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3. <br /> OWASA Report to Orange County Commissioners <br /> March 23, 1993 <br /> Page 2 <br /> recommended for University Lake. The principle reason for the difference is the greater depth <br /> and volume of Cane Creek Reservoir, which enables it to assimilate a larger pollution load with <br /> less apparent degradation than would occur at University Lake. Current County regulations <br /> require 80,000 square foot minimum lots in the Cane Creek critical area (within about a half mile <br /> of the reservoir), but allow 40,000 square foot lots throughout the rest of the watershed. These <br /> current regulations are less stringent than is suggested by the preliminary Camp Dresser McKee <br /> examination. The proposed study will provide definitive information on which to base future land <br /> use regulations for the Cane Creek watershed. <br /> Another Cane Creek issue in which the Board of Directors maintains a keen interest is the <br /> potential landfill site adjacent to OWASA property at the reservoir. As transmitted to you and the <br /> Landfill Siting Committee last year, Orange Water and Sewer Authority remains firmly opposed <br /> to locating a landfill at Cane Creek. <br /> Capital Projects <br /> My last report to you noted that OWASA's Capital Improvements Program includes more than <br /> $30 million dollars in projects for the five year planning period. Construction is underway on a <br /> number of them, including the $1.2 million dollar Bolin Creek sewer line expansion in Chapel <br /> Hill. A similar project is now being designed for the Booker Creek interceptor. <br /> OWASA's sewer system performed remarkably well during the 3-inch rainfall of March 4. The <br /> wastewater treatment plant continued to produce high quality effluent without experiencing any <br /> process upsets or washouts, despite receiving the highest single day flow on record at the Mason <br /> Farm Plant. <br /> OWASA-Hillsborough Pipeline <br />