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MEMORANDUM TO: Attendees - April 1st Assembly of Governments Meeting FROM: Roger Waldon, Chapel Hill Planning Director Marvin Collins, Orange County Planning Director DATE: March 26, 1992 RE: CHATHAM COUNTY REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF OWASA WATER The Orange County Assembly of Governments is meeting on April 1, 1992. On the agenda for that evening is a request from Chatham County to purchase water from OWASA. We understand that the request is for a 10 -year contractual arrangement whereby, OWASA would sell water to Chatham County in quantities that would increase over the term of the contract. At the beginning, the quantity would range from 25,000 gallons per day to 200,000 gallons per day. In the tenth year, the quantity would range from 75,000 gallons per day to 600,000 gallons per day. Part of the reason for the request is an existing inventory of 900+ vacant lots in northern Chatham already permitted for public water supply. Copies of information supplied by Chatham County are attached. We suggest that several policy -level questions are involved here, and the April 1 meeting may be a good forum for discussion. These include: 1) To what extent will growth in northern Chatham County impact roads in southern Orange County? 2) Will the sale of water accelerate and /or increase the level of growth in northern Chatham? 3) What commitments are incurred for the period beyond ten years? In the event that Chatham is not in a position at the end of ten years to supply water on its own, can the sale of water still be terminated? 4) Does the sale of 600,000 gallons per day have any impact on service to existing and future OWASA customers in orange County? What are the "high -end" projections for Orange County water demands ten years from now, and how do those compare with existing supply? Would the proposed agreement have any impact on the ability to sell water on an emergency basis to Hillsborough? We do not have answers at this time, but offer these questions as possible topics of discussion or further study.