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e <br /> ace the land acquisition will benefit all of the citizens <br /> sp ► <br /> whether or not they currently receive water or sewer service. The <br /> very large amounts of money required for constructing a dam, <br /> intake towers, and the like would appear to require placing a bond <br /> issue before the public. Bonds for this purpose should be repaid <br /> through take-or-pay contracts with the county's water, suppliers. <br /> This will guarantee the availability of water to those providers <br /> and will insure that those who benefit most directly bear most of i <br /> the financial burden. Projects of intermediate size, for instance <br /> the construction of pipe lines and pumps to interconnect the <br /> region, might be financed by having the service providers pass <br /> through to the county agency a portion of the capital facilities <br /> fee they charge to new customers. <br /> IV. Areas of Stren b <br /> By uniting the county' s residents under this single <br /> organization a number of benefits accrue to us all. Not least of <br /> these is the potential for developing another source of high <br /> quality drinking water. Only a few possible sites for this exist <br /> r <br /> - in relatively undevelcp this ed states at is time, none with in the <br /> present OIC S& service area. 11 hough the reservoir am <br /> Cane Creek <br /> F the long <br /> can meet our anticipated needs for about two decades, <br /> involved make it important <br /> to DW�.SA customers <br /> development times in <br /> --- - that plans for additional supplies be laid well in advance of the <br /> P <br /> actual need. By cooperating with those county residents who live <br /> in the upper no basin where another protected reservoir is <br /> possible, citizens served by OWASA can greatly reduce the chance <br /> 30 <br />