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31 <br /> Todd Taylor explained how OWASA's service area has become constrained over time. He <br /> said originally, OWASA had no geographic limitations beyond serving the university, Chapel Hill, <br /> and Carrboro as its primary responsibility, and growth paying for growth was the only restriction. <br /> He said the rural buffer around University Lake watershed protection became the first geographic <br /> constraint, visible on maps as the green line, which follows watershed boundaries. He said state <br /> water supply watershed rules in the early 1990s added further protection in the hashed out blue <br /> areas of the map. He said the 2001 Water and Sewer Management and Boundary Agreement <br /> established formal geographic service boundaries for the first time, describing boundary change <br /> processes and exceptions for health concerns or public facilities like schools. He said the <br /> agreement established procedures for working with county entities to determine service <br /> provision and created OWASA's long-term interest area, shown in light blue. <br /> Slide #12 <br /> k! <br /> p OWASA Lo—Te m Lneaest Area <br /> ®watersheds <br /> Q Tom,En Rwndary <br /> �— Rural Buffer Boundary <br /> OWASA Pnmary SeMce Area <br /> w <br /> rsr <br /> OWASA <br /> cage r,Poe <br /> waiersned <br /> Service <br /> t <br /> • <br /> �. c <br /> i <br /> Chapel Hill ETJ <br /> Lnr+e slly Lnke +_ <br /> Vla,ersh Cd <br /> Sr <br /> N car boro ETJ <br />