HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-05-2001-9cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WORK SESSION AGENDA ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 5, 2001
Action Age~da
Item No. ~~
SUBJECT: Outline Of Efland Sewer System Issues Related To Extensions To Undeveloped
Pro erties
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Outline of Issues
Resolution Documenting State of the Overall
System Plan
Rules of Operation of Efland Area Sewer (last
amended October 19, 1999)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig N. Benedict, ext. 2592
Paul Thames, ext. 2303
Geoffrey Gledhill, 732-219fi
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane (336)227-2Q31
PURPOSE: To determine a course of action regarding requests for extension to undeveloped
properties to be served by the Efland Area Sewer System.
BACKGROUND: The overall system plan of the adopted Efland Area Sewer System was
reaffirmed at the April 17 meeting to include Phase I West and East and Phase II and other minor
amendments. Due to the county's strong commitment to comprehensively plan for growth, an
overall review of land use, and zoning and its public service impacts depending on the density or
intensity of a project needs to be evaluated. Complementary public services of public potable
water, public sewer, and fire suppression are guiding elements of appropriate growth planning.
Therefore, there is need for coordination between all public service providers such as Orange
County on behalf of the Efland Area Sewer System, Orange Alamance Water System (OAWS) and
county and local fire districts.
The next step is to evaluate issues regarding the Efland Sewer operation. The rules were originally
adopted in the mid-1980's with several amendments thereafter. What conditions have changed
that may warrant further amendment to the resolution? The outline attached identifies those issues
that reflect policy considerations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider the outline and offer
direction for further staff research and agenda item preparation.
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Outline of Issues to be
Addressed Regarding
Efland Area Sewer System
Extensions into Undeveloped Land
I. The Rules and Regulations for the Operation of a Sewer
Collection Treatment System to Serve the Efland Area of
Orange County make a clear distinction between connecting
to the System and extensions of the System to serve
undeveloped land.
A. Connections of existing lots to the System do not
implicate policy and are generally accomplished with
payment of necessary fees, an application for sewer
service and an acknowledged Efland Sewer System Sewer
Easement and Agreement.
B. Extensions of the System into undeveloped land do
implicate policy and are controlled by Section IX of
the Rules and require that the extensions:
1. be consistent with the Overall System Plan;
2. be consistent with:
(1) goal 9.3 of the Orange County Land Use Plan
which goal prohibits the establishment of
public water and sewer services in the areas
designated water quality critical areas,.
except to address emergency situations and
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(2) any water and sewer policy the County has
adopted as part of its Comprehensive Plan;
3. be approved by the County Engineer if 1. and 2.
are accomplished and if all zoning, subdivision,
land use plan and comprehensive plan regulations .
of Orange County or the Town of Hillsborough, if
applicable, are met. Before the County Engineer
can approve an extension of the System to serve
undeveloped land, a subdivision preliminary plan
must be approved by the County which preliminary
plan includes approved preliminary plans for the
System extensions.
II. Temporarily ceasing extensions of the System to serve
undeveloped land will provide the Board of Commissioners
with an opportunity to address the following issues:
A. whether and to what extent to allow extensions of the
System where the homes in the development to which the
System is extended will be served by private wells;
B. whether and to what extent to allow extensions of the
System where the homes in the development to which the
System is extended will be served by private water
systems;
C. whether and to what extent to allow extensions of the
System where the homes in the development to which the
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System is extended will be served by a public water
system;
xII. Issues to be addressed related to public water systems
providing public water to homes served by a System
extension include:
A. consistency with State law regarding interbasin
transfers;
B. Eno River Capacity Use Agreement review;
C. the extent and the impact of augmenting surface water
supply with large capacity wells;
D. the existence of a State approved water supply plan
for the public water supply system;
E. to the extent it can reasonably be determined, the
impact on ground water resources including recharge
capabilities of ground water resources in the area of
public water supply system wells augmenting surface
water supply;
F. the following issues with respect to the Orange
Alamanee Water System:
1. Land Use and Zoning: OAWS plans to coordinate its
efforts with Orange County Land Use Plan, Zoning
Regulations and Efland Area Sewer System Rules.
2. Master Plan - Long Range System Plan and Design
a. Status of State action on Water Supply Plan.
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b. OAWS participation with Orange County/
Hillsborough/Mebane in combined efforts to
serve the Efland-Cheeks Area and in the
Efland area small area planning process with
other stakeholders.
3. Capital Improvement Plan
a. New system improvements anticipated.
b. Existing system upgrades and/or replacement
scheduled.
4. Connection Policy for existing lines and existing
lots.
5. Extension Policy for undeveloped properties,
residential subdivisions and non-residential
projects.
6. Sale/Absorption of system by other utility
providers .
7. Fire Suppression for new development that could
include fire hydrants and pressure for required
fire sprinkler systems.
8. Identify members of Board of Directors, meeting
schedule for 2001 and future meetings and notice
practice for the meetings.
9. Water Resources and Wells: OAWS working with
Orange County to evaluate the impact of high
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capacity wells on the water resources of the
County.
IV. Consideration of updating the Efland Area Small Area Plan
to include or not the Buckhorn Road Economic Development
District;
V. Consideration of public utility (water and sewer) service
to the Buckhorn Road Economic Development District.
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NORTH CAROLINA
ORANGE COUNTY
RESOLUTION DOCUMENTING
THE STATE OF THE OVERALL
SYSTEM PLAN FOR SEWER
COLLECTION TREATMENT
SYSTEM TO SERVE THE
EFLAND AREA OF ORANGE
COUNTY
WHEREAS, on November 20, 1984, the Orange County Board of
Commissioners resolved to construct Phase I of the Efland Sewer
System which in its boundaries and in its engineering consisted
of Phase I of the John R. McAdams Company Water and Sewer
Extension Feasibility Report; and
WHEREAS, on September 30, 1985, the Orange County Board of
Commissioners approved boundary and design changes to the
overall system plan when it approved design changes recommended
by the Revised Preliminary Engineering Report of the Project
prepared by Hazen and Sawyer, P.C., Engineers and the addition
of what was designated as Phase II in the McAdams Report and the
joining of the eastern and western portions of what was
designated as Phase I in the McAdams Report; and
WHEREAS, on March 8, 1993, the Board of Commissioners of
Orange County approved a boundary and design change to the
overall system plan when it approved the single public purpose,
linear system extension to serve the Hancor manufacturing
facility; and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 1996, the Board of Commissioners of
Orange County approved a temporary design change to the overall
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system plan when it approved the single public purpose,
temporary forcemain connection to serve Lloyd's Car Wash; and
WHEREAS, on August 25, 1997, the Orange County Board of
Commissioners approved a Bond Order fora sewer system expansion
related to the Efland Area Sewer System (approved by the voters
of Orange County on November 7, 1997), which ratified the
commitment of the Orange County Board of Commissioners to the
overall system plan's inclusion of Phase I West, Phase I East
and Phase II as recommended in the Revised Preliminary
Engineering Report of the Project prepared by Hazen and Sawyer,
P.C., Engineers; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, 1999, the Board of Commissioners
of Orange County approved a boundary and design change to the
overall system plan when it approved the single public purpose,
linear system extension to serve the Barber & Ross manufacturing
facility; and
_ WHEREAS, on August 15, 2000, the Board o~ Commissioners of.rc
Orange County approved a boundary and design change to the
overall system plan when it approved the sewer system extension
to serve the Richmond Hills Subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the present overall system plan boundary is
illustrated on the map which is an exhibit to this resolution
and includes Phase I West, Phase I East, Phase II, the Hancor
extension, the Barber.& Ross extension and the Richmond Hills
extension.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Orange County
Commissioners:
1. The Efland Area Sewer System overall system plan
baundaxy is confirmed and ratified to include Phase I West,
Phase I East, Phase II and the system boundary extensions all as
shown on the Efland Area Sewer Overall System Plan map which is
an exhibit to this Resolution.
2. The overall system plan design is the design for Phase
I West, Phase I East and Phase II per the Hazen and.Sawyer
report together with the design approved by the Orange County
Board of Cammissioners for the Hancor, Barber & Ross and
Richmond Hills extensions together with the temporary forcemain
connection for Lloyd's Car Wash (this connection is subject to
all of the terms and conditions of the October 1, 1996,
Resolution) .
3. Land located within the overall system plan boundary
must also meet all zoning, subdivision,
comprehensive plan regulations of Orange
Hillsborough, if applicable, to qualify
provided in the Resolution Establishing
For The Operation Of A Sewer Collection
Serve The Efland Area Of Orange Caunty.
land use plan and
County or the Town of
for system extension as
Rules And Regulations
Treatment System To
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Upon motion of Commissioner Alice M. Gordon, seconded
by Commissioner Barry Jacobs, the forgoing resolution was
adopted the 17th day of April, 2001.
I, William M. Tredway, Acting Deputy County Clerk o.f
Orange County, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing is a true copy of so much of said proceedings of
said Soard at a meeting held on April 17, 2001, as relates
in any way to the adoption of the foregoing.
Witness my hand this 10~h day of May, 2001.
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William M. Tredw
Acting Deputy C unty Clerk
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' Adopted November 19, 1985
Amended March 1, 1988
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Amended October 19,'1999
NORTH CAROLINA RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
OPERATION OF A SEWER COLLECTION
TREATMENT SYSTEM TO SERVE THE
ORANGE COUNTY EFLAND AREA OF ORANGE COUNTY
Se it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of
Orange County that .the following rules and regulations
hereinafter called the Rules shall govern the operation
of the Orange County Sewer Collection and Treatment System
serving the Efland area of Orange County [hereinafter
called the System].
I. CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE (Reserved. There
are presently no separate classifications of sewer
service.)
II. WASTEWATER T EATMENT LIMITATIONS
Orange County has contracted with the Town
of Hillsborough which contract provides that the Town will
treat wastewater generated by the System subject to the
following conditions contained in the agreement between the
County and Town:
No customer sha11 be allowed-to connect to the
County system unless and until such customer's
proposed discharge has been found acceptable by
both the Town and County. Approval shall be
predicated on (1) the quality of the effluent of
the potential user being compatible with the
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Tawn's NPDES discharge permit, (2) compliance
with the Town's ordinance, rules and regulations
concerning pretreatment of industrial wastewater,
and (3) all County (subdivision, zoning, erosion,
building, etc.) and State (DOT, etc.) permits
having been properly granted. Under no
circumstances will the County permit the
discharge of septic sewage in its system.
III. RATE SCHEDULE AND AVAILABILITY FEES
A. Rate Schedule - Based upon monthly
water consumption: See Attachment A.
B. Availability Fees:
Each person, firm, or corporation
connecting to the system (hereinafter user or users) shall
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10/7.9/99 pay a $600.00 per residential equivalent availability fee
to the County and an availability fee to the Town of
Hillsborough as established and revised from time to time
by the Town of Hillsborough.
The original 212 potential Efland Area Sewer System
customers. who have provided Orange County with an
application for sewer service to the Efland Sewer System
and who have pravided Orange County with a signed and
acknowledged Efland Sewer System Sewer Easement and
Agreement but have not been connected to the system because
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their property affected by the Sewer Easement and Agreement
is not yet served by the sewer system are, with respect to
the property affected by the Agreement, exempt from Orange
Amended Co~_inty availability fees, provided they connect to the
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~~ --- -- sewer system and become sewer customers of the sewer system
with respect the property covered by the Sewer Easement and
,Agreement signed by them within 30 days of notification
that connection can be made. Availability Fees shall be
paid by the user with a completed and signed Efland Sewer
System Sewer Easement and Agreement.
C. Acreage Fee.
Each person, firm, or corporation
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10/19/99 connecting to the system (hereafter user or users) shall
pay a $1,000.00 per acre capital replacement fee. The
original 212 potential Efland Area Sewer System customers
who have provided Orange County with an application for
sewer service to the Efland Sewer System and who have
provided Orange County with a signed and acknowledged
Efland Sewer System Sewer Easement and Agreement but have
not been connected ~o the system because their property
affected by the Sewer Easement and Agreement is not yet
served by the sewer system are, with respect to the
property affected by the Agreement, exempt from Orange
County acreage fees, provided they connect to the sewer
system and become sewer customers of the sewer system with
respect to the property covered by the Sewer Easement and
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lp/19/99 Agreement signed by them within 30 days of notification
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that connection can be made . Acreage Fees shall be paid by
the user with a completed and signed Efland Sewer System
Sewer EasemenC and Agreement.
D. Stub-out Service Line Fee.
Each person, firm, or corporation
connecting to the system (hereafter user or users) shall
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~rr~ended ~ pay a stub-out service line fee in an amount equal to the
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administrative and construction cost to Orange County of
installing a service line. This fee shall be based on the
out-of-pocket cost to Orange County for installing the
service line plus an allocated cost equal to the
administration cost to Orange County of having the
installation accomplished. The original 212 potential
Efland Area Sewer System .customers who have provided Orange
County with an application for sewer service to the Efland
Sewer System and who have provided Orange County with a
signed and acknowledged Efland Sewer System Sewer Easement
and Agreement but have not been connected to the system
because their property affected by the Sewer Easement and
Agreement is not yet served by the sewer system are, with
respect to the property affected by the Agreement, exempt
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from Orange County stub-out Service Line fees, provided
~- theY connect to the sewer system and became sewer customers
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10/19/99 of the sewer system with respect to the property covered by
the Sewer Easement and Agreement s~,gned by them within 30
days of notification, that connection can be made. A stub-
out Service Line Fee shall be due from, owed and paid by
the user within fifteen (15) days of mailing to the user of
an Orange County invoice for the fee.
IV. APPLICATIO FOR SERVICE
Persons seeking service may make application
in person at the office of the Orange County Planning
Department. The application requirements are as follows:
1. A deposit as provided in Article V of
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3/1/gg these rules must. accompany the application and be paid at
the Orange County Planning Department or such other place
as is designated by Orange County from time to time. A
Sewer Use and Easement and Agreement must be on file,
signed by the property owner(s)/users.
2. The conditions set forth in Article IX
of these rules must be satisfied in the case of an
application for service to undeveloped land.
3. Any former user may again become a user
by fulfilling the application requirements set forth in
this article and by paying any applicable availability or
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other fees. In addition, any such former user applying
again to be a user must pay any outstanding account plus
interest thereon at the legal rate as it is established in
North Carolina General Statutes Section 24-1; its
successor, and as the same is amended from time to time,
compounded annually. Any person who has actually used and
benefited from sewer service which has been supplied to
premises owned or directly occupied or used by that person,
for which service there is an outstanding indebtedness
remaining due the County, may become a user by completing
the application requirements in 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 premises owned ar directly occupied ar used by such
person.
V. DEPOSIT
. _._ A. A minimum cash deposit is required of
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11/15/$8 all users. It shall be Thirty Dollars ($30.00) . The deposit
shall be paid either in full at the time an application for
service is made or in a maximum of three equal consecutive
monthly installments, the first of which must be paid when
an application far service. is made. Deposits will not draw
interest.
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B. A separate deposit will be required for
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_. 3/1/$8 R_ each connection.
C. Each deposit may be -redeemed by the
user upon disconnection from the system and upon payment in
full of all charges for service.
VI. INITIAL OR MINIMUM CHARGE
A., There will be a separate account
established for each sewer connection to the system. Each
such account will be in the name of the user. The minimum
monthly charge as provided in the rate schedule will be
made for each account for any monthly usage up to the
minimum 3,000 gallons.
B. In those cases where the connection is
to property which receives its water by well, the minimum
monthly charge will be that established. in the rate
schedule unless water consumption exceeds the minimum
contained in the rate schedule. The County reserves the
right to meter the well of any user to determine that
user's water usage.
VI2. COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY
A. The County will run a service line from
its collection line to the property line, except as
provided in. Article IX, relating to extensions of the
system.
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B. All plumbing installed by the user for
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3/1/88 connection to the system will be installed according to the
v North Carolina State Plumbing Code and will be permitted,
inspected and approved by Orange County.
C. The County is not liable for damage of
any kind resulting from sewage or its collection from the
user's premises, unless such damage results directly from
negligence on the part of the County. The County is not
responsible for any damage done or resulting from any
defect or operation failure in the plumbing installed by
the user, or in any fixtures or appliances on the user's
premises. The County is not responsible for negligence of
third persons in the installation or operation of the
System. The County is not responsible for damage caused by
forces beyond its control ar far the interruption of
service caused by forces beyond its control.
D. Except in the case of an emergency, the
user will be notified in advance of any anticipated
interruption of service. In the case of an emergency the
user will be notified as soon thereafter as possible of the
interruption of service.
VIII. USER'S RESPONSIBILITY
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Amended A. The user is responsible for payment of
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all monthly service charges incurred in connection with
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sewer service. The owner of the premises to which services
are delivered is responsible for all charges as provided
for in the Sewer Easement and Agreement. If a delinquent
user is not the -owner of the premises to which 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.
B. The user is responsible for installing
Amended all plumbing and apparatus necessary to connect to the
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County's service line and for connecting 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 terms and conditions as
the permit prescribes,.
C. All plumbing and apparatus installed by
,the. user will be installed and maintained at the user's
expense in accordance with the County's rules and
regulations. and any other State or local requirements.
D. The user will exercise reasonable care
and will be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care
by anyone on the user's premises with the user's permission
over any portion of the County ,system located on the user's
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premises. Authorized County representatives will be
permitted by the user to access the user's property in
order to inspect, as needed, portions of the County's
system located on the premises of the user.
E. The user will be responsible for the
cost of necessary repairs or replacement of lost or damaged
property of the County which is part of the System or used
in the operation and maintenance of the System which repair
or replacement is caused by ar results from the negligence
or wrongful act of the user, the user's agents or
employees. Likewise any damage or injury to persons or
property which occurs on the premises of the user and which
is caused by or results from the negligence or wrongful act
of the user will be the sole responsibility of the user.
F. The amount of any such loss or damage
or the cost of repairs or replacements will be, when
applicable, added as a charge to the user's account which
charge will be added in full to the user's next statement
unless other arrangements are made which are satisfactory
to the County.
IX. EXTENSIONS OF THE SYSTEM
System extensions to serve undeveloped land
may occur, but only as follows:
A. All such extensions must be consistent
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with the overall System plan as adapted from time to time
by Orange County. A11 such extensions must be approved by
the County Engineer.
B. Extension of the System to new
. Amended developments can only be approved by the County Engineer if
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--------- all zoning, subdivision, land use plan and comprehensive
plan regulations of Orange County or the Town of
Hillsborough, if applicable, are met. With respect to
subdivisions, the subdivision preliminary plat must be
approved by the County or the Town, if applicable, which
preliminary plat shall include approved preliminary plans
for the System extension. Planned development plans which
include System extensions must include approved preliminary
plans for the System extension.
C. All System extensions must be
consistent with Goal 9.3 of the Orange County Land Use Plan
which goal "prohibit[s] the establishment of public water
and sewer services in the areas designated water quality
critical areas, except to address emergency situations" and
with any Water and Sewer, Policy of the County adopted as.
part of its Ccmprehensive Flan.
D. A11 System extensions shall be
installed according to and in compliance with approved
plans.
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'~ E. Construction of System extensions will
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3/1/88 be inspected by Orange County at intervals determined by
---~.__._ the County. The person seeking System extension agrees to
permit access to the System and the System extension for
inspection purposes. User connections to the System will
only be permitted after the extension of the System is
finally approved in writing by Orange County.
~'. Upon the completion of the System
extension the owner/developer will convey by deed or other
appropriate instrument all portions of the System
extension, including but not necessarily limited to right-
of-way easements, collection lines, service lines, stub-
outs, permits, pump stations and equipment, plumbing
facilities and hardware. All System extensions will be at
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X. ACCESS TO PREMISES OF A USER
A. It will be necessary for the safe and
efficient operation of the System for duly authorized
agents of the County to have access at reasonable times to
the premises of the user for the purpose of installing,
removing, inspecting and otherwise maintaining portions of
the System and for the purpose of reading and testing
meters and for any other purpose in connection with the
installation, operation and maintenance of the System. Each
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user and property owner upon whose property any portion of
the system or connections to it is located recognizes this
need and by making application for sewer services grants
authority to authorized agents of the County for this
purpose.
B. The Sewer Easement and. Agreement
includes a grant to the County ~f an easement for the
purposes described in that agreement. Each user and owner
by making application for-sewer services acknowledges the
easement and the rights described in that easement.
XI. CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
Amended System is
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authorizes
premises.
connected
and tl-ie
described
The owner of premises which is served by the
responsible for notifying the County or its duly
i agent of any change in the occupancy of his/her
Any change, in the use of the premises which is
to the System will be communicated to the County
Town of Hillsborough for prior approval as
in Article II of these rules and regulations.
XII. METER READING - BILLING - COLLECTING
A. Orange ,County and, if applicable, its
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3/1/gg billing and collecting agent's records will be the basis
for all. charges for service. All users are encouraged to
maintain receipts and other payment information and to
bring any discrepancies in the user's records and the
County's records to the attention of the billing and
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collecting agent of the County immediately so that
corrections, if any, can be made. The specific procedures
to be followed in the event a user believes there has been
a billing error are described in Article XIII.
B. Meters will be read and bills rendered
in accordance with the policies established by the County
and any agency with which the County may contract. The
County reserves the right to vary the dates or .length of
time covered by any statement, temporarily or permanently,
if necessary for the efficient operation of the ,System.
C. Statements for sewer service will be
computed on the basis of the published rate schedule then
in effect.
D.
connection to the
described in the Se
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separately metered
account.
Charges for sewer service commence when
System is complete as prescribed and
wer Easement and Agreement.
Each sewer connection will be
and will be maintained as a separate
F. Monthly statements will be mailed on or
about the date the user's water meter is read, if there is
a meter, or the same date each month as determined by the
Amended County's billing and collecting agent where there is no
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water meter. Payment is due when the statement for sewer
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service is received and delinquent 20 days after the water
meter reading date. If payment is not made within 20 days
after the water meter reading date, sewer and water service
will be discontinued. Statements will be sent 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 immediately notify Orange Caunty and its billing and
collection agent of any change in this address. The user's
failure to receive any statement ar notice when it is
addressed to the user at the address contained in the
application or a new address provided to the County and its
billing and collection agent shall not be a basis for
forgiving delinquent payment and shall not be a basis for
forgiving discontinuation of service.
XII. DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICE
A. When service is discontinued, the
-Amended deposit made by the user will be applied toward settlement
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of any unpaid account . Any balance will be refunded to the
user. If the deposit is not sufficient to cover the
outstanding account balance, the County and its billing and
collection agent may proceed to collect the balance in the
manner provided in the Sewer Easement and Agreement or in
any other manner provided by law for the collection of a
debt.
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B. The County, in addition to prosecution
as provided by law, may discontinue and permanently refuse
service to any user or property owner who tampers with a
meter or sewer connection which sewer connection has been
approved by the County. Any sewer connection not approved
by the County may be disconnected by the County and service
refused to those participating in the unauthorized
connection or its use.
XIII. COMPLAINTS - ADJUSTMENTS
A. If a user believes any statement of
mended charges to be in error; the user may present a claim in
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person to the billing and collection agent of the County
before the statement becomes delinquent., Any such claim
made after the statement has become delinquent will not be
effective in preventing discontinuation of service as
provided in these rules and regulations. The user may pay
such statement under protest and the payment will not
prejudice the claim in case an error is found. Adjustment
will thereafter be made far any such error.
B. Request for special meter readings or
tests will be governed by the rules and regulations
established for that purpose by Orange County and its.
agents.
XIV. RETURN CHECK FEE
Each check for payment is accepted subject
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and collection agent regarding returned checks shall be
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followed. All fees collected, provided they do not exceed
those permitted by law, shall be the property of the
County's billing and collection agent.,
XV. ABRIDGEMENT OR MODIFICATION OF RULES
A. No promise, agreement or representation
of any employee of Orange County will be binding upon the
County unless it is agreed upon in writing, signed and
accepted by the duly authorized officers of the County
which authorization must be accomplished by resolution of
the Soard of County Commissioners.
B. No modification of rates or any of
these rules and regulations may be made by any agent of the
County. Any modification of rates and these rules and
regulations will be accomplished by resolution of the Board
of Commissioners of Orange County.
XVI. ADOPTION OF RULES
Until further resolution of the Orange
County Soard of Commissioners, the rules and regulations
set out above are adopted as of the date below and become
effective on or after November 19 1985.
Upon motion made by Commissioner Moses Care ,
seconded by Commissioner Shirley Marshall_ the foregoing
resolution was adapted by the Orange County Board of
Commissioners this the 19th day of November 1985.
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Amended by resolution of the Orange County Board
of Commissioners on the 1St day of March 1988.
Amended by resolution of the Orange County Board
of Commissioners an the 15th day of November,1988.
Amended by resolution of the Orange County Board
of Commissioners on the 19th day of October, 1999.
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