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23. AIR AND WATER POLLUTION Pollution of natural resources of air, land, and water by operations under this Contract shall be prevented, controlled and abated in accordance with the rules, regulations and standards adopted and established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The contractor shall be responsible for dust control as an incidental item. 24. SITE MAINTENANCE Maintenance of the streets and areas under construction, detours, by-passes and equipment yards used in conjunction with the project shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. Said maintenance shall include keeping the streets free of obstacles, and parked equipment, barricades that are not in use, blading the traveled ways, and controlling the dust in the construction area. The Contractor shall be responsible for construction of all necessary temporary haul roads required to complete the required excavation and disposal. Construction of temporary haul roads shall also include placement of necessary granular material over existing bituminous roadway surfaces. This material shall be of sufficient depth to allow for protection of existing bituminous surfaces. Construction of necessary haul roads shall be considered an incidental item to other construction items and no direct compensation will be made. When dust becomes or appears to be becoming a nuisance or problem to the area or nearby residents, it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to immediately alleviate the undesirable conditions. The maintenance responsibility herein described shall be inherent to the Contractor and shall be applicable at all times, including weekends, throughout the construction period. The Contractor shall provide periodic inspection of the project, particularly during and after storms, to maintain blinker and barricades, provide dust and erosion control and general maintenance. If the contractor is negligent in this respect, the City reserves the right to perform this work with its own forces at overtime rates. The costs of such work will be charged to the Contractor. Section 2130 of the specificati~ns is hereby amended to provide that the Contractor shall furnish and apply all water necessary on the project, including water used as dust palliative, washing of equipment, etc., and that such water shall be considered as an incidental item to the Contract and no direct payment will be made therefore. If the Contractor elects, he may use water from the City's water distribution system at no charge, provided he makes suitable arrangements with the Water Department. Water from private sources may be used only if permission has been granted by the property owner. -6-