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Water and Sewer Boundary Agreement — March 15, 2000 Page 2 (C) pp. 15 -16 — Emergency Water Transfers — Length (task force split vote) The choice is between: (1) original language recommended by the task force (2) changes to increase the number of days in the review and approval process Comment by Commissioner Gordon This issue was discussed extensively by the task force. Originally some group members wanted to require the first notification and approval to occur within seven days, as is the case with the Mutual Aid Compact for Water Supply Emergencies in Region J, or at least have approval within 30 days. They also wanted to limit the time a transfer could be considered an emergency. Others wanted a much longer time period. The major question was the length of time a transfer could occur and still be considered an "emergency." The compromise proposed by the majority and adopted by majority vote was as follows: The length of time for approval was lengthened to 90 days, although notification of the staff of the governing boards and of elected officials would occur at 30 and 60 days, respectively. Non - controversial Issues (A) P. 8 — adherence to boundaries with specific reference to service to Chatham County (change to Chapel Hill or Carrboro) (B) P. 14 — water and sewer service into /out of Orange County (change to Chapel Hill or Carrboro). (C) pp. 15 -16 — emergency water transfers — applicability (exclude any systems operated by a municipality) (D) P. 17 — linkages to other agreements (add "except as otherwise provided by law ") (E) Changes already agreed upon at the February meeting (1) There are also changes on page 3 (length of agreement) and page 10 (reserved section) that were agreed upon and are shown in the handwritten annotations made by Commissioner Carey. (2) There was also a change made by the BOCC on page 16 (non- emergency transfers) which appears to be inadvertently omitted from Commissioner Carey's annotations. The next to last sentence on page 16 was changed to the following underlined language: Non - emergency water transfers are only permitted with the approval of the Orange County Board of Commissioners or the elected or appointed boards of the service providers providing and /or receiving the transfer.