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iv - 590 <br /> Chair Carey emphasized that the Board' s interest is assuring <br /> that the user permit only uses which are consistent with Orange County' s <br /> Comprehensive Land Use Plan and/or any Joint Land Use Plan which may be <br /> developed and in the continued availability of that line tor. <br /> transmission of water. Hillsborough must determine if it will be <br /> economically feasible to purchase this line and OWASA must determine if <br /> it will be economically feasible for them to convey this line either by <br /> selling or leasing to Hillsborough. <br /> Commissioner Insko stressed that it is important for the <br /> County's appointees to take the information that is provided and make <br /> their own judgment about it. The information received does document <br /> that it is feasible for this to take place and also documents the <br /> problems that Hillsborough would have going under Churton Street and <br /> under 1-85. She suggested that this information be forwarded to the <br /> OWASA Board as information the Board of Commissioners has received which <br /> OWASA may want to take—into consideration in making a decision to sell <br /> or not to sell this line to the Town of Hillsborough. <br /> Chairman Carey will write a letter to OWASA reflecting the <br /> comments made at this meeting. <br /> In answer to a question from Commissioner Halkiotis, Geoffrey <br /> Gledhill stated that the remedy of eminent domain is available. <br /> Hillsborough Commissioner Bob Rose emphasized that the town <br /> would not want to do anything that would jeopardize the capability of <br /> transmittal of water from OWASA to Hillsborough or from Hillsborough to <br /> OWASA. Hillsborough is only asking the County Board of Commissioners <br /> to support their wishes to investigate the feasibility of purchasing <br /> this line. They will have an engineering plan done which must prove <br /> that the transmission of water won't be jeopardized or they won't <br /> continue with the plan to purchase this line. <br /> Ed Holland, Research and Planning Administrator with OWASA, <br /> stated that there is a joint application from the water providers in <br /> Orange County for an allocation from the Jordan Lake. This 16-inch <br /> water line will be the best way to get that water to the Hillsborough <br /> area. <br /> B. EFLAND SEWER SYSTEM <br /> This report provided information to the Board on the current <br /> operational status of the Efland Sewer System and gave several scenarios <br /> for the constructing and financing expansions to the system. County <br /> Engineer Paul Thames used a colored map to show the six phases of the <br /> Efland Sewer system. Part of phase one has been completed. The <br /> remaining section of phase one is the section that has the highest <br /> number of people who are still interested in connecting to the sewer <br /> system. Phase two is downtown Efland and contains most of the <br /> commercial facilities in Efland. Phases two and three can be <br /> constructed independently of each other or any other section. Phase <br /> four is designed to be constructed after phase three is constructed. <br /> However, it could be redesigned so that it could be constructed alone. <br /> The construction of phase five requires that either phase two or phase <br /> one be constructed prior to its construction and phase six is depended <br /> upon the remaining section of phase one being constructed. <br />