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8 <br /> = Policy Regarding Extension of Water and Sewer <br /> 1 Lines or Connections-Thereto in the <br /> University Lake Watershed <br /> Page 2 <br /> Policy <br /> Consistent with findings of the Camp Dresser& McKee University Lake Watershed Study, and <br /> in accordance with positions adopted by Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County, the Orange <br /> Water and Sewer Authority will not permit the extension of water and sewer facilities and <br /> services under its control or connections thereto in the University Lake watershed, except on a <br /> casesi4e by casesite basis as described below. The utility service limitations imposed by this <br /> policy are intended to apply primarily to new, rather than existing, development in the watershed. <br /> Exceptions described below are not intended to facilitate the development of properties on which <br /> development has been heretofore precluded by on-site water supply or wastewater disposal <br /> limitation& <br /> Petitions to allow the x water or sewer ec theretointh e y r it <br /> Lake watershed may he submitted by my prop owne to nsi6ebr co jg= ma <br /> also a initiated by the OWASA Board of Direct ecision to ove or disapprove any <br /> petitions by a property owner submitted under conditi 2,L3 or_5_B below, or to <br /> Ahk.undertake an extension or connectio mArn ---ative <br /> all be made by the Authority's <br /> Board of Directors after conductin 'c clusions of the Board shall state the <br /> findings upon which the decisio b 1. sions to approve or disapprove petitions <br /> submitted under conditio or uire a public hearing and may be made by <br /> Authority staff. <br /> I. Petitions for se exte ons and connections may be granted when the Board <br /> determines that pe for such extensions or connections have established to the <br /> satisfaction of the B d: <br /> 1. That such connection or extension is necessary io alleviate existing circumstances <br /> or conditions the Board finds are causing an existing or impending health hazard; <br /> or <br /> 2. That such connection or extension is necessary to alleviate existing conditions that <br /> will significantly jeopardize University Lake quality; or <br /> 3. That such connection or extension is necessary to respond to an existing hardship <br /> that is materially adverse or catastrophic to the health, safety and welfare of the <br /> general public. <br /> 4. Any lots in the Rangewood subdivision that were benefited by the Authority's <br /> previous water and sewer extension project, or any lots within the designated <br /> S. <br /> 5s <br />