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:~n-Fvc-ma~- ~ ~n Z+2rrl <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration ®`arg° ~~`'~A <br />(919) 245-2575 ~ 131 W. Margaret Ln. <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) " ~ '' P. O. Box 8181 <br />www.co.orange.nc.us ~o ~~~es Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />~~h Ea<°, <br />;.s-.~. <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />COPIES: Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Planning and Inspections Director <br />Kevin Lindley, PE, Staff Engineer <br />DATE: October 28, 2010 <br />SUBJECT: Central Efland and Northern Buckhorn Sewer Expansion Project Update <br />We are continuing to move steadily towards permitting of the Central Efland and Northern <br />Buckhorn sewer expansion project. The permit application package was delivered to the NC <br />Construction Grants and Loans Office on September 27, 2010. Staff is awaiting the first round <br />of comments from their plan reviewers. <br />State Revolving Loan Financing <br />As part of the meeting to submit the permit application, staff met with members of the <br />Construction Grants and Loans office who administer State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loans. <br />Approximately two-thirds of the construction cost of this project will be paid with SRF loans. <br />Our discussion with SRF staff revealed that Orange County is slightly ahead of schedule with <br />regards to the loan application process, since we have already received approval for the project's <br />preliminary engineering report and environmental approval. We have several milestone dates to <br />achieve as part of the application process. The first of which requires that the project's plans and <br />specifications be approved and a permit issued by January 31, 2011. Based on our submission <br />date of September 27, 2011, this should not be an issue. <br />Status of Grants <br />The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office has processed our application for <br />the Special Appropriations (SPAP) grants that were earmarked for the project back in 2003 and <br />2005. We have been in contact with our EPA review officer, Artie Buff, who believes the <br />notification of award should be coming in the next few weeks. These two grants will provide <br />approximately one-third of the construction costs of the Central Efland/ Northern Buckhorn <br />project. <br />