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38 F. Water and Sewer Service Into/Out of Orange County Water and sewer service of any of the service providers that are parties to this agreement shall not be extended outside of the boundaries of Orange County without the approval of the elected boards which exercise planning jurisdiction on either side of the County boundary. Any extension of lines or service into Chatham County requires the approval of Orange County, Chapel Hill or Carrboro, and OWASA. This approval is not required when water and sewer service is required as a condition of annexation by the towns of Chapel Hill or Carrboro. VII. WATER TRANSFERS AND WASTEWATER TRANSFERS A. Emergency Water Transfers (This subsection shall not apply to any system operated by a municipality) Emergency water transfers are transfers that: 1. Are made for short-term duration. For the purpose of this Agreement, short-term duration shall be reviewed at 30 days, 60 days and 90 days, with subsequent 90-day intervals up to one year, as per the following process: a. After 30 days duration, a memo from the chief administrative officials of the service providers will be sent to the managers of the jurisdictions that are parties to this Agreement. The memo shall document the emergency, steps being taken to address the situation, and notify the managers of the potential for a longer period of the emergency water transfer. b. At 60 days, the service provider sending the water shall notify it~ elected board (or, in the case of OWASA, the member government elected boards) on the status of the emergency and provide opportunity for the boards to review and comment on the situation. The receiving provider shall provide similar information. c. Between 60 days and 90 days from inception of transfer, the elected boards which exercise planning jurisdiction on 12