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13 <br /> 1 from a long-term interest area to a primary service area, and is the current location of the <br /> 2 Morinaga Factory. <br /> 3 Commissioner Jacobs said one utility outlet, which has not been mentioned, is <br /> 4 Orange/Alamance Water System (OAWS), and asked if this entity fits into this discussion. <br /> 5 Craig Benedict said Orange/Alamance Water System is located in Orange County, but <br /> 6 serves parts of Alamance. He said they are not a signatory to this agreement, and there are no <br /> 7 sub agreements either. He said there are annual meetings held with them to discuss economic <br /> 8 development within the Efland area, as well as any long range plans they may have. <br /> 9 Commissioner Jacobs asked if Orange/Alamance Water System has adopted a master <br /> 10 plan. <br /> 11 Craig Benedict said no, but staff is moving closer to presenting the Board with a water <br /> 12 infrastructure integrity analysis. <br /> 13 Commissioner Rich asked if the service area for Orange/Alamance Water could be <br /> 14 defined. <br /> 15 Craig Benedict said all of the residential within the unincorporated Efland area, and the <br /> 16 Perry Hills neighborhood, as well as around part of Mebane's water system serving an area to <br /> 17 the north and southwest of it. He said he is working in an ongoing fashion to stress that the <br /> 18 water needs to not only be potable, but also a fire suppression system. <br /> 19 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the Orange/Alamance Water Supply is exclusively <br /> 20 from wells. <br /> 21 Craig Benedict said no, part is an allocation from the Lake Orange Eno Capacity Use <br /> 22 Agreement; part is from wells; and part is from interlocal agreements with Mebane/Graham <br /> 23 Water System. <br /> 24 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if OAWS has drilled any new wells in the last 10 years. <br /> 25 Craig Benedict said not in Orange County but perhaps in Alamance. <br /> 26 Commissioner Jacobs said OAWS is a wild card in the middle of the County. He said <br /> 27 there is a history of a dysfunctional relationship. <br /> 28 Commissioner Jacobs said a central public facility can be put in the rural buffer, to be <br /> 29 served by water and sewer, like a school or a fire station, but it has yet to actually happen. <br /> 30 Craig Benedict said the one time this topic did come up was the Solid Waste <br /> 31 Administration Center. He said as the Rogers Road long range planning area is discussed, the <br /> 32 topic of the rural buffer near Eubanks Road is sure to come up. <br /> 33 Perdita Holtz made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Introduction to Possible Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary <br /> 36 Agreement (WASMPBA) Amendments <br /> 37 February 13, 2017 <br /> 38 QPH Work Session <br /> 39 Item F.2 <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Tonight's Purpose <br /> 42 • To receive an introduction to possible WASMPBA amendments and provide feedback to <br /> 43 staff <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Brief History of WASMPBA <br /> 46 • Five party agreement adopted in 2001 <br /> 47 o Orange County, OWASA, and Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough <br /> 48 o Amended only once— in 2010 <br /> 49 • Defines Primary Service Areas and Long-Term Interest Areas <br />