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Orange Water and Sewer Authority February I 1,1999 Page 12 2 ITEM TWENTY: WATER AND- SEWER MANAGEMENT. PLANNING. AND BOUNDARY AGREEMENT Dan VanderMeer said he requested Patrick Davis to bring the. Board up-to -date on the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement, and that he requested Ed Kerwin and Robert Epting to advise the Board what the unresolved issues are. Mr. VanderMeer said that Robert Epting provided to the Board of Directors in his January 25,1999 letter his opinion and concern that certain provisions of the present draft dated October 28, 1995 of the Service Area Boundary Agreement conflict with OWASA's duties tender the Agreements of Sale and Purchase that were entered into sePamtety with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Town of Chapel EMI, and the Town of Carrboro. Patrick Davis said he commenced attending the Water and Sewer Boundary Task Force Meetings In 1994.. Initially there were concerns about how water and sewer utMrXes would be managed in order to be compatible with local land use planning growth management objectives. how assignments would be made regarding responsibiiities for providing services in areas throughout Orange County where it would be appropriate and desirable to provide public water and sewer services or, in the event of an unfortunate environmental or public health problem, those services alight be needed to be extended under careful controls. Idr. Davis said the water and Sewer Boundary Task Force discussed the issue of where retail water and sewer utility services should be extended and where they shouida't be extended. That resulted in consensus on primary utility service area and longterm interest areas. Patrick Davis referred the Board to the map on Appendix A entitted'mProposed rubric Water/Sewer Service Boundaries Subject to Addition of Other UtiidiedLocalides." The asap includes the Town of MllsborotWs extraterritorial planning jucisdied4u, corporate limits, and what was identified in the. Town of Wdtsborough's long -range sewer plan as an alternate build -out of its sewer service area. The southern part of the Town of Hillsborough's projected service area would eoradde with the northern boundary of the rurat buffer that Is Identified in the Joint Land Use Plan between Orange County, the Town of Chapel IM E, and the Town of Carrbom. Mr_ Davis said a concern from the outset was obtaining the Town of Hillsborough's commitment not to provide sewer service into the rural buffer and into critical water supply watersheds. That commitment from the Town of 1111tsborough tiwas received early in the discussions and one significant obstacle was overcome. Mr. Davis said there were subsequent discussions about constraints and language that would make it dear that OWASA was committed to not providing rotail services in areas beyond the urban transition areas for the Chapel Ina l- Carrboro community. The Board and staff were in agreement