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• 281 <br /> Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> 400 Jones Ferry Road <br /> OWASA I P.O. Box 366 <br /> O (� <br /> rb , t o E <br /> (919Car ) 968 oro-4421 NC 27510 <br /> August 7, 1987 <br /> Mr. Marvin Collins <br /> Director <br /> Orange County Planning Department <br /> 306F Revere Road <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Mr. Collins: <br /> On several occasions, Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) has recommended <br /> that Orange County consider adoption of the following requirements for new <br /> development within the Rural Buffer Area and Protected Watershed Districts. <br /> OWASA reaffirms its request that the County Planning Department, Planning Board <br /> and Board of County Commissioners consider these recommendations. <br /> 1. Installation of alternating (dual) nitrification drainfield system for all <br /> new structures utilizing septic tank systems. Septic tanks typically have a <br /> design life of about 10 to 15 years; therefore, implementation of measures <br /> such as dual drainfield requirements are needed to make septic tank systems <br /> a viable, longer-term wastewater disposal option in areas where public sewer <br /> extensions are not desired by the County. <br /> 2. Construction of community water distribution systems to acceptable <br /> standards, such as OWASA Standard Specifications and requirement that if <br /> community water and sewer facilities are allowed, there be a commitment to <br /> connect such systems to the public system if it becomes available. <br /> 3. Dedication of easements which may be required to permit the orderly <br /> extension of public water and sewer easements in the event such extensions <br /> are needed in the future to alleviate a problem. This requirement should <br /> apply to all property through which an extension of a water main or sewer <br /> interceptors and mains may be needed in the future. This would facilitate <br /> the completion such extensions in an economical and timely manner. <br /> Thank you very much for your consideration of cWASA's position. Please do not <br /> hesitate to contact Patrick Davis if you have any questions concerning these <br /> issues. <br /> very truly yours, <br /> Everett Billingsley <br /> wp <br /> Executive Director <br /> cc: Barry Jacobs, Chairman, Orange County Planning Board <br /> Albert Kittrell, Interim County Manager, Orange County <br /> Robert Morgan, Town Manager, Town of Carrboro <br /> David Taylor, Town Manager, Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Roger Waldon, Director, Planning Department, Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Roy Williford, Director, Planning Department, Town of Carrboro <br /> An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />