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s Memorandum Excess Capacity Credit Policy November 3, 2005 Page 3 Water. Far the purposes of an excess capacity credit, the base or minimum size main would be 8 inches in diameter or the main size required to meet the capacity needs of the development.. Sewer. Same as water Benefited Area: The benefited area or parties receiving a benefit from a water or sewer main extension can be defined as follows: 1) Properties that connect directly to the water or sewer main extension; and 2) Properties located within a geographical area or boundary that receive a benefit from the water or sewer main extension. Water. Since water main extensions can provide an overall system benefit by improving system flow and pressure, enhancing fire protection, improving system reliability, and improving water quality, the benefited parties would be defined as all customers (new or existing) that connect to or are connected to any water main within the QWASA service area. Sewer: Sewer main extensions serve a defined drainage basin or geographic area making it relatively easy to determine the benefited parties, For sewer the benefited parties would be defined as all customers or properties connecting to a public sewer main within a drainage basin or subbasin where an oversized sewer main has been extended or benefit is derived from an oversized sewer main extension. An advantage of this benefited area definition is that those customers or properties that receive a direct benefit from the oversized sewer extension participate in the cost of the facilities, Disadvantages of this approach include 1) staff will have to evaluate and track each sewer connection request to determine if it is located within an identified credit area; 2) there is a potential for inequities in the connection fees assessed if lots within a development are served by an oversized sewer main and an existing sewer main; and 3) those downstream customers that receive an indirect benefit from sewer mains being extended into an area without public sewer service will not share in the cost of the facilities. An alternate approach may consider that, in addition to the direct benefit received, any sewer extension into a drainage basin without public sewer service could benefit the existing customer base (system) and the community by allowing the phase-out of pump stations and septic systems thereby having the potential to improve downstream water quality which benefits the entire service area. The advantages of this benefited area definition include: 1) those customers or properties that receive a direct benefit from the oversized sewer extension participate in the cost of the facilities; 2) those customers that receive an indirect benefit from the oversized sewer main extension participate in the cost of the