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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-29-2001-1ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION AGENDA ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 29, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Efland Sewer Service Area Polic DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Na Coun En ineer ATTACHMENT(S): Existin ,._Eflan __........ ... __. _ _ ... _ g d Sewer System Document Outline of Wastewater Agreement Water and Sewer Policy Document Memo from Paul Thames .Map of Efland Area INFORMATION CONTACT: _ Craig N. Benedict, ext. 2592 _ _. Paul Thames_,_ext. 23Q3 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane (336)227-2031 PURPOSE: To hear a report on issues surrounding the policies regarding sewer extension of the Efland Sewer System including a GIS Presentation. BACKGROUND: Over the last few years, staff has researched the parameters or external forces that can effect planning policy decisions in the Efland area. Two documents are attached that approach offering policy guidance regarding the extension of the county's sewer system in Efland. However, based on our research of the complementary' water system in the area operated by Orange-Alamance Water System (OAWS), the development of a cohesive growth plan with adequate water and sewer public services is in jeopardy. The policies, as written, could give reasonable guidance to policy makers to cautiously proceed or hold the extension of the sewer system in certain cases outside of the intended bond service area or until further cooperative planning by OAWS coupled with other land use planning considerations in the area. In any event, more specific policies could offer additional guidance. There have not been any major residential subdivisions in the area over the last 12 years except the recent Richmond Hills subdivision. Our existing sewer policy made that proposal difficult to approve. With development proposals possible in the area, Orange County, as a utility provider, should consider the implications of sewer extension and add clarity to its extension policy based on the ultimate direction of the utility company and how it relates to its formal and informal partners. ~~~spa~u' The following are policy considerations: 1) Ongoing reevaluation of sewer treatment agreement with Town of Hillsborough. 2) Ultimate engineered infrastructure capacity of sewer system. 3) Consistency and compatibility with existing or future land use patterns such as the limits of the transition area. 4) Existence of a complimentary water system provider that can provide both potable water and fire suppression services in a planned manner. 5) Consideration of the sub-basin of the Upper Eno and the rules that govern water allotment and sewer effluent release. i1 Sewer ex ars~nn bond relate '_ _ _._ . ) _ p ed responsibilitieG. 7) Types of sewer users and overall system flows. 8) Reduction of environmental hazards. 9) Regard for public health emergencies. 10) Support of other county goals such as economic development, affordable housing, water resource preservation, etc. 11) Prioritization or phasing of system expansion. 12) The development of a specific and binding sewer extension agreement between ,all parties. 13) Existing sewer easement agreements and the obligations of the agreement. The limits of the sewer system can follow a variety of features, land use, or engineering patterns. 1) Bond Area 2) Existing Sewer Line and properties which it bisects 3) 10-year Transition Area of Land Use Plan 4) McGowen Creek 5) 20-year Transition Area of Land ,Use Plan 6) Modify Transition Area in update to Land Use Plan 7) Sewer Master Plan (unadopted at this time) 8) Water Sewer Boundary Agreement The aforesaid features roughly increase in potential service area size. 2 These preceding policy considerations and additional input from the Board of Commissioners can be developed into definitive guidelines. The staff and Board of Commissioners can use the guidelines as utility providers, to determine what projects (including project type, size and location, etc.) are consistent with the sewer extension policy and therefore are reasonable to enter into a sewer agreement with a specific project. This sewer agreement would set forth specific obligations of all parties and if approved would act as a prerequisite to subdivision,ap,proval. The provision or non-provision of public sewer is a major determinant of subdivision design (i.e. lot size), so the decision of an agreement needs to be as early in the concept stage as possible. There are a few specific projects that are awaiting a more definitive sewer policy so the associated sewer agreement request can come forward for action by the Board of Commissioners. The projects include Ashwick and McGowen Creek subdivisions that are within the development approval process. When mare specific policies are adopted, these projects can be gauged against the standards enabling a recommendation from administration to the Board of Commissioners on which projects are acceptable for county sewer provision. Due to the ongoing subdivision development process, these sewer extension guidelines need to be - --- ---fo~rmtatatetf'frr the shcirt-i:erm, so a policy can be presented by ~-pril 17; 2001 and theweafter review _ ._ of .. P . ...-.._-:.::_ ..:.-.:... _.. _ _ . .. . s ecific projects for sewer extension and sewer agreement. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The type and extent of the overall system can have a great financial impact. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board hear the report and offer direction to staff on how to proceed further on developing more specific policies for incorporation into an official policy document by April 17, 2001. PAGE ~- • ~ Adopted November 19, 158.5 , . Amended March 1, 1968 . ,Amended November LS, 1988 NORTB CAROLINA ~ RESOLOTION ESTARLTSSING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR TF~E •~ ~ OPERATION OF A SEwSR~COLLECTION ' ' TREATMENT SYSTEM. TD SERVE T13E ORAi1GE COUNTY EFLAND AREA OF ORANGE COUNTY 8e it resolved by the Board of Comatiffision®rs of • drange County Chat the ~'vllor~fag rules .and • 'regulations (here~.nafter_ called the Rules) shal]. govern the operation of .~.. . the~Otange County Sewe= Collection and Treatment System' searv~.n th ~ - - g®_ Count [hereinafter cawed ~ , - ,.. ~ .:--_ --e - Ef land :a-re~ ~a~ , Dr~,n . the System'. I. CLASSiFICATSON OF SERVICE (Reserv®d. •There sre pz'esently no separate elas8igi.catione of sew®r service.) I~. riQASTEWATER TREATMENT LIMITATIONS • Orango County hasp contracted with the Town of Hi~.lsbo~ough which .contract provides that th® Town will treat wastewat®r . generated by th® System sub j ecti to the follow~.'ng conditions contained ~.n the agreement between th® County and • Town: ' No customer shall ba allowed to conneet~to the • County system unless and until such customer's a~ s i '' propos®d d$~scharge has bees found acceptable by both the Town and . County. Approval sha].1 be • predicated •on t1) the quality of the .effluent of • ~ the potential user being compatible with the Town's • NPDES discharge permit, (a) compliance with the • ~ • ~ Town's ordir-arce, rules and regulations concerning l • r pretreatment of industrial wastewater, and (3) all County (subdivision, xonir,g, erosion, building, etc.) and State (DOT, etc.) permits having been properly granted. Under no eircumatances will the County penait the discharge of septic sewage in its system. ~. ~:_,. - . -._-..._----- -... ---.-I ]C 1C. RATE--5CHEDULE AND ASirAILABZLITY-PEES A. "Rate schedule - Rased upon monthly water' consumption: See Attactuaant A. e., Availability Fees: --~•~ - Each person, firm, or corparati.on coma®cti,ng to the system (herei.nafter user or users] other than 'those initially Connected from among those initially applying for cvnnectian, shall pay a 5600.00 per residential. equivalent availability f ee to the County and a $400.00 avai3,ab~3.lity fee . to the To+~n of Hillsborough. Availability fees may change from time to time pursuant to duly 'enacted reso~.utions of the County ar~d the Towa. • Those users initially,eonneat~.ng, from, those initially ra 3, applying for connection, shall be exempt from the availability £ee. The fnatial application period expired February ~. ].985. The initial connection deadline will be establ~,shed by resolution of the Hoard of Caunty CommissioneXS. • • C • Ac=sage Fee [Rasersred] . 2 PAGE = ~" j ~• - D. Stub-ouL Servic® Line Fee CReserved]. . • IV. APPLICATION ~'OR SERYSCE ' Persor~s•seeking service may make application ~ aLn person at the offfc,e, of the Orange County Planning Department. =he application ,requirelderits are as follows: 1. A depos~:t as provided in Art~.cle v of ' - these ruses must acca~pany the'applieation and be paid at the - - _-. _ Dsaa~ge County.. Planning - Department . or ~ such other p~,aAe as is _ . _.. ~. Y. .. g --mended i om time to tame. A Seger Use /1,8$ des grated b Oran ® County fr and Easement and Agreement must., be on file, signed by the property omnez(s)/users. ~ . ' •2, The conditions set Perth in Art~.cle Ix of ~ these su].es must be satisfied in the case of an application for service to, undeveloped land. • ' • 3. Any former user may again becom® a user by fulfilling the application requirements set forth in th~.s ' art3cl.e and by paying any applicable avn~,].abilxty or other . fees. In addition,~•any such former user applying again to be • a user must pay any,outstaadi.ng account plus ~.nter8st th®reon . ~at the 'legal irate as it is established in ~torth Carolina ~, General Statutes Section ~~-l.r its successor, and~es the same is ameAded from .time to timer compounded annually- AnY person who has actually used and benefited from sewer service which has been supplied to pretn9.ses owned .or directly occupied or used~by that~gersonr for which service there is ' an outstanding indebtedness remainS.ng due the County: may 3 -, r • PAGE become a user by completing the applfcation requirements ~.n this article, by paying any availability fee or other • applicable fee and by paying the outstanding indebtedness for the service which was supplied to the prema.ses owned or directly occupied or used by such person, V. DEPOSIT ~_ A. A minimum cash deposit is required o$, all Amended - - - sets- -. ' _It_ shall be Thirt .Dell-ars (530.00-D-. Th® de ®s{t . _ _ _.- . shall be aid either in full at the tame an a lieation for .service is made or in a maximum of three a a], consecutive monthl ••installments the first of which must be aid when an •• a lic~ation for service is made. e~~.-~_~,~..avea~g~ ~e~a~a~a~-eew~s~-~~.~-~a~-~ws+-m~-~•s-a€.-se~~~sa-aaa~~3-~~ ~a a~~eac-a~-.p~ ..waye~-~a~-~-~a:e~#~te~-~~e~--1$. .. w~~ed-e€-a~~--~se~$T Deposits will not draw interest.' Amended B. A separate deposit will be required for 3/1/88 • each connection. . C, Each deposit may be redeemed by the user • upon disconneetxon from the~gystem_and upon payment 3n full of all charges for service. F '' GI. INITIAL OR MrNIMIIM CHARGE •- A. There will be a separate account established for each sewer. eonn®etion to the system. Each 6L1Ch account will be iq the name o~f the user. The minimum monthly charge as provided in the rate schedule will be made 4 P~ 7 for each acoount for any. monthly usage up to the minimum 3,040 gallons. , 8. In those cases whew the connection is to property wrhich r®ceives its wet®r by welly the minimum •, monthly eha~rge•wzll be that established in the rate schedule unless water consumption exceeds th® minimum eontaiaed in the • rate schedule. The County, reserves the right tv,me~er the -. -- we~.l bE an~r .used to determine .•that user's wa~.e~r-. _ -. - __: - -- - . usage. • ~ Y12. CCVI~TY'S RE5PD1~SI8xLITY AHD LIABILITY A. The. County w•~.ll. run a Service line from its.col~.ection Line to th® property line, except as prova,ded .~,,. is Article ZX, relating to extensions of the system. • emended e. All plumbing f.netalled by the user for ~!a!, ae• connection to the system will~be installed according to the porch Carolina 6tate Plumbing Code and will be permitted, • ~ . inspected and approved by Orange County. C. The County is not liable for damage of.~• any kS.nd resulting From sewage or its col.lecti.on from the • us®r's premises, unless sueb damage results directly from negl~.gence on the part of the County. The County ig not '' responsible for any damage done or resulting frcm any defect or operation failure in the plwmbing installed by the us®r,• or in any fixtures ar appliances on the user's premises. The County S.s not responsible for negliger~Ge of third persons in the installation or operation of the System. The County is 5 • ~ . not, responsible for damage caused by forces beyond itS control ar for the interruption of service caused by forces beyond its control. D. Except in the case of an em®rgency, the user will be notified in advance of any anticipated ;interruption of service. xn the case of an emergency the user will be notified as soon thereafter as possible of the _ ..__ ~._._... interruptiar~.._of servic_e.. VIII. OSER*S RESPONSIH7LITY P~. The user a.s responsible for payment of ax1 monthly service charges incurred in conneet~.on with sewer Araeaded 3/1/88.,, •, service. The oooner of the premises to which services are :, Amended 3/1/BB dela.vesed a.s responsible for all charges as provided for i.n the Sewer Easement and Agreement.. ~If a delinquent user is not the owner of the premfses to vhich services are delivered, the payment of the delinquent account will not.be• required before providing services'to the premises at the request of a new and different tenant or occupant of the premises except as provided in Article Iv.3. of the Rules. e. The user is r®ffiponsible for installing ~~, all plufabing and apparatus necessary to .connect to the County's service line and for Corusecting all plumbing and apparatus to the County's service line. Provided, however, no such connection shall be made without a permit to do so issued, by the .County and upon such tents and conditions as the penait prescribes. 6 . " .. - ~ Pram w, : ~ C. ~AIX plumbing and apparatus instal]~ed by the user gill be ~.nstalled and maintained at the user's " expense in accordance with tf~e County's rules and regulations • and any other State or local requirements. • ' D. The. .user will exercise reasonable care • and w~.ll be responsible for the exerCfse of x•easonable care by anyone on the user's'premisea with the user's permission over any part~:on a~ the Co~tinti~ system ~.gcate~ ,on "the user's premises,• Authorised County representatives wi].1 be . permitted by'the user'ty access the user's property' iA order to xnspeCtr as heeded portions of the County's system • located vn the prem~,s®s of the user, " ..~ . • 'E, The user will b® responsible for the cost " of~necessary repairs• or replacement of lost ar damaged •property of the .County which is part of the System or used in the operation and mainter~a~nce of the System • which repair or . r®place~ment is ,caused by or results from the negligence or • wrongful sot of the user, the user's agents or employees. "•. •L3.kew3.se any damage ar ir~~~try to persons or property which " ~ocaurs an the premises of•the user and Nhi.nh is caused by or t.p a' results frota th® negligence or wrongful aCt of the user w"ill 'be the .-sole responsib~•~.$~ty of the user. • F. The amount of ary such loss .or damage or the cost of repairs or replacements will ba, when applicable, added as a charge to the user's account which Charge wi1.1 be 7 l -- -- - PAGE " added in full to the user's next statement unless other . arrangements ,are made which are satisfactory to the County. IX. J~XTENSIONS OF THS SYSTEM System extenS3.ons to serve undeveloped land may occur, but • only, as follo~vs: . . A. Ali suc extensions must be consistent w~,th the overall system pl a as adopted rom tam® to tame by ' Drsnge County. All such a ens,~ons st be _a " J~F'rcve by ~ _. - ,...: . .County Engineer. • ~ $. Extension of th® bystem to new develops~ents can only be approved by the County Engineer of Amended,.; all zoning, subdiva,sion, land use plan and compreh®nsive plan 3/1/•B~8 " regulations of orange County or the Town of Sillsborough, if applicable, are met. respect to ®ub xv the subdfvis3~on prelimi.na plat must be $pproved by the County or the Town., if applicable, - which prel m nary p1.at shall include approved preliminary plans for the System extension. P;a :red de~ieloPment plans ~rhich include System, extensions must include approved preliQxnary plans for the System extension. - F~ `' C- All System extensions must be consistent with Goal 9.3 of the Orange County Land Ilse plan which goal "Proh~.bit[s] the establishment of public water and sewer services ~.n the areas designated wat®r .quality crita.cal • areas, except to address" emergency situations° and with any' 8 ___~ • = ~ .- - - - . .., ~meaded 3/1188 9mended 3/1/88 Water and Sewer Po~.i~cg ahens~,ve Plan the County adopted as part of its • D. A11 System extensions shall. be installed . • according to and in compliance with approved plana~. • •E. Construction of System extensions will be inspected~by'Orange County at interval's determined by the County. The person s®ekinQ System extension agrees to permit access to the System and the system- exten•sioxt fer ir~sp®cti©rr purposes. User eor~nections to • the System will only be perma,tted after the extension of the System ~ is finally - ' •approved in. writing by Crange County. +~•", ,•- ~ F. Upon the .completion of the ,System extension the owaerJdevaloper wi1J. convey by deed or other appro8riate fnstrum~nt all portions of~the System extension, i,no~,uding but not necessarily limited to right-of-way • easements, collection lines, 'service ~lir-es, stub-aura, permits, pump stations and equipment, plumbing facilities and hardware. 'All System extensions will.. be at no oo~st ~to Orange- - • County. ~ _ X. ACCESS TO QREMYSES•GF A vSER pp - ----~--~- '~ A. xt ,W3.11 be necessary fore tike safe and effa.cieat operation af~the System for duSy authorized agents of the County to b•ave access at reasonable t~.raes to the premises of the uses £or th® purpose of installing, r~mvvingr .~.nspecting and otherwis® maintaining portions of the.SYstem: and•for the purgoss of~reading and testing meters and for any ', '9 S - PALS other purpose in connection with the installation, operation and maintenance of the System. Each user and property owner f upon whose property any portion of the System or connections to it is located recognizes this need aad by making application fo= sewer services .grants authority to authorized agents of the County for this purpose. • 8. The Sever Easement and Agreement includes . _. _- . . ,__ -~- . _ agrant to 'the County of ~ an eas®ment for...- the puxposes - ~ described 3.n that agreement. Sach user and owner by making application for sewer serv3.ees acknowledg®s the easement and' • tha rights described 3n that easement. ~•.•... ~ ~ xx. CBArrGE o~ oCCUpAr~tlr . ~ • • . ~ .- The owner of premises which i s served by the Amended gystea- is~responsible for noti£ying•the County or its duly 3/1/88 authorized agent of any change i.a the occupancy of his/her premises. Any change in the uae of the premises which is • connect®d to•the System will be communicated tv the County and the Tor~r- of Hillsborough for prior approval as described 3.ii A~t$c].e II of th®se rules and regulations. XIz. METER READING - BILLING - COLLECTING e~ i~ A. Orange County and, i£ applicable, its billing and toll®ctl,nq agent's records will be the basis for all charges for service. All users are encouraged to Amended m81ntaia recei is and Other 3%1/88- ~ P Payment information and~to bring• any discrepancies in the user's records and the County's • records to the attent~,on of the billing and collecting agent ].0 . ' - PAGE ~ ~ of the County immediately so that correc~ians, if~any, can be • made. The specific procedures to be followed in the event a user believes there has been a billing error are describ-ed a.n Psticle Xx•IZ. '~ B. Meters w31~. be read and bills rendered fn accordance with t~-e policies establish®d by tih®• County and any agency with which the County may. contract. The County - = -- reserves the--- ziQht to ~a~ry -°Lhe 'dates car 1e~gth of time covered by any statement, tempv•saril,y~ or peraa~nently, if • necessary far the efficient op~e=ation• of the System. • C. Statements for sewer ®ervice will be w~... computed on the basis of the published rate schedule then in . ~ effect. D. Charges•for sewer service commence when connection to the System a.s complete as prescribed and .• describ®d in•the Sewer Ea®event and Agzeemeat. . E. Each sewer Connection mill be separately ' metered and wi11 b® maintained as a separate account. - - F.•••'Monthly statements ~w311 be maiXed on or. about the date the aser's water meter is r®ad, if there is a eo '~~ • meter, yr the same date each' month as determined by th® • County's billing and colt®cting agent there there is no rooter mete=. Payment is due when• the statement for se~oer service Winded is received and del~.nquent• 2Q days after the water meter 3/1/88 •readi,ng date. If paymeat is not made within 20 days after ,the water meter reading date, sewer and water service will. be I1 discont3.nued. ~• •A PAGE Statements wil]. be seat to the address of the user as it 'appears on the application for service made by the user. It is the user's responsibility ,to immed~.ately r~oti.fy Orange County ar-d ~,ts billing and collection agent of any change in this address. The user's failure to receive any statement or notice when i.t ~.s addressed to the us®r. at the address .cozltaiaed in the application.or a new address provided to the County and its bil7.ing end collection agent • shal]. riot be a basis for forgiving delinquent pay~aent and shall not be a basis for forgiving discontinuation of s®rviae. • . . XIx. DI5C01~1'~'INUATION OF SERVICE __~ A. when service xs disconti.aued, the deposft Amended made by the user will be applied toward settlement of any 3/1/BB unpaid account. Any balance will be refunded to the user. xf the deposit is not sufficient~to cover the outstanding account ba],ance, the County and its billing and collection . _. ag-nt mal' . p~caoeed to collect the bala.r~ce i~! tYie manner.. provided in the sewer Easett-ent anc~ Agreement or in any other moan®r provided by law for~tbe collection of a debt. ., "~ ~ H. The County, in addition to prosecution as provided by la~v, may discontinue and permanently refuse serv3Ce to any user ox propezty owner Naha tampers With a meter •or sewer ~ connection• whi,th sewer connection has been approved by the County. Any sever connection not approved by tlae County •may be disconnected by the County and service 12 refused to those participating in the unauthorized connection or its use. •• XxII. COMPLAINTS - ADJ'~1STi~ENTS • ~ A. If a user,believes• any statement of charges to be" in error, the user tray present a~ claim in 1mea$®d 31z/a8 'person to the billing .and coll~:otivn agent of the County . ~ before the statement becomes delinquent. Any such claim•made - -~'- ., - .•_ .. aft®r the statement h~~-~"~ieootae' "de~linque.nt °will not be . effective in preventing discontinuation of servia~ as 'provided in these rules and r®gulations. .The user may pay • such statement under protest and the payment wa.l~, not Adjustragnt prejudice the claim fin case an error is found. . .,~, „ , . mill thereafter be made Far any such error. ~ . e. Re9uest for s~peoial meter 'read~.ngs or tests will be governed by the rules and. regulations established for that purpose by Orange County and its agents. ' XIV. RETi]RN CSEC& FEE EaC~h Cheek ~ for payment ~.s •aCC®pted~ aubject to ~.- . collection. The~norm$1 polic~.es of the County's billing and Amend$d collection ag®nt regarding ~ceturned checks shall be fo~.xov~d. ~r 3I1I8~ ~ provided they do not exceed those . A11 fees cvllected, permitte9 b~ law, shall be the prop®rty of the county's .billing acid CO11®Ct~-oA ag~ant. ' ' XV. A.BRTDGEMENT OR MODTFxCATION OF RULES A. .No promise, agreement or representation ~ of any ®mployee of Orange County will be binding upon the . ~ . a3 PAGE ~ a County u-mess it is agreed upoh in arriting, signed and accepted by the duly authorised officers of the County which authorization must be accomplished by resolution of th® Board . of County Commissioners. • •8. No modification of rates or any of these rules and-regulations may be made by any agent of the County. . Any modi.ficatfon of rates and these rules and regulations ..- .. will be accomplished by ._..~es-~?_ution . of the hoard of ' • Commissioners of Orange County. ,.. XVI. PiDOP~ION OF RQLES Until. further resolution of the Orange County ~~,,. Board of Comm~,ssioners, the rules and regulations set out above are .adopted as of the date belo~r and become effective on and after November 19 1965. Cpon motion made by Commissioner Moses Care, .seconded by Commissioner Shirley Marshall the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Orange•County.Board of Commissioners this the 19th day cf Novemb.er . 1985. • Amended by resolution of the Orange County~8oard o£ • Commissioners on the 1st day of March , 1988. P~ '' Amended b resolution of. the Orar- a Count Sosrd of 'Commissioners on the 15th da of Novetriber, 1988. ~. 4 . .., ._ ... ~ac~ ~ . 11 .. • 14TTACSMENT A .First 3,040 gals., $Y5.24 (minimum charge) • Each ac9diti.anal 1,404 gals. (vr any portion rhereaf) @~•~~"1440 gals. This rate schedu~,e is~subject to change based upon up-to-data projections of the' actual Bost of operations and actual cost .of vperati.ons. „~~._ • P 0 , '• ~ ~ . ~ ~ • ' ~~ __. _ .. _ PAGE .- ~ r NORTH CAROLINA ~ ~ . ORANGE COUNTY ADDENDUM TO MARCx 24, 1988 SEWER BILLING AND COLLECTING AGREEMENT • IBIS ADDENDUM to the March 24, 1,988 Sewer Billing and Col- lectirrg Agreement. between ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, hereinafter referred to as County, sad OfiANGE-ALAMANCE WATER ..._.~._-_,-- -- -. _ SYSTEM, -INCr, hereinafter referred--t® as Co~-traotor,- entered into • this 15th day of Z~ovember, 1988: Paragraph 6 of the xarch 24th Agreement fs deleted in its .:-~ _ entirety and replaoed by the following: • 6. The Contractor shall collect a deposit for each account established for. the System. Accounts sha11 be established by the ~ontractox upon rece~3.pt of a copy of an approved application for sesvioe from the • County and ..the receipt of the required deposit from the custo~aer. The amount of the deposit shall be equal to - _ twice the min~.mum charge for sewer service according to . the rats schedule in-effect at the time application for ,.. service is made. The deposit shall be paid efther in ful•1 at the time an application for service is mad® or in a maximum of three equal consecutive monthly installments, the f first of wh~.ah must be paid when an $pp3ication for service is made. The deposit shall be • kept by the Contractor for the Gounty and applied 1 P~ ( Q toward. settlement of the account' upon disconnection from the System. Any balance of. the deposit after ~ - ' settlement of the aceoun't sha1,~, be refunded to the ' ~ custo~-®r by the Contractor. ., WITNESS our hands and seals on the dat® first above ~oritten. ORANGE COVNTY,'NORTB CAROLINA ,.,.j.:~. ~ E Y= ' Mos®s grey, Jr., air • Orange County Board of . Commissioners ' ~ ATTEST,: +r._ ~ OFFICIAL SEAL) • sever y Slyti e . Clerk to the 'Board of Commissioners of Orange County. . . ~ GRANGE-ALAMAI~CE WATER SYSTEA~, INC. . 8y• Turner Forrest 'President of the Board cif _ • ~ ~ nirectvrs ~ ' • ~, ~, .. , . , ~ a (~ r WATER & SEWER POLICY ORANGE COUNTY, N. C. Draft: 7-31-$7 Revisions: 8-26-87 9-2-87 11-16-87 11-24-87 9-17-88 11-21-88 ~ -. 1-31-89 2-7-89 3-30-$9 Approved: 4-3-$9 Amended: 9-3-91 'r ~ zo Table of Contents Page No, Purpose ~ Goai 1 -- Water Supply 2 A_ General Policies 2 B. Watershed Pratectioa Policies 2 Goai 2 -Sewage Dispasai 4 A. General Policies. ~ 4 B, Aiter+~.~tive systeaa.s- Policies ~ Goal 3 -Development Patterns b A_ General Policies b B. Service Capability/Capacity/Estensioa Policies 6 Goai ~ -County Fi.nanciai Participation 8 A_ GeaQrai Policies ~ g B. A.ppiicatioa Policies g C. Selection Policies -- Projects For 9 Economic Development D. Selection Policies -Projects Serving Aa 9 Esseata.ai Public Service Or Correcting A Public Health Emergencg E_ Fuading Friorities And Sources 1O F. Repayment Of C.ountg Ia4estment ~ _ 1O G. Financial Participation In Extensions Or 1 I Expansions Qf County-Owned Systems Goai 5 -Access and Availability Fee Poi%cies (AESEI~V'ED ) zc Purpose This policy statement identifies Orange County `s role in the provision of water and/or sewage disposal services for the following general purposes: i . To correct a public health emergency; Z _ To provide service to an essential public f aCility; 3. To provide for economic development opportunities; and 4. To provide bases, consistent with the Orange County Comprehensive plan, for the e$tension and e$pansioa of .existing water .an~_~sewer_.services. This policy has been developed to be compatible with the existing goals and objectives of the Orange County Comprehensive Pian and has been organized around the following goal statements: 1. assist is providing clean and safe water supplies to meet the needs of the residents of Orange County. 2 _ Assist ist providing adequate and appropriate sewage disposal facilities for current and future residents. 3. Within the County's planning jurisdiction, establish development patterns compatible with the goal of directing urban growth to areas where it is desira'ale and can be _ _ practically and efficiently served by water and sewer facilities. 4. Establish a basis far Orange County's financial participation is the provision of water and/or sewer services and facilities. 5_ Establish a system of fees to assist in the financing of water and/or sewer services and facilities. (RESERVED) The County's role in achieving each of the above mentioned goats is identified herein. _~_ zz GOAL 1 .. WATER SUPPLY Assist i.n providing clean and safe water supplies to meet the needs of the residents of Orange County. A. General Policies 1. Orange County will assist municipalities and water providers within the county and surrounding jurisdictions in efforts to identify, protect, and develop required water supplies so that available resources are balanced with existing and projected needs on a local and regional basis. 2. Orange County's primary responsibility will be to assist in the protection and development of water resources, including the establishment of necessary o-ry-aniz-at~:~nal structures and arrangements that ~ ~ -- - -' "- would oge~ate and maintain raw water and treated water resources. 3. Water supply needs should be met consistent with the land use plans and growth management policies of Orange County, municipalities within the county, and surrounding jurisdictions; watershed protection policies; and environmental protection policies. 4. The type of water distribution facilities appropriate for an area should be identified as a function of the magnitude of present and future demand; the distribution of users; the present and potential availability of public utility services; and the capacity of the natural environment to absorb the impact. The determination of appropriate types of water distribution facilities in the County should be.made in close cooperation with utility service p=oviders, both ~,_ _ public and private, and with municipalities. 8. Watershed Protection Policies 1.Watershed protection should be given a high priority in any activity related to land use planning in Orange County. Orange County will, in those areas for which it has planning and zoning jurisdiction and authority, use tha.s authority to designate protected watersheds in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan far the purpose of protecting those areas from environmental impacts adverse to water supply sources. 2. Local and regional watershed standards and policies should be adopted and implemented which minimize potential adverse impacts on water quality in water supply watersheds. 3. Orange County will support the programs of the Soil Conservation Service and Sedimentation and Erosion Control, and will participate in region- . wide water quality monitoring programs. ~„ ~y GOAL 2 - SEWAGE DISPOSAL Assist in providing adequate and appropriate sewage disposal facilities for current and future residents. A. Geaeral Policies 1. Sewage disposal, needs shauld be met in a manner consistent with the land use plans and growth management policies of Orange County, municipalities within the county, and surrounding jurisdictions; watershed pratection policies; and environmental protection policies. 2. The type of sewage disposal facilities appropriate for an area should be identified as a function of the magnitude of present and future demand; the - --- distribution of users; the present and potential availability of public utility services; and the capacity of the natural environment to absorb the impact. The determination of appropriate types of sewage disposal facilities in the County should be made in close cooperation with utility service providers, both public and private, and with municipalities. 3. On-site disposal should be encouraged in low- density and rural areas where soil conditions are acceptable. The County should establish a public education program to inform home and property owners of issues, concerns, and operation and maintenance needs associated with on-site sewage - disposal systems. 4. ~ Wastewater disposal shall. be accomplished and discharge shall be treated in compliance with all applicable local, State, and Federal laws and regulations. _ ~ ~ - B. Alternative Systems Policies 1. The elimination of administrative and informational. °barriers to the use of safe, sanitary alternative wastewater treatment systems within the County should be encouraged. The adequate long-term operation of such system must be assured. 2. Alternative wastewater treatment systems include: a. Discharge systems such as package treatment plants which discharge into a natural water course and do not depend on the soil for treatment. b. Non-discharge systems which are used where -Q- ~~ pollutants found in the wastewater can be adequately removed through distribution to the soil. Non-discharge systems are generally known as ground absorption systems consisting of land application systems by spray .~ irrigation onto the. surface of the soil and variations of the conventional ground absorption system based on low pressure injection of wastewater into the soil. S• The use of alternative wastewater treatment systems as a means of sewage disposal will be permitted _ consistent-with local, State, and Federal laws and regulations only in the following situations: .- - a . - Daa - ? a-~d -unsuitable.-for conventional on- - s;.te Saw7age disposal systems and whi~:h is not served by public sewer;. or b. On land suitable for conventional on-site sewage disposal systems and which is not served by public sewer but where, through the clustering of dwelling units, open space is preserved for providing recreation areas . .and/or for scenic, environmental and agricultural protection purposes. In the case of new development, such systems wil l be permitted only in conjunction with the approval of a Special Use Permit for property located in a zoned township or a Preliminary Subdivision Plat for property located in an unzoned township. 4. Orange County will evaluate the feasibility of establishing an inspection and monitoring program .for alternative wastewater treatment systems,~will explore a bonding requirement, and will explore alternative institutional arrangements for shifting the operation and maintenance of such systems into the public domain. e ~. ~ GOAL 3 - DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS ~ 2~ Within the county's planning jurisdiction, establish development patterns compatible with the goal of directing urban growth to areas where it is desirable and can be practically and efficiently served by water and sewer facilities. A. General Policies ~• 1. Public water and sewer facilities should be extended in~accordance with the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Such facilities will be encouraged, where they are available, in the Plan's Urban and Transition areas, and will be discouraged in Rural and' Agricultural areas except where their provision will enhance the rural character and provide for open space by allowing clustered development. - ~`i~xnt planning ~ shaui.ld be developed and implemented among the County, its municipalities, surrounding jurisdictions, and utility providers responsible for water and sewer service to guide the extension of lines in accordance with joint land use plans and water/sewer service boundary agreements. B. service Capability/Capacity/Extension Policies 1. A water or sewer system built or extended within a Transition area as defined in the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan shall be designed, sized, and constructed to the standards of the probable future public utility provider. The location and size of utility easements shall be approved by and dedicated in the form of a deed of easement to the probable future public utility provider. 2. A development project to.be served,by a pub],ic, or private water or sewer system must be assured of installation of such service at the time it is approved. °' "Assured of installation" shall mean that the municipality, private association or water or sewer authority to whose system the development project is to be connected has reviewed and approved preliminary plans for proposed water and sewer lines, the adequacy of the existing system(s) to which the connection(s). will be made, the capacity of existing water and sewer treatment facilities, the carrying capacity of the discharge stream or discharge point, .and the method of funding proposed extensions of water and sewer lines. The approval by the municipality, private association, or water or sewer authority shat.]. contain a certification that service to the -6- z' development project is authorized by any water management plan and discharge permit in effect at the time of approval. Following review and approval of preliminary plans as described above, the board of directors or governing board of the municipality, association or authority must have approved, through formal resolution or other agreement, the. provision of water and/or sewer service to the development project. 3. Outside of Transition Areas, extensions of water or sewer systems will only occur to provide service to an essential public facility, such as a school, or to remedy a public health emergency not otherwise correctable, such as a failing septic tank or failing package treatment plant. - °Cene~~aiiy; system extensions into areas outside of Transition Areas shall be sized according to the policies of the utility providing the water or sewer service. However, system extensions into and within the Rural Buffer and Water Quality Critical Areas shall be sized to address only the concern for which the systems are extended. Valid written water and/or sewer service agreements for locations in the Rural Buffer and Water Quality Critical Areas which were valid prior to April 3, 1989, and in which a municipality (including orange County) or a water/sewer authority is a party and is the water/sewer provider may be carried out to the level of service for which the agreements were originally written. However, the water and/or sewer service established by such an agreement shall be extended only far uses and densities ~aermitted'by the orancte County Zoning Ordinance. 4. Development projects outside the-Rural Buffer portion of the Joint Planning Area and outside a .Water. Quality Critical Area may access water or sewer service when existing water or sewer service is'contiguous to the site. However, any such development project will only be approved at densities permitted by the Orange County Zoning Atlas and consistent with the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. "Development project" refers to any place of residence, business, industry, or assembly, and any major or minor subdivision, special use or planned development which requires the approval of Orange County through administration and enforcement of the N.C. State Building Code or its Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. _~_ GOAL 4 -~ COVNTY FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION Establish a basis for Orange County's financial participation in the provision of water and/or sewer services and facilities. A. General Policies 1. Water .and sewer utilities extended to a development shall be based on good engineering practice and shall be determined by the long--range plans of the utility system to which they are. to be connected. Utility extensions will be considered by the County in conjunction with assessments of potential growth and service need in the area. ~- - -- ....._,_ ~ . c7range County 'may consider providing financial ~ - assistance for 'the completion of engineering studies, easement acquisition, water and sewer. lines, including pipe and ancillary equipment such as water pumps, sewer pumps, valves, pump houses, fire hydrants, and water and sewer treatment plants as well as the actual construction of these facilities. 3. Orange County may hold title to any water and sewer facilities which it funds. As a basis for its financial participation in the .utility system .extension, the County may attach conditions limiting the use of the extension consistent with the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. S. Application Policies 1. A request for funding water and sewer utilities may be made by. any individual, agency or corporation ar . any municipality within Orange County; provided, however, Orange County will enter into water/sewer supply and/or treatment agreements only with public bodies and/or utility providers. 2. °'A1T requests for funding shall be made to the . County Manager's Office, accompanied by the . required application material. The Board of Commissioners may estabJ.ish funding in the annual budget for the County share of participation in water and/or sewer projects. (See Selection Policies.) 3. Upon receiving a request for water or sewer utilities, the County Manager will gather the following information: a. A map and brief report identifying existing Z°r and anticipated areas of development that could be served by the requested water or sewer facilities. b. Approximate additional cost of installing , utilities necessary to serve existing and potential development in the area of the proposed project. - c. Signed statement of the water or sewer service provider to whose system the requested utilities will be connected, stating its willingness and ability to serve the proposed project as well as other anticipated development in the area allowed by the Land ._-Use- E]:ement of the Comprehensive Plan.. ~- - --L~,~-• statement -should damanst~r--ate that the type of water or sewer facilities proposed are appropriate for-an a=ea in relation to the magnitude of present and future demand; the distribution of users; the present and potential availability of utility services; and the capacity of the natural environment to absorb the impact. C. Selection Policies - Projects for Economic Development Water and/or sewer projects to be funded. will be selected using the following criteria: 1. The project must be assured of having the proper zoning at the proposed site; and 2. The project must improve job opportunities available to Orange County citizens, especially for women and minorities; and .- 3. The project must provide jobs with wage scales in compliance with Orange County standards adopted from time-to-time; and ~,, 4. The project must have a positive fiscal impact upon Orange County government (The cost of services to be provided by Orange County to the project must be less than the local taxes and other revenues paid to the County generated by the project.). A fiscal impact analysis shall be prepared by the applicant and verified by Orange County and using a model provided by Orange. County. D. Selection Policies-- Projects~Servi~ag An Essential Public Facility Or Correcting A Public Sealth Emergency Water and/or sewer projects to be funded will be selected using the following criteria: 1. The project must be assured of having the proper zoning at the proposed site; and 2. If a project is to correct a public health emergency, the condition cannot be corrected without water yr sewer service. E. .Funding Priorities and Sources 1. where a project is approved, but funding is not immediately available, it will be placed on a funding waiting list. Funding approval by Orange County pursuant to this policy is not a guarantee that Orange County will fund the project to any `extent . ..l..t "is only a "-statement by the County tha c: the project, if funded,~will be funded according to a funding waiting list. 2. Water and/or sewer facilities and/or extensions may be financed by the following means: a.. County revolving fund; b. State/Federal grants and loans; and/or c. County General Fund and Enterprise Fund. contributions. (Includes both capital and operating funds) General Fund contributions, both capital and operating, will be used only if funding cannot be obtained from other-sources. F. Repayment of County ,Investment ~ ~ ... 1. All funds received from the operation of a County-owned system shall, be paid into an Enterprise Fund. For the purposes of this policy, `an Enterprise Fund is defined as a fund used to account for operations that are intended to be self--supporting through charges to users of the services provided or where the determination of net income is an important factor. In all. cases where the County's investment is dependent on an agreement that the County be repaid all or a portion of its investment, funds. received shall be paid into a Capital Reserve Fund. All "pay--backs" shall include interest at the rate charged for assessments under N.C. General. Statute 153A-185 or, in the event that the County borrows _in_ ~~ money for the extension, at the rate paid by the County on the debt. G. Financial Participation in Extensions/Expansions of~ County-Owned Systems 1. Orange County's financial. participation for approved projects which are extensions/expansions to an existing County-owned system shall. be limited to those extensions/expansions where projected revenues from the extensions equal or .exceed the projected operating costs plus the total debt service of the extensions by the end of the fifth year after the project is completed. GOAL 5 _ ACCESS AND AVAILAHILITY.FEE POLICIES (RESERVED) ~~ ~~ MEMORANDUM TO: County Commissioners John Link; County Manager FROM: Paul Thames, PE, County Enginee DATE: March 26, 2001 SUBJECT: Expansion of the Efland Sewer System to the area defined by the 1997 Bond Referendum As per your request, the following report/information is provided about an expansion of the Efland sewer system to the azea generally defined by the 1997 Bond Referendum. Bond Referendum-defined sewers stem and service area The bondrdefined sewer service area can be generally described in two ways: 1) it is the remaining (not constructed) portion of Phase I and the entirety of Phase II as defined by the existing Efland Sewer Master Plan (that has never been approved by any BOCC); or 2) it is that area of central Efland bordered by McGowan Creek on the north, the Efland Fire Station on the west, Southern Railroad on the south and, on the east, by the ridge line (perpendicular to US 70) just west of Lloyd's dairy. With one exception at the extreme eastern end, the service area shown an the attached map entitled "Proposed Efland Sewer System Bond Project" lies entirely within the existing 10- and 20-year transition azeas as defined by the Orange County Land Use. Plan mapping. That exception, several lots (with existing homes) along Gym Road served by a gravity collector main in Gym Road, lies with the Eno River/Seven Mile Creek watershed Critical area. The bond-defined system consists primarily of: ^ gravity sewer collector mains throughout .central. Efland along US 70 and side streets ^ an extension of the McGowan Creek interceptor from Efland-Cedar Grave Road to Brookhollow Road the main system pumping station relocated from Efland-Cedar Grave Road to Brookhollow Road ^ a small (low capacity) pumping station neaz the eastern end of the service azea ~~ The sewer system infrastructure, as proposed in the 1997 bond campaign; can provide gravity sewer service to all potential customers within the band-defined service area. As noted above, the topography of the service area does require that the main pumping station be relocated further east along McGowan Creek. Furthermore, another pumping station must be installed on the northern. side of Crabtree's mobile home park to allow gravity collection to be extended as far eastward as passible. As per the attached ESTIMATED PROJECT TIME LINE, it is estimated that the entire consultant solicitation, design, permitting, bidding, construction and project close-out process will take approximately 28 months to complete (approximately 6 years after the passage of the bond, if the project is initiated very shortly), ~~ Expanding sewer service to the area defined in the 1997 bond will make sewer service available to all but 10 individuals who sighed up for sewer service during the initial drive to solicit customers in 1985. Six of those individuals are located along US 70 beyond the western reach of the existing system. The remaining four customers aze located along US 70 beyond eastern reach of the gravity collectar system that would be constructed as the bond project. The properties of two ofthese customers lie outside of the Transition Area and in the Eno River watershed critical area. There aze several more potential customers (those who did not sign for sewer service in 1985) along US 70, Gym Road and Lloyd Dairy Raad who aze also beyond the eastern reach of the proposed bond financed collector system and who are also in within the Eno River/Seven Mile Creek watershed critical areas. Extending sewer service to those few potential customers (existing residents/homes) beyond the eastern end of the bond referendum defined service area will involve penetrating the watershed critical areas as currently defined and would probably be accomplished by one of two potential sewer design strategies: _ _at~llite gravity/pump station system subs stem consisting of _. .. a s y - ~ .*:_,.~.siaagle pumping st_?*ion located At or-near the US 70 Eno River Grossing ^ collector lines draining the pumping station ^ a farce main routed from the pump station back to the central gravity collectar system; or 2) a satellite STEP-type subsystem consisting of; ^ small low pressure force main collectors discharging to the central gravity collector system ^ low capacity pumping stations located on-site for each customer Efland Sewer Bond Proiect Issues/Concerns Although the Efland Sewer Bond was passed in November 1997, the sewer expansion process (consultant selection, surveying, identification or acquisition of easements, preparation of construction documents, permitting, etc.) has not yet been initiated This delay has occurred as a consequence ofthe close association between expansion of the Efland sewer system as a whole and a number of unresolved and interrelated issues associated with the development and evolution of the Efland-Cheeks community. These issues, which have been enumerated and incorporated in the Efland Sewer Goal since 199.8 and are currently being addressed by the BOCC and staff, include: ~ .. . ^ joint planning process with Mebane ^ Efland orEfland-Cheeks small area plan ^ Orange Alamance water shortage situation ^ developing the Buckhorn Road EDD and its utility services ^ Efland-Cheeks sewer master plan/utility service district/ Transition Area(s) Another issue, albeit one that is not plainly explicated in the BOCC's current Efland Goal, is that bond financing could play a role in securing funding for additional sewer expansion beyond the bond-defined area. Specifically, it may be possible to use bond funds to leverage grant funds that could then be used to pay some portion of the costs of expanding the sewer system to other azeas of the Efland-Cheeks community. As the County's plan for the ultimate configuration of the Efland sewer system has not yet been defined, the potential for grant financing of sewer expansion interjects yet another element of uncertainty. However, resolution of all of these issues and concerns not withstanding, it is possible that the process of expanding the sewer system to the bond-defined azea could commence this spring. ~~ Moyi~_forward,with,the,Bond Pro; ect If the BOCC were to determine that it wished to move forward with the bond project independent of resolving the uncertainties, issues and concerns relative to the Efland-Cheeks community and the Efland sewer system as at whole, the canstruction pmject pracess would be fairly straightforward. Staff would . begin the process of soliciting and selecting a design consultant. During the design phase (but after the preliminary design of the gravity collection portion of the system), the BOCC wauld be asked to determine the limit of the service area at east end ofthe band defined area; and 2) depending on that limit, what technologies (STEP systems, etc.) would be allowed for providing sewer service to any pazcels lying beyond the reach of gravity wastewater collection, systems: Given the pmject time frame project outlined below, the BOCC wauld Dave at least three months ai~er deciding to move forward with the bond project to make decisions relative to the eastern limit of the service area. •- - --- - --Moving forward wit's the bond project in the near term would not eliminate future opportunities to seek gran g p g - rvice into other areas currently defined by the master plan or than °°" t finaricin for ex andm sewer se maybe defined by a new master plan. Tf the project were initiated in the near term, the construction plans could be completed in time far the County to have the option of seeking grant funding for the project in the March 2002 grant cycle. Ifthe grant effort was successful, surplus bond funds could then be utilized to pay engineering and construction cost`s for subsequent system expansion. if this strategy is to be possible/successful, however, the BOCC must have authorized staff to move forward with the project by May 1, 2001 and have resolved any service azea boundary/collection system technology issues by August 1, 2001. There have been a number of concerns expressed about the interrelationship between the bond defined project and other phases of system expansion. One question -how the design of the bond defined project infrastructure might impact the infrastructure design of other potential phases of expansion -has been particulaziy bothersome. However, any feaz that the design of the bond project could adversely affect the design process for the infrastructure sewing adjacent areas is a misapprehension. The location and sizing of gravity collectors and pumping station(s) in the bond defined area aze determined solely by considerations of topography, minimum sizing criteria and service area configuration. These and all other design considerations are independent of the existing or potential serc!ice requirements of _ . __ adjoining areas. Furthermore, each of the. sewer master plan phases, the bond-defined sewer azea and the Buckhom EDD are discrete and self-contained sewer service areas. That is, each phase represents a "sub-system" that can exist as a stand-alone construction project and astand-alone service azea comprised as a gravity collection system and a pump station. Because each sub-system has its own pumping station, it can convey its collected wastewater via force main (which -- unlike gravity collector sewer mains -- aze independent of topographical and other layout considerations and can be routed as necessary to connect to and discharge at any point on an existing system) to the existing central Efland collector system.. The western-most sub-systems (Buckhom EDD and Phase VI [Perry Hills]) could just as easily pump waste to the existing Mebane collection system as to the existing Efland system. Questions about the impact of the existing and the, grpwth-related sewer demand of the bond area on overall system capacity can also be readily addressed. The overall system collection and pumping capacity is approximately 500,000 gallons per day (gpd). The existing sewer collection and treatment contract with Hillsborough is for approximately 350,000 gpd. Current sewer use in Efland is ~C approximately 35,000 gpd. Wastewater flow would increase to approximately 50,000 gpd when the Richmond Hills project is complete and if/when the Ashwick subdivision is approved and completed. This leaves a wastewater capacity of 300,000 gpd with a projected demand from the bond area of 30,000 to 50,000 gpd at buildout. At least 250,000 gpcl of wastewater treatment capacity should remain far development of other phases of system expansion and the Buckhorn Road EDD, should that capacity. be required. Conclusion There is no question that there are a number of difficult and unresolved issues related to the continued development of the Efland sewer system as a whole. However, successful resolution of these issues is largely independent of providing sewer service to the bond referendum def ned potion of Efland. This • - - - - -particular area is. already served by Orange-Alamance and contains very little undeveloped area. It is '-- `" ' -inipa~;ted by a number af-iaiiing septic- systems and contains a significant number of the individuals that . the County has historically committed to providing sewer service for. If the BOCC determines now to proceed with providing sewer to this area, these individuals will be receiving sewer 15 years later than the first customers of the Efland sewer system and d years after the passage of the Efland sewer bond. If I may provide additional information or clarification of the information provided herein, please advise. e. ~~ ESTIMATED PRQJECT TIlVIE LINE ^ BOCC approvals initiation of process to construct the Efland Sewer Bond Referendum defined portion of the sewer system Send out Request for Proposals (RFP) for consulting engineers for design of Efland Sewer Bond Referendum defined portion of the sewer system ^ Select engineering consultant, develop contracts, submit consultant contract to BOCC for approval Time 0 Time 0 + Z weeks Time 0 + 14 weeks ~ ~-Complete engineering design; secure necessarydesign approvals and - - Time-0 + 10 months ,.. _ ._,-.._~anstruction-permits, identify easements need for BOCC-approved - _ - _ ...~: . bond and assessment project ^ Complete engineer's report, environmental assessment, all other Time 0 + 10 months documents necessary to submit Clean Water Grant and revolving loan . fund applications (this step may not be necessary or practicable, depending on decisions about seeking grant funding and grant funding deadlines) ^ Complete easement acquisition, solicit and award construction bids, Time 0 + 13 months begin construction ^ Complete system construction Time 0 + ZS months ^ Complete development and begin implementing BOCC-approved sewer Time 0 + ZS months use rate structwre and sewer assessment process. ., .