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2 The proposed gravity sewer service is to be extended by means of an eighteen inch interceptor line constructed along Cates Creek from the end of the Town' s existing gravity collection system near Wilmore Electric to a new manhole located a point just north of Interstate 85. From this manhole, located at the point where Cates Creek intersects a tributary stream flowing from the Wildwood area, a twelve inch outfall line will be extended along the tributary, under Interstate 85 to the Wildwood pump station. The pumps at the pump station will be removed and the structure converted to a manhole. The eighteen inch Cates Creek sewer interceptor will, for the present, terminate at the manhole at the intersection of Cates Creek and the Wildwood tributary. At some future date, the interceptor could be extended south and southwest along Cates Creek, under Interstate 85, to the vicinity of the intersection of Interstate 40 and Old Hwy 86. The service area implications of this potentiality are being discussed by the I-40/old NC 86 Economic Development District Workgroup. The potential for providing sewer service to the northeast and northwest quadrants of the I-40 and old NC 86 interchange has been favorably considered by this group. The proposed Cates Creek interceptor crosses property owned by Orange County and currently the site of the Orange Enterprises facility. The property is located on Valley Forge Road which intersects Hwy 86 approximately 2000 feet north of the intersection of NC 86 and Interstate 85. The entire parcel contains approximately three acres and the easement requested contains approximately one-half acre. The Orange Enterprises building is located in the southwest corner of the parcel, on the Valley Forge Road frontage. The proposed easement runs all the way across the rear of the property and lies in an unused and unusable (from a building standpoint) heavily wooded area within the Cates Creek floodplain. The proposed easement does not interfere with the existing building, parking area or other facilities. The proposed location of the Cates Creek interceptor represents a potential benefit to the County and Orange Enterprises. Sewer service to the Orange Enterprises building is currently provided through the use of a small and sometimes problematic sewer pumping station. The proposed location of the interceptor would furnish a means of providing the building with a gravity sewer connection and eliminating the existing sewer pump. The installation of the interceptor along Cates Creek could also benefit County economic development efforts by providing the access to municipal sewer service that is necessary for the expansion of Eurosport. This company, which specializes in catalogue sales of soccer clothing and equipment, is located in the old White Furniture complex on Hwy 70 Business. The facility is currently served by an aging