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DURHAM <br />Cl"fY 9F ®URHAM <br />pEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT <br />101 CITY MALL f'tAZA pURHAM, NC 27701 <br />919.560.4381 fax 919.560.4479 <br />www.durhamnc.gov <br />1869 <br />CIIYOF MEDICINE <br />August 6, 2007 <br />Mr. Ed Kerwin <br />Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br />400 Jones Ferry Road <br />Carrbora, North Carolina 27710 <br />RE: Proposed Wastewater Transfer <br />Blei~Ileim Woods Development <br />George King Rd. <br />Dear Ed, <br />~ Administration <br />560.4381 <br />Customer 8116nq Sep .races <br />560-4412 <br />l I-aboratory Serncer <br />560-4386 <br />:7 plant Maintenance <br />.550-438$ <br />~ Nlastewater Treatment <br />North Durham - 56U-438a <br />South Durham - 560-4336 <br />~ Water Supply & Treatment <br />WUllams - 560-4349 <br />Brown - 560-4362 <br />CJ Water & Sewer Maintenance <br />560.4345 <br />The City has been approached about servuig a potential development of a parcel of laud <br />ou the west side of George King Road. Attached you will find maps showilg flee <br />proposed development. The parcel is adjacent to the Ditrhaln-OWASA service boundary. <br />The project is for 571ots and connects I~.insale Dr. to George Ding Rd. The property was <br />annexed 'unto the City of Durham. prior to rezoivug for the subdivision. The City has <br />executed a1i extension agreeznetxt with the developer to serve the property with water and <br />sewer. In order to avoid having to constt~.ict and nlaintaui a small pump station to selve <br />this development Durhamts iiaterestcd in working out an agreement for OWASA to <br />accept the flow from the devcloplueut and bill the City. <br />The terrain of the property drains towards the existing sewer in the The Oalcs Subdivision <br />served by OWASA. A'~ewer outfall to serve the development can easily bo constructed <br />from the existing sewer in The Oalcs. As you lrnow the cost of maintaining p~runp <br />stations, even small ones, is siguificalrt. We currently maultaiu over sixty pump stations. <br />In addition, ptunp stations have a much higher risk for failure than gravity sewer. <br />Avoiding a puiup station would also be a benefit to the surraundnlg homeowners by <br />avoiding the noise of the p1.ut~ips operating, the cycling of the emergency generator, lights <br />from the station at night and avoiding the regular and ciuergency visits from n~tauxtenance <br />crews. <br />The billing for the development could be combined with the current arrangement we have <br />together fox the Piney Mt. subdivision in Chapel hill that Durham receives flow from. <br />OWASA would be compensated any initial charges, such as capital facility fees, etc., that <br />you normally charge new residential development. . <br />Good Things Are Happening In Durhom <br />Attachment B <br />