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¦ obtaining all necessary construction approvals and permits <br />¦ bidding and constructing all public water mains <br />OWASA indicated that twelve months, beginning at project authorization, would be sufficient to <br />complete all of these work elements. As OWASA was agreeable to beginning the project without <br />waiting until the interlocal agreement between the County and OWASA was formally executed, the <br />project was actually initiated in May. <br />As of this date, the interlocal agreement has not yet been finalized or executed. However, all <br />construction and property surveying has been completed, easements have been identified and final <br />engineering design has been nearly completed. <br />4 <br />It is probable that, failing an unforeseen delay, the project will be ready to bid around January 1, 2001. <br />Given a timetable generally conforming to that outlined by the original time line, project construction <br />would begin on or about March 1, 2001 and be completed on or about June 1, 2001. However, a good <br />portion of the actual construction of the water mains would occur during wet weather and the process of <br />acquiring easements across private property has not yet begun. Construction problems related to poor <br />weather conditions and easement acquisition difficulties are potential sources of delay. <br />FINANCING PROJECT COSTS <br />There are four primary cost centers involved in providing water services to residents of the Rogers Road <br />Community: <br />¦ Costs for water main construction costs (including easement acquisition costs, if any) <br />¦ Costs of OWASA availability fees ( a charge based on each water customer's pro rata share of <br />capital expenditures for common water utility infrastructure, such as the water treatment plant) <br />¦ Costs for constructing water service lines (plumbing connections between customers' house <br />plumbing and water meters which are located at the right-of-way or easement lines) <br />¦ Costs of plumbing upgrades at individual homes where necessary to insure compatibility with high <br />pressure municipal water service <br />Under rationales that a) County owned, landfill related property could ultimately benefit from the <br />availability of water, and b) being proactive regarding the potential migration of landfill leachate to <br />unprotected water wells in the Rogers Road community requires an extension of municipal water <br />service, the decision has been made to use landfill funds to pay the costs of water main construction. <br />Public funding of the water main construction means that no property or household within that portion of <br />the Rogers Road community that can be served by the project will face any assessment charge (charge <br />based on a pro rata share of water main construction costs that are typically charged to benefiting <br />parties).