfers contemplated by this Agreement. HRSD shall he <br />excused from its performance hereunder. <br />1. Force Majeure. The obligations of HRSD, including its annual or <br />permanent transfer obligations, shall be suspended «hilc and as long as performance is <br />presented or impeded by strikes. disturbances. riots. fire. see ere kk cather. acts of a ar. acts <br />of terrorism. acts of God. government action (other than b% HRSD), major technical. <br />engineering or construction related dela%s. or any other cause similar or dissimilar to the <br />forgoing that is beyond the reasonable control of and nest clue to the gross neglioence of <br />IIRSD. <br />S. Change in Law. In the event of any material change in applicable laws or <br />regulations, the Parties shall work together to attempt to amend this Agreement to <br />conform to such change, while maintaining as closely as practical the provisions and <br />intent of this Agreement. If in any such event HRSD is unable to perform its transfer <br />obligations as provided herein, the City shall be solely responsible for otherwise meeting <br />its TMDL and MS4 Permit obligations. <br />9. Sluniticant Financial & Budgetary Constraints. Nomithstand' , ales <br />other prosision of this Agreement or an,,- prior determination of feasibility of the SWIFT <br />Project. IIRSD reserves the right to terminate or renegotiate this Agreement in the event <br />HRSD eyperiences significant financial or budgetarN challenges k�hich. in HRSD's <br />opinion, would significantly impair its ability to perform its obligations hereunder. In <br />such event. the Parties shall work together to attempt to amend this Agreement to <br />accommodate such challenges, with the goal of providing annual credits to the City (and <br />to other Hampton Roads localities with similar water quality credit agreements) as <br />practical. <br />