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Efland Community Public Sewer Program Package M SummaEy The Efland sewer system was conceived 25 -30 years ago as a way to help a community and a school with failing septic tanks and few other sewer options. Engineering studies done at the beginning showed that a certain number of customers would be needed for a gravity sewer system to make sense. So, a campaign was begun to have folks in the area sign up for sewer service. A portion of the first phase of the Efland sewer project was completed in 1988, what we now call Phase 1 West, but unfortunately, this phase only included about half of the folks who had signed up for sewer service. For the last several years, the County has been working with engineers and regulatory agencies to design and permit an expansion of the Efland sewer system. This expansion will serve the majority of the original signers for sewer, who have not had access to sewer service to this point. In addition, other people, businesses and properties in the area will have access to reliable wastewater treatment. The availability of public sewer in an area also tends to increase property values. For every benefit, there is a cost and the sewer system is no different. The rates for the system are scheduled to increase over the next few years. The rates have to increase in order to pay for the ever increasing cost of operation. Once the scheduled series of increases have gone into effect, the Efland sewer system rates will be high when compared with those of neighboring communities. One way to keep the rates as low as possible is to have more customers. Orange County has assembled this package of information for you. This will give you the basic information on how your property fits into the expansion of the system. The County has included estimates of fees and other installation costs for connecting to the system as well as an estimate of your monthly sewer bill. From some of you, we will need to get an easement. This lets the County install sewer lines on a part of your property and grants us access to these lines for future maintenance. The County is also working on incentives for people who sign up for sewer service before the lines are placed into service and who connect within a certain amount of time after sewer service is available. Both the easement document and the utility connection agreement are included for your review.