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2 <br />The following are policy considerations: <br />1) Ongoing reevaluation of sewer treatment agreement with Town of Hillsborough. <br />2) Ultimate engineered infrastructure capacity of sewer system. <br />3) Consistency and compatibility with existing or future land use patterns such as the limits of the <br />transition area. <br />4) Existence of a complimentary water system provider that can provide both potable water and <br />fire suppression services in a planned manner: <br />5) Consideration of the sub-basin of the Upper Eno and the rules that govern water allotment <br />and sewer effluent release. <br />6) Sewer expansion bond related responsibilities. <br />7) Types of sewer users and overall system flows. <br />8) Reduction of environmental hazards. <br />9) Regard for public health emergencies. <br />10) Support of other county goals such as economic development, affordable housing, water <br />resource preservation, etc. <br />11) Prioritization or phasing of system expansion. <br />12) The development of a specific and binding sewer extension agreement between all parties. <br />These preceding policy considerations and additional input from the Board of Commissioners can <br />be developed into definitive guidelines. The staff and Board of Commissioners can use the <br />guidelines as utility providers, to determine what projects (including project type, size and location, <br />etc.) are consistent with the sewer extension policy and therefore are reasonable to enter into a <br />sewer agreement with a specific project. <br />This sewer agreement would set forth specific obligations of all parties and if approved would act <br />as a' prerequisite to subdivision approval. The provision or non-provision of public sewer is a major <br />determinant of subdivision design (i.e. lot size), so the decision of an agreement needs to be as <br />early in the concept state as possible. <br />There are a few specific projects that are awaiting a more definitive sewer policy so the associated <br />sewer agreement request can come forward for action by the Board of Commissioners. The <br />projects include Ashwick and McGowen Creek subdivisions that are within the development <br />approval process. When specific policies are adopted, these projects can be gauged against the <br />standards enabling a recommendation from administration to. the Board of Commissioners on which <br />projects are acceptable for county sewer provision. <br />Due to the ongoing subdivision development process, these sewer extension guidelines need to be <br />formulated in the short term, so a policy can be presented by March 20, 2001.