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22 <br /> (Changes made since 10/10/88 public hearing are underlined. ) <br /> Goal 4 - County Involvement <br /> Establish a basis for Orange County's involvement in the <br /> provision of water and/or sewer services and facilities. <br /> A. General Policies <br /> 1. Water and sewer utilities extended to a development <br /> shall be based on good engineering practice and <br /> shall be determined by the long-range plans of the <br /> utility system to which they are connected. <br /> Utility extensions will be considered by the County <br /> in conjunction with assessments of potential growth <br /> and service need in the area. <br /> 2. Orange County may consider providing financial <br /> assistance for the completion of engineering <br /> studies, easement acquisition, water and sewer <br /> lines, including pipe and ancillary equipment such <br /> as water pumps, sewer pumps, valves, pump houses, <br /> fire hydrants, and water and sewer treatment plants <br /> as well as the actual construction of these <br /> utilities. <br /> 3. Major water and sewer utilities will be funded to a <br /> reasonable point along the property line of an <br /> approved project, within the limitations of <br /> available funds. Major water and sewer extensions <br /> are defined as projects where pipe sizes greater <br /> than eight (8) inches in diameter are extended more <br /> than 750 feet beyond existing facilities. <br /> 4. Where a public facility beyond the corporate limits <br /> and extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality <br /> is to be served, advance approval of the Board of <br /> Commissioners on the siting of the facility and <br /> County participation shall be obtained. The extent <br /> of County involvement shall be limited in such <br /> instances to the extent that the facility will <br /> benefit the residents of Orange County. <br /> 5. Orange County shall have title to any water and <br /> sewer utilities which it funds; provided, however, <br /> such title shall only be required where water/sewer <br /> • lines are extended beyond the existing utility <br /> service area of a municipality or publicly-owned <br /> system. Where County funding for projects outside <br /> an existing utility service area are repaid, title <br /> to the water and sewer utilities may be granted to <br /> the municipality or publicly-owned system. In the <br /> latter case, the County may attach conditions to <br /> the transfer of title which require that <br /> 15 <br />