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37 <br /> 1 Slide #24 <br /> Water Quality <br /> oiPuee i.e.waL•?a.L r.nn w.3s <br /> Water service area reduced to <br /> 1'c decrease the distance from the <br /> r <br /> Town's water plant <br /> �; • The Urban Service Boundary <br /> j was adjusted most significantly <br /> g on the eastern side of the <br /> system, the water plant is on <br /> ! the western edge of the Town's <br /> service area. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Bryant Green said the town serves around 70% of the land area that OWASA serves and <br /> 4 has about 20% of the customers, so the water is spread very wide and very thin. As a result, it <br /> 5 takes a long time to get water from the water treatment plant to the very edges of the service area. <br /> 6 He said the town is pulling everything closer to the water plant to reduce the distance from the <br /> 7 water plant and the most distant customers, consistent with the town's desire to serve the best, <br /> 8 highest quality water possible, given the amount of capacity that's remaining. <br /> 9 Commissioner Carter asked if there are currently people being served in the areas the <br /> 10 town is pulling back from. <br /> 11 Bryant Green said yes, and some schools are outside of the boundaries as well. <br /> 12 Commissioner Fowler asked if the town would continue to serve the schools regardless. <br /> 13 Bryant Green said yes. He explained the town would not extend new water and sewer <br /> 14 mains past those points, but those currently receiving service will still receive service. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 <br />