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7 <br /> R . <br /> ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY <br /> POLICY FOR THE EXTENSION OF WATER AND SEWER LINES OR <br /> CONNECTIONS THERETO IN THE UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED <br /> Purpose <br /> This policy sets forth principles and guidelines for the extension of the Authority's water and <br /> sewer facilities and services or connections thereto in the University Lake watershed. <br /> Background <br /> In 1987 Orange Water and Sewer Authority commissioned the Camp Dresser& McKee <br /> University Lake Watershed Study to provide the Board of Directo d local governing bodies <br /> with a reliable basis for implementing land management con elp assure short and long <br /> term protection of the University Lake water supply. O 23, , the Authority initiated a <br /> moratorium on water and sewer extensions into the a The tonum was maintained <br /> while the study was conducted and its recommendatio eing co idered by the local <br /> governing bodies. <br /> It <br /> The study, which was completed ' 198 a range of development scenarios and <br /> utility service options, and dete d low , ity residential development served by <br /> individual wells and septic to a least overall risk to University Lake water <br /> quality. Many of the re co endations were incorporated into local land <br /> management plans, d pme es, and regulations amended by the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissione d C ro Board of Aldermen in April and May, 1990. Among the <br /> standards for new develop ere 5-and 2-acre minimum lot requirements, impervious <br /> surface limits, and revised earn buffer setbacks. <br /> Additionally, Carrboro and Orange County prohibited community alternative wastewater <br /> treatment and disposal systems, as well as public water and sewer service,except to correct <br /> officially declared health hazards. The County adopted additional language allowing <br /> reconsideration of its utility restrictions after special studies that the County expected to be <br /> completed by April 30, 1991. Although Chapel Hill has no planning and zoning jurisdiction in <br /> University Lake watershed,the Town Council has maintained a consistent policy against the <br /> extension of public water and sewer service into the watershed. <br /> Orange Water and Sewer Authority's Mission and Goals Statement(December, 1988) includes a <br /> commitment "to be guided by the land management plans approved by the government units in <br /> the area the Authority serves. <br />