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ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY POLICY ON REIMBURSEMENTS 3 3 FOR WATER AND SEWER EXTENSIONS PURPOSE: The reimbursement policy sets forth principles and guidelines for reimbursement of funds to applicants/developers who, at their cost, installed water and sewer facilities with capacity in excess of their project's needs and which will sup- port future development, and which have been dedicated to and accepted by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority. BACKGROUND: An integral part of the operation of Orange Water and Sewer Authority is the extension of water and sewer facili- ties by parties other than the Authority. These extensions of service may consist of: construction of new mains, service lines, pump stations and other appurtenances necessary to serve a property. In many cases, such facilities are of a size in excess of the development's needs. When utilizable excess capac- ity is installed, it is appropriate to provide for reimbursement of a portion of the cost. POLICY: The reimbursement of funds for water and sewer exten- sions by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority shall: 1. Be in accordance with the Authority Reimbursement Regula- tion, the Authority Water Extension Regulations, the Authority Sewer Extension Regulation, Authority Specifications and the Au- thority Schedule of Rates and Fees. 2. Be made only where the facil.iti.es will serve individual customers outside of the applicant's project and allow for future orderly development of the water and sewer system to serve other customers in accordance with policies of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority. 3. Be available only to the original developer and limited to that portion of the on-site cost of the water and sewer system components which are in excess of the minimum line size construc- tion cost and to the off-site cost where water and sewer compo- nents are of a size and so located as to serve other properties. 4. Be for a period of ten years from the date the reimbursement agreement is executed by the Authority, but in no instance beyond eleven years from the date the water and/or sewer system was accepted by the Authority. 5. Be paid from the footage charge levied against property served directly by the connection and from the acreage component of the availability fees levied against property developed simul- taneously or subsequent to the installation of the water and/or sewer mains.