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MAR -18 -92 WED 14:57 a. W. A. S. I FAX N0, 9199684421 <br />Report to Orange County commissioners <br />March 24. 1992 <br />Page 3 <br />roll• <br />OWASA is also.working closely with the owners of a dairy farm on <br />Morgan Creek upstream of University Lake, where this one source <br />appears to be contributing almost 40 percent of university lake's <br />total annual phosphorus load. We are continuing to work with the <br />$oil Conservation office and the owners to improve the situation. <br />C r <br />As you know, we received a request last month from the Chatham <br />County hoard of Commissioners to purchase water froo OWASA. we <br />immediately shared this correspondence with you and the Towns, <br />and will continue to apprise you of further information that we <br />receive. <br />OWASA's annual budget process is in full gear. Our financial <br />picture is similar to yours - which is to say, tight. The Board <br />of Directors is committed to keeping any rats increases for FY 93 <br />as low as possible. With additional regulatory requirements and <br />demands for increasing levels of services including increased <br />sewer system surveillance and maintenance, we'll face some <br />difficult choices. <br />We now have a rate study underway. It has been 7 years since we <br />had an in -depth study by an outside consultant. we are now <br />reviewing the overall structure of OWASA's rates and fees through <br />a comprehensive analysis by the nationally recognized consulting <br />fire of Black • Veatch. We will be examining needs and sources <br />of revenue, and how to equitably allocate the fee structure among <br />the various customer groups. Results are due within the next <br />couple of months. <br />V1 <br />