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IF <br /> How will seasonal water rates affect your water bills ? <br /> OFF <br /> 0 IF OF <br /> The answer to this question depends , <br /> on your water use pattern over the � May 1 - Sept . 30 , I <br /> course of a year . 2002 <br /> IF IF <br /> " peak" seasonalI OF <br /> OF <br /> However , for many customers , the water rate in effectIF <br /> lower rates and bills from October ( $ 4 . 08 per 1 , 000 ft <br /> through April will largely offset the allons LIF Or FIFO . <br /> higher rate for May through SeptemOF OF <br /> OF OF OF <br /> - <br /> Old , year-round water rate 9 ) OF <br /> ( $ 2 . 90 per 1 , 000 gallons ) <br /> ber . in effect from Nov . , 2000 I OFF <br /> Seasonal rates have the greatest through April 30 , 2002 October 1 , 2002 } <br /> " off peak" water rate <br /> effect on bills for customers who use <br /> very large amounts ( such as 20 , 000 goes into effect <br /> IF IF <br /> or more gallons per month ) in the ( $ 2 . 16 per 1 , 000 <br /> gallons ) <br /> summer . — — - <br /> SEASONAL WATER RATES : <br /> Any OWASA customer who wishes HIGHER FOR MAY THROUGH SEP'I'EMBER, <br /> I 4w OF <br /> to receive an estimate of water ser- <br /> vice costs for a full year is invited to LOWER FROM OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL <br /> contact OWASA Public Affairs at * 6 . 25 % increase proposed to be effective in November <br /> 9684421 , ext . 267 or by e - mail to <br /> webmaster@owasa . org . 00 <br /> O WA SA "SMOKE TESTS " SEWERS <br /> TO HELP PREVENT WASTEWATER OVERFLOWSOF OF <br /> In mid - May , a contractor for OWASA Pose of the testing is to find and corm be corrected as a later step . If leaksOF I <br /> we <br /> F. <br /> began " smoke testing " of sewer rect leaks and openings that allow are found in private sewer laterals , FIFO I OF IF I IF w <br /> mains in the Bolin Creek drainage stormwater into sewer lines . Exces - OWASA will contact property own - IFO <br /> r <br /> basin between Estes Drive Extension sive stormwater may cause waste - ers about fixing the leaks . IF OF I OF <br /> OF <br /> and East Franklin Street . water to overflow from a manhole or <br /> potentially inside a residence . The work will involve about 171 , 000FOw OF <br /> The smoke used in the tests is grey , feet of sewer mains and will takeIF <br /> s ' <br /> non -toxic and non -staining . The pur- Where leaks are identified , they will about two to three months . <br /> IF <br /> — - --- - -- <br /> OF <br /> r' A OF <br /> t <br /> r, <br /> r <br /> SAFE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS <br /> WASTE PROTECTS WATER QUALITY <br /> OF <br /> IF <br /> i' Orange County will collect hazard - cluding paint , pesticides , chemicals , 4OF <br /> ous household wastes from 9 : 00 am fluorescent lamps , solvents , etc . can _ �i <br /> OF- <br /> to 3 : 00 pm on the first Saturday of be brought to the Landfill for disposal <br /> each month through November , at no charge . However , business ii <br /> OF <br /> IF <br /> 2002 at the Orange County Land - wastes are not accepted . _ <br /> fill . Or <br /> IF OF <br /> The Landfill is on Eubanks Road west10-— lIF <br /> - � I OF <br /> 7 The dates of these upcoming events of NC 86 (Airport Road ) . For more in f. <br /> ter., �'�_�r'�>��,.:,,:• r . <br /> are Jul 6 August 3 September 7 formation , please call the Orange ==== == <br /> i, Y � 9 � P � <br /> October 5 and November 2 , 2002 , Y 9 �`` L <br /> Count Solid Waste ManagementIF <br /> .� ' <br /> li <br /> •.. Household hazardous wastes in - Department at 968 -2788 . <br /> T. <br /> O " ASA II 1"VEN` 01MIES IETER BOX <br /> ATENCION : Este documento `� LOCATIONS IT1 TT111 GROFF. TECHNOLOGY <br /> contiene informaciFor <br /> on imP ortante " I OWASA staff and a private company check water use at about 18 , 600 <br /> del empresa de servicio publico I are gathering data on the precise lo - meters in the Carrboro - Chapel Hill <br /> queprovee su summistro del agua cations of water meter boxes . area . <br /> i municipal. Si necesita OWASA customers may notice two - <br /> ' ayuda The meter box inventory involves rem <br /> i para traducirl este documento, I Person teams doing this work in May and June . cording latitude and longitude coordi - <br /> flame por fia.vor a la Empresa de Hates with a special device that rem <br /> Agua Potable yAlcanfarilladode The meter box data will enable ceives signals from satellites in the <br /> Orange `a1 968=4421 . OWASA to redesign its meter read - Global Positioning System ( GPS ) . <br /> FFIA <br /> FIFO <br /> IFF <br /> I j` ` 1 ing routes for more efficiency . Every GPS , often used on boats , is accurate <br /> IF <br /> - - -� month , four OWASA meter readers to about one yard . <br /> e-mail: webmaster@owasa. org fax: .9684421 Printed on recycled paper <br />