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14 <br /> Orange Water and Sewer Authority 5 <br /> OWASA 400 Jones Ferry Road <br /> P.O. Box 366 <br /> Carrboro, NC 27510 <br /> (919) 968-4421 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Ed Kerwin <br /> FROM: Ed Holland <br /> DATE: August 8, 1997 <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to University Lake Water and Sewer Extension Policy <br /> Attached are proposed revisions to the Board's Policy Regarding Extension of Water and Sewer Lines or <br /> Connections Thereto in the University Lake Watershed. <br /> During the July 17, 1997 discussion of a petition from 15 property owners for sewer service in the <br /> Brookfield Drive subdivision, it was pointed out that the existing policy does not adequately address <br /> extensions made under assessment projects,and that provisions are needed for properties within an <br /> assessment area that are not experiencing septic problems, but could reasonably be expected to fail in the <br /> future. The proposed revisions,which are shown as underscore or stfike 64ough text,would clarify the <br /> following: <br /> • That, as a matter of policy,the extension of OWASA service is not intended to facilitate the <br /> development of undevelopable land in the University Lake watershed. ' <br /> • That extension projects in the watershed may be initiated by the OWASA Board of Directors as <br /> well as by property owners, but that such projects be strictly delineated to include only: <br /> 1. Lots with failing systems; <br /> 2. Adjacent or nearby lots with systems that are likely to fail in the near future; <br /> 3. Adjacent undeveloped lots that are smaller than 4 acres in size,which existed before <br /> April 23, 1987, and could be permitted for on-site systems. <br /> These revisions have been carefully worded to ensure that extension projects do not facilitate any <br /> development in the watershed that would not otherwise occur. These changes would not provide service <br /> to any undeveloped lots created since April 23, 1987(the date of OWASA's original moratorium on <br /> extensions to the watershed);would not provide for the development of lots that are otherwise <br /> undevelopable due to site and soil limitations;and would not allow more than one connection per lot to <br /> the OWASA system,regardless of lot size. <br /> In order for the Brookfield project to proceed without delay,amendments to the current policy should be <br /> adopted no later than the September 25, 1997 Board meeting. This should allow sufficient time to notify <br /> and receive comments from Carrboro, Chapel Hill,and Orange County. <br /> PROM TO BU0.OF Df / <br /> APP ` D WE 9 7 <br /> Edward A. Holland, AICP <br /> Director of Planning and Development <br /> attachment <br /> An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />