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Attachment 4 <br />JOWASAI ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY <br />A public, non-profit agency providing water, sewer and reclaimed water services <br />to the Carrboro- Chapel Hill community. <br />March 21, 2013 <br />Michael D. Harvey, AICP, CFO, CZO <br />Current Planning Supervisor <br />Orange County Planning Department <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Subject: Comments on Orange County's Proposed Modifications to Site Plan Submittal <br />Requirements <br />Dear Mr. Harvey: <br />24 <br />I am writing in response to your letter of March 12, 2013 in which you requested OWASA comments on <br />proposed modifications to Orange County's site plan submittal requirements. OWASA understands the <br />County's desire to have consistent requirements among the water supply watersheds with similar <br />impervious surface requirements. It is also our understanding that no changes are being proposed to <br />Orange County's impervious surface limitations applicable to development within the University Lake <br />or Cane Creek watersheds. The respective watershed studies for those two drinking water supply <br />sources highlighted the importance of impervious surface limits. OWASA staff would not support any <br />future proposals for relaxation of the impervious surface limits. <br />Since stormwater management activities will be required in accordance with current regulations and plot <br />plans are required for any development within a water supply watershed, we do not anticipate any <br />impacts to our water supply in University Lake under the proposal to remove the site plan requirement <br />for projects that do not disturb more than the established thresholds. Thus, OWASA staff does not have <br />any concerns over proposed plans to eliminate the requirement for site plans for any development in the <br />University Lake watershed. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed modification to the County's requirements <br />for site plans. If you have any questions, please contact me at 919 -537 -4214 or at rrouse(,owasa.org. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ruth C. Rouse, AICP <br />Planning and Development Manager <br />cc: Ed Kerwin <br />400 Jones Ferry Road Equal Opportunity Employer Voice (919) 968 -4421 <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 -2001 Printed on Recycled Paper www.owa.va.org <br />