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l3 <br />Questions Raised Regarding the Potential Transfer of Wastewater to OWASA from <br />the Blenheim Woods Development in Durham <br />1. Would a failure to approve Durham's request prevent the Blenhei Woods <br />development from moving forward? <br />No. The City of Durham has akeady executed an agreement with the project developer, <br />East West Partners Management Company, to provide water and sewer services to the <br />new Blenheim Woods development that will include 57 residential lots. Failure to <br />approve Durham's request would simply mean that the area would be served by a sewer <br />pump station and force main rather than the preferred gravity flow arrangement. <br />2. Does approval of Durham's request result in a savings for the developer? <br />Yes. The construction of a pressurized system and the associated pump station would <br />cost the developer marginally more than a gravity system. However, once the developer <br />completes construction of the system (to Durham's standards) ownership of the system is <br />transferred to Durham which would then be responsible for all future operational, <br />maintenance and repair costs. Durham's request has nothing to do with reducing the <br />initial construction costs for the development. Instead, Durham is making this request so <br />that they can avoid the increased operational and maintenance costs, increased likelihood <br />for spills and potentially adverse .environmental consequences, and increased noise and <br />light pollution that comes with a pump station and force main arrangement. <br />3. Is this wastewater transfer request from Durham a "one time only" event, or just <br />the first of others that are to follow? <br />This a one time request from Durham. Durham has made it clear that they anticipate <br />making no similar requests in the future. <br />4. Who pays? <br />Durham and/or its customers will pay all costs associated with this initiative. If <br />Durham's request is approved, it is envisioned that an agreement could be reached with <br />Durham for OWASA to accept and treat the wastewater flows from the Blenheim Woods <br />development through an arrangement similar to the one already in place for the Piney <br />Mountain Subdivision, where Durham accepts and treats wastewater from OWASA <br />(Orange County) customers in that area. <br />OWASA would incur no capital costs for construction of the system, and Durham would <br />be treated the same as any other third party developer regarding requirements to .connect <br />to and introduce wastewater into OWASA's system. <br />Attachment D <br />