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Attachment 1 <br /> MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MOU <br /> ,. o0p� <br /> Between <br /> Orange County <br /> And <br /> City of Mebane <br /> I . PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br /> The purpose of this MOU is to clearly identify the roles and responsibilities of each party <br /> related to the proposed West Ten Road Waterline Connector Project ( "the project" ) . <br /> In particular, this MOU is intended to : <br /> 1 . Define the roles and delineate the roles and responsibilities of each party. <br /> 2 . Outline communication , financial , and other expectations of the parties until the <br /> project is completed and turned over to the City of Mebane . <br /> Il . PARTIES <br /> The parties of this MOU are Orange County, North Carolina ( " the County " ) and the City of <br /> Mebane ( " Mebane ") . <br /> III . BACKGROUND <br /> The project consists of the design and installation of approximately 1 , 750 linear feet of 12 - <br /> inch diameter ductile iron pipe ( DIP ) public water line . The project is located along the <br /> southern shoulder of West Ten Road between Buchanan Drive and Buckhorn Industrial <br /> Parkway in the Cheeks Township of Orange County. The project provides a critical 12 - inch <br /> water line loop between two dead end sections of existing 12 - inch water line currently <br /> owned and operated by Mebane . Once complete , the induced public water system looping <br /> provides increased fire flow and water transmission line redundancy to the western portion <br /> of Orange County, including the Gravelly Hill Middle School site and the designated Efland - <br /> Buckhorn Economic Development District ( EDD ) . An indirect benefit of the project is <br /> improved insurance ratings of local residences and businesses and enhanced <br /> interconnection potential with Orange Alamance Water System ( OAWS ) and existing <br /> infrastructure in the Buckhorn and Perry Hills communities . <br /> Mebane is managing the project and will assume ownership , operation , and maintenance <br /> of the project once the project is constructed , inspected , and certified . The <br />