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<br />OWASA System Development Fees <br />December 18, 2017 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />The new “low-tier” is proposed to be <800 square feet. The combination of the new <br />methodology and new tier will result in a 47% reduction of system development fees for <br />these very small homes. <br /> <br />Multi-family Residential and Nonresidential: System development fees for new <br />master-metered multi-family and non-residential properties are also based on anticipated <br />water use using meter size as a proxy for water use. Depending on the meter size, system <br />development fees will be reduced by 14-18% under the proposed fees for these property <br />types. <br /> <br />The OWASA Board of Directors discussed the issue at our December 14, 2017 Work Session <br />and will decide on the methodology used to calculate the revised system development fees at our <br />January 25, 2018 meeting. We do not anticipate community opposition to the proposed <br />methodology. <br /> <br />Once the methodology is determined on January 25th, we will publicize our analysis and <br />calculations and incorporate the consideration of the revised fees into our annual budget and <br />rates schedule, including a public hearing. The law requires that the new system development <br />fees be in-place by July 1, 2018. <br /> <br />We recognize that this letter provides a level of detail that we generally do not proactively share <br />with you, but we believe it is important to provide you with an explanation of our process and <br />advanced notification of changes that will impact water and sewer service affordability in our <br />community. <br /> <br />On behalf of the entire OWASA Board of Directors, we welcome your feedback, thoughts and <br />questions. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Robert Morgan, Chair <br />Board of Directors <br /> <br />c: Mr. Roger Stancil, Chapel Hill Town Manager <br /> Mr. David Andrews, Carrboro Town Manager <br /> Ms. Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager <br /> OWASA Board of Directors <br /> Ed Kerwin, OWASA Executive Director <br />9