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s Proposed Wastewater Transfer from Durham November 9, 2007 Page 3 Durham would be responsible for all operations, maintenance, repair, and any future replacement of the collection system and its components up to the point where their collection system connects to OWASA's system. If OWASA were to accept wastewater flows from this development or any other development outside of the OWASA service area, OWASA would be committing the necessary facility capacity and applicable nutrient mass load to meet the needs of that development. That means such capacity and nutrient mass load will not be available to meet OWASA's own customers' needs. That certainly is an important concern, especially in light of the very strict nutrient mass load limits the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission has proposed to protect Jordan Lake water quality. For this particular request from Durham, OWASA staff believe these effects are offset by the fact that Durham previously agreed to accept wastewater flows and nutrient loads from almost the exact same number of residential customers that OWASA serves in the Piney Mountain Subdivision. Attachment C is a letter from Durham stating that the request being made for Blenheim Woods is the only location where Durham anticipates requesting that OWASA accept wastewater flow from any portions of their service area. ACTIONS I2EOUIRED Durham's request represents a "wastewater transfer" according- to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement, to which OWASA is a party along with Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Orange County (Section Ili, Definitions: A Wastewater Transfer is "Any transfer from one wastewater service provider to another wastewater service provider'). Approval by the OWASA Board of Directors, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, Chapel Hill Town Council, and Orange County Commissioners is required per the above-referenced Agreement (Section VII.C. "Wastewater transfers are only permitted with the approval of the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the elected or appointed boards of the service providers providing the transfer. If OWASA is the service provider, approval must come from the OWASA Board of Directors and the elected boards of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County.'). CU][2RENT STATUS The OWASA Board of Directors approved and expressed support of Durham's request at their September 13, 2007 meeting. The past-Chairman of the OWASA Board of Directors, Mac Clarke, presented Durham's proposal and confirmed OWASA's support of that proposal at the September 20, 2007 Orange County Assembly of Governments' meeting. This presentation provided local community leaders with an improved understanding of the rationale behind Durham's request and the basis for OWASA's approval and support of the proposal.