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MEMoRANnuM TO: County Commissioners COPIES: John Link, County Manager FROM: Paul Thames, PE, County Engineer DATE: September 27, 2000 SUBJECT: Expansion of the Efland Sewer System As per requests from County Commissioners and from the County Manager, the following information is provided as to how and when the expansion of the Efland Sewer System, and particulazly the portion to the system expansion to be financed primarily through proceeds of the 1997 Efland Sewer Bond, might be accomplished. There aze essentially two primary strategies or options, each with many potential iterations, which would provide for the expansion of the sewer system. O_ ption I involves proceeding only with the expansion of the sewer in the azea defined by the 1997 Efland Sewer Bond. That area, shown in the attached map, can be roughly defined as that area bounded by the Lloyd dairy on the east, McGowan Creek on the north, Efland-Cedar Grove Road on the west and Southern Railroad on the south. Option II involves developing and adopting a master plan that defines the ultimate sewer service area for the Efland Sewer System, integrating the bond referendum defined service area into the master plan and sequencing the phases of system development. Each option has its advantages and disadvantages. The primary advantage of Option I is that it would allow the County to fulfill its commitments as defined by the 1997 bond referendum in the near term. It 1S not llkely that deC1510I1S made by the BOCC as t0 the eXpansiaII of the Sealer Systems to those areas outside of the bond referendum defined service azea would have a significant impact on the design or extent of the system within the bond referendum defined area. It is also unlikely that; even if the BOCC were to immediately direct staff to proceed with the process of acquiring engineering/surveying services and starting sewer design for the bond defined azea, construction documentation could be made ready in time for submittal at the March 31, 2001 deadline far the FY 2001-2002 Clean Water Grant applications. However, if the documents could be gotten ready and if the grant application were successful, it is probable that all of the funds from the Bond referendum would not have to be spent for design and construction of the azea outlined in the referendum. Unspent bond funds could then be applied to the expansion of the sewer system into other areas as tazgeted and prioritized by the BOCC.