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ATTACHMENT it COMMENTS CONCERNING NDRAFTTLANDNUSEEPLANAFROJOTY FOR JOINT PLANNING AREA I AM EVERETT BILLINGSLEY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY (OWASA) . I WILL MAKE A FEW GENERAL REMARKS CONCERNING THE DRAFT LAND USE PLAN FOR THE JOINT PLANNING AREA, AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER AND SEWER UTILITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. FURTHER COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED TO YOU FOLLOWING MORE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT. As PROPOSED IN THE DRAFT PLAN, THE INCLUSION OF THE UNDEVELOPED AREA WITHIN THE BOLIN CREEK. BOOKER CREEK AND LOWER MORGAN CREEK DRAINAGE BASINS IN THE URBAN TRANSITION AREA IS VERY APPROPRIATE. AS THESE AREAS CAN BE SERVED THROUGH GRAVITY SEWER EXTENSIONS FROM THE EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM. THESE AREAS CAN ALSO BE SERVED FROM EXTENSIONS TO THE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM. FURTHER ANALYSIS IS NEEDED OF THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTS THAT WOULD BE IN THESE AREAS GIVEN THE ASSUMED OVERALL DEVELOPMENT DENSITY; HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT EXISTING AND PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES WOULD BE ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECTED POPULATION INCREASE . OWASA STAFF HAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER SERVICES CAN BE EXTENDED TO THE I-40/NC86 INTERCHANGE AREA, WHICH THE DRAFT PLAN SHOWS AS BEING INCLUDED IN THE TRANSITION AREA. EXTENSIONS TO THZS AREA WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH OWASA'S WATER AND SEWER EXTENSION POLICIES. THIS INTERCHANGE AREA IS LOCATED IN THE NEW HOPE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN; THEREFORE . SEWER SERVICE WOULD HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY UTILIZING ONE OR MORE PUMP STATIONS AND FORCE MAINS. THE URBAN TRANSITION AREA NORTHWEST OF THE I-40/US 15-501 INTERCHANGE NEAR THE DURHAM COUNTY LINE IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE NEW HOPE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. THIS AREA CAN ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER SERVICES. A WASTEWATER PUMP STATION WOULD BE NEEDED HERE , TOO. THE URBAN TRANSITION AREA SHOWN IN THE DRAFT LAND USE PLAN DOES NOT APPEAR TO INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS WITHIN THE NEW HOPE CREEK BASIN. IF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE TOWNS DETERMINE THAT DEVELOPMENT AT SUBURBAN OR URBAN DENSITIES IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS AREA, OWASA WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES COULD BE EXTENDED TO THE AREA, INCLUDING THE NEW HOPE CHURCH ROAD/I-40 INTERCHANGE AREA . THESE FACILITIES COULD BE EXTENDED BY DEVELOPERS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OWASA' s WATER AND SEWER EXTENSION POLICIES, OR BY ONE OR MORE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. IN THOSE AREAS WHERE PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER SERVICES ARE NOT PROVIDED. DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR USING ON-SITE WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEMS OR SMALL-SCALE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND PACKAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. BASED ON THE INCREASE IN PACKAGE PLANT PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION, THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING THESE FACILITIES APPEARS ACCEPTABLE FOR DEVELOPERS. THERE ARE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENTS IN OUTLYING AREAS WHICH ARE UTILIZING PACKAGE-TYPE 1