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" - <br /> the number of rate paying customers. As to the <br /> latter, the concept of required connection to an <br /> available sewer system is not uncommon and is <br /> mandated by many sewer use ordinances in effect in <br /> North Carolina. <br /> (b) Waiver of the 0.05 per thousand gallon blanket tap <br /> fee would reduce the rate for computation of the <br /> variable portion of the typical bill to $1.11 per <br /> thousand gallons. Based on 3,000 gallons per month <br /> usage, the net savings per customer would be $0.15 <br /> per month. This savings would be applicable to the <br /> base bid and all combinations of alternatives. <br /> (c) The original financial plan called for a cash <br /> contribution from Orange County based upon the <br /> anticipated cost of the malfunctioning wastewater <br /> treatment plant at Efland Cheeks School. The cost <br /> to repair this plant was estimated at $50,000. <br /> Although Hazen and Sawyer has not made a detailed <br /> inspection of the plant, we suspect that the cost to <br /> repair the existing plant is likely to approach <br /> $75,000. The higher cost is attributed to the need <br /> for flow equalization facilities to reduce peak <br /> hydraulic loading on the plant, the addition of <br /> phosphorous removal based on the nutrient sensitive <br /> is <br />