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16 <br />provisions shall be made to address adequate line sizing for pressure and <br />volume considerations. <br />D. Controlling Access to Lines In Interest Areas <br />Public water or public sewer lines extended to provide service to an <br />adverse public health condition or essential public facility cannot be used <br />for other purposes or other parties, except to remedy another adverse <br />public health condition. <br />E. Siting of Essential Public Facilities Within Interest Areas <br />The location of some essential public facilities, particularly schools, <br />requires special consideration for access to public water and sewer lines. <br />Where possible, schools shall be sited in a manner that promotes the <br />efficient use of existing water and sewer service. Preferably, a set of <br />criteria governing such situations would be developed based on <br />consultations between the appropriate school boards and the elected <br />officials of affected jurisdictions, and applied as necessary. Publicly - <br />owned facilities other than a public school shall be located in a manner <br />that promotes the orderly provision of water and sewer service. The <br />preferred method of connection is to lines that already exist, or in a <br />manner that would minimize the need to extend existing lines. <br />F. Water and Sewer Service Into /Out of Orange County <br />Water and sewer service of any of the service providers that are parties <br />to this agreement shall not be extended outside of the boundaries of <br />Orange County without the approval of the elected boards which <br />exercise planning jurisdiction on either side of the County boundary. <br />Any extension of lines or service into Chatham County requires the <br />approval of Orange County, Chapel Hill or Carrboro, and OWASA. This <br />approval is not required when water and sewer service is required as a <br />condition of annexation by the towns of Chapel Hill or Carrboro. <br />VII. WATER TRANSFERS AND WASTEWATER <br />TRANSFERS <br />A. Emergency Water Transfers (This subsection shall not apply to any <br />system operated by a municipality) <br />Emergency water transfers are transfers that: <br />