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2 <br /> Ae"Th IOWASAI ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY <br /> A public, non-profit agency providing water, sewer and reclaimed water services <br /> to the Carrboro-Chapel Hill community. <br /> January 28, 2016 <br /> Mayor Pam Hemminger Mayor Lydia Lavelle Earl McKee, Chair of the Board <br /> Town of Chapel Hill Town of Carrboro of Commissioners <br /> 405 Martin Luther King Jr. 301 West Main Street County of Orange <br /> Boulevard Carrboro,NC 27510 PO Box 8181 <br /> Chapel Hill,NC 27514 Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Dear Mayor Hemminger, Mayor Lavelle and Chair McKee: <br /> We are pleased to submit this annual report on our services and initiatives. <br /> Sewer system design for the Historic Rogers Road Area <br /> Design and the process of getting construction permits are on schedule for completion in the fall <br /> of 2016. Surveying, checking for underground rock and other information gathering in the <br /> neighborhood are 95% complete. Design work to establish the basic sewer route was completed <br /> in December 2015. The Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA), the Marian Cheek <br /> Jackson Center, Orange County, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and OWASA met with <br /> residents on July 28, 2015 to discuss the design process and on December 8, 2015 to discuss the <br /> County's acquisition of easements for the sewer lines. <br /> Once there is a decision to proceed with construction, we estimate it will take about 19 months <br /> for bidding, award of the contact and completion of construction. The estimated total cost of <br /> design and construction is about $5.7 million, excluding costs for easement acquisition, sewer <br /> connection fees, the private sewer connection pipes and related plumbing work. <br /> Affordability outreach program <br /> On October 22, 2015 we approved a plan to implement affordability outreach on a <br /> permanent basis in 2016. The program is designed to increase awareness of options to reduce <br /> OWASA bills and empower low-income customers and local agencies with information and <br /> tools for bill reduction. <br /> The program will draw on experience with our pilot program, which included work <br /> with 14 community agencies including Orange County,the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, <br /> and social service and affordable housing agencies; and a water conservation pilot project with <br /> six low-income customers. Key upcoming items will include expanding our partnership to <br /> involve rental property owners and managers, continuing to work with partners, helping <br /> customers in need and proactive water conservation outreach. <br /> 400 Jones Ferry Road Equal Opportunity Employer Voice (919) 968-4421 <br /> Carrboro, NC 27510-2001 Printed on Recycled Paper www.owasa.org <br />