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:~a Request from Orange County September 2, 2005 Page 2 of 2 Accordingly, the Agreement provides the appropriate policy basis for an OWASA response to Orange County's request. The following definitions, as included in the Agreement, are pertinent. Essential Public Facility "A publicly-owned facility, or a facility wholly financed by Federal, State or local government (or a combination thereof) that provides a service for the health, safety and general welfare of County residents (for example, a school, fire station, public safety substation or solid waste convenience center).." OWASA Loap-Term Lrterest Area "An area (as shown on the Water and Sewer Service Boundary Map, which is Appendix A) within which public water and/or sewer service is not anticipated to be made, but if such service are to be provided, OWASA will be the responsible utility service provider." DISCUSSION Staff agrees that the County's new Solid Waste Operations Center is located within OWASA's Long-Term Interest Area, as delineated in the Agreement. While staff has no technical objecfion to this request, as a matter of'comity extended among the governments, the OWASA Board may be interested in hearing the responses from the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. We note that concurrence at this time represents policy level approval only, and that subsequent decisions about the routing, design, capacity, etc., of any new water/sewer lines needed to serve the property will be made according to established procedures and specifications, subject, of course to any other applicable requirements of the Agreement and to the "orderly provision of the water and sewer service." Please let us know if you have any questions or need any additional information regarding this matter. M. Imtiaz Ahmad, P. E. Director of Engineering and Planning Attachment A is the only attachment available on line.