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B. ~ The user is responsible for installing all plumbing and apparatus necessary to <br />connect to the County's service line and for connecting all plumbing and apparatus <br />to the County's service line. Provided, however, no such connection shall be made <br />without a permit to do so issued by the County and upon such terms and conditions <br />as the permit prescribes. <br />C. l~ All plumbing and apparatus installed by the user will be installed and <br />maintained at the user's expense in accordance with the County's rules and <br />regulations and any other State or local requirements. <br />D. E The user will exercise reasonable care and will be responsible for the exercise of <br />reasonable care by anyone on the user's premises with the user's permission over <br />any portion of the County system located on the user's premises. Authorized <br />County representatives will be permitted by the user to access the user's property in <br />order to inspect, as needed, portions of the County's system located on the premises <br />of the user. <br />E. l~ 'The user will be responsible for the cost of necessary repairs or replacement of <br />lost or damaged property of the County which is part of the System or used in the <br />operation and maintenance of the System which repair or replacement is caused by <br />or results from the negligence or wrongful act of the user, the user's agents or <br />employees. Likewise any damage or injury to persons or property which occurs on <br />the premises of the user and which is caused by or results from the negligence or <br />wrongful act of the user will be the sole responsibility of the user. <br />F. ~ The amount of any such loss or damage or the cost of repairs or replacements <br />will be, when applicable, added as a charge to the user's account which charge will <br />be added in full to the user's next statement unless other arrangements are made <br />which are satisfactory to the County. <br />IX. EXTENSIONS OF THE SYSTEM <br />System extensions to serve undeveloped land may occur, but only as follows: <br />A. All such extensions must be consistent with the overall System plan as adopted <br />from time to time by Orange County. All such extensions must be approved by the <br />County Engineer. <br />B. Extension of the System to new developments can only be approved by the County <br />Engineer if all zoning, subdivision, land use plan and comprehensive plan <br />regulations of Orange County or the Town of Hillsborough, if applicable, are met. <br />With respect to subdivisions, the subdivision preliminary plat must be approved by <br />the County or the Town, if applicable, which preliminary plat shall include <br />approved preliminary plans for the System extension. Planned development plans <br />which include System extensions must include approved preliminary plans for the <br />System extension. <br />C. All System extensions must be consistent with Goa19.3 of the Orange County Land <br />Use Plan which goal "prohibit[s] the establishment of public water and sewer <br />services in the areas designated water quality critical areas, except to address <br />emergency situations "and with any Water and Sewer Policy of the Count~pted <br />as part of its Comprehensive Plan. <br />D. All System extensions shall be installed according to and in compliance with <br />approved plans. <br />E. Construction of System extensions will be inspected by Orange County er-Its <br />er~g~ee~ at intervals determined by the County. The person seeking System <br />extension agrees to permit access to the System and the System extension for <br />8 <br />