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be the responsibility of the homeowner whose home is served by the <br /> STEP system. The parties agree that the Subdivision wastewater <br /> system will not be connected to the Durham wastewater system until <br /> such time as the COUNTY receives ( 1) certification from a <br /> professional engineer employed by the Piney Mountain Subdivision <br /> homeowners served by STEP systems of the needed repair or <br /> replacement of each STEP system which needed repair or replacement <br /> has been approved by OWASA; (2 ) a cost estimate of the cost of <br /> repair or replacement of all of the STEP systems needing repair or <br /> replacement certified by the homeowners ' professional engineer; and <br /> ( 3) a deposit from the Association, on behalf of the homeowners <br /> served by STEP systems needing repair or replacement, of 110% of <br /> the amount of the certified cost estimate of the cost to repair or <br /> replace all of the STEP systems needing repair or replacement. The <br /> COUNTY agrees to account to the Association for the funds deposited <br /> as provided in this Agreement and agrees that it will maintain the <br /> money deposited with it for the STEP system repairs or replacements <br /> in a designated project fund and will draw money from that fund <br /> payable to others for the certified repair or replacement work. <br /> The Association, on behalf of the homeowners served by STEP systems <br /> needing repair or replacement, acknowledges and agrees that it is <br /> obligated to pay all costs and expenses in the design, bidding, <br /> contract award, construction, regulatory approval and permitting of <br /> the STEP systems needing repair or replacement, and that its <br /> obligation is absolute and not dependent on any other source of <br /> funds, available to the COUNTY or OWASA to pay these costs and <br /> 5 <br />