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Orange Water and Sewer Authority �. " February 11,1999 Page 13 that there are community benefits in having reasonable controls on the extension of OWASA's retail water and sewer lines and services within the southeastern part of Orange County and the urban growth area for the Chapel Hfil- Carrboro community. Mr. Davis said there was consensus from the local government representatives on the Water and Sewer Boundary Task Force (Town of Carrboro, Town of Chapel HcQ, Town of Halsborough, and Orange County) that by putting any typegof constraint on the provision of public water and sewer utilities In areas outside of the urban service areas that the only alternative for providing water and sewer services to new growth and development is by using alternative type systems. Patrick Davis said alternative type systems are individual wells, private community water systems, individual septic systems, or small - scale community-type' wastewater systems. The local government representatives recognized and acknowledged that would be the preferred alternative approach in the outlying,areas. Mr. Davis said corresponding with the decision that the decentralized -type systems in the rural buffer and in the water supply watersheds would be the appropriate approach then brought up the issue of what happens In the event the alternative type systems fail and public utilities need to be extended to correct a falling wastewater system or water supply wells that contain contaminants that needs an alternative which might, in fact, need to be public water. Patrick Davis said in situations that are dearly determined to be emergency in nature, carefully designed, carefully located and controlled public utilities in the sensitive areas - rural buffer, and water supply watersheds could under certain limited situations be acceptable. Mr. Davis said the agreement spells out some situations In which public utility extensions might be appropriate in areas that would normally not be considered appropriate for public utilities. Mr. Davis said some of the areas where there has not been consensus have to do primarily with dealing with the Intergovernmental agreements concerning wholesale transfer of water or cooperative agreements regarding wastewater service and wastewater treatment -and particularly In those Instances where it Is beyond the Orange County boundaries. Patrick Davis said those areas have significant Iong -term Implications not just from a land use planning and growth management standpoint In OWASA's service area in Orange County as a whole but there is also significant implication from a water and sewer utility provision standpoint — reliability, quality of service, economy of service, and the provision of the backbone infrastructure needed to meet the planned Increases In water and sewer demands that come with the community's growth and development In accordance with the adopted land use plans. Mr. Davis said that he and Barry Jacobs represented the Board on the Water and Sewer Boundary Task Force and they made It clear their opinions were their own and that the full OWASA Board of Directors will state its opinion at the appropriate time. Mr. Davis said the draft agreement Is getting closer to a final agreement. Two meetings have been scheduled for March 1999 with the hope that the Wrier and Sewer Boundary Task Force will conclude Its discussions and present a final agreement sh ullar In version and content to the draft February 2,1999 Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement. Patrick Davis said there would be some provisions in the agreement that will not have consensus support of all the Participants on the Task Force. Mr. Davis said the Initial issue of a common boundary agreement with the Town of Hillsborough has not bees formalized. There are some provisions In the draft agreement that the representatives of the Town of Hillsborough said they could not and would not agree to. Patrick Davis said that the elected representatives and staff of the Town of Hillsborough stopped attending the Water and Sewer Boundary Task Force meetings and, therefore, there is concern about the Town of Hillsborough's commitment to the agreement. 10.2.5 IL