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UNC, OWASA discuss water ties
BY JENNIFER POGUE
STAFF WRITER
The Orange Water and Sewer
Authority Board of Directors
approved a letter of understanding
last week that binds UNC and
OWASA officials to a plan to devel
op a water reclamation system on
campus.
The system initially will be used
in one or more of the cooling tow
ers that support the University's air
conditioning and equipment cool
ing facilities. Water will be pumped
from the Mason Farm Wastewater
Treatment Plant near the UNC
campus for the system’s operations.
Pat Davis, OWASAs sustainabil
ity administrator, said utilizing
reused water could reduce the
amount of waste released into the
environment and preserve the
town’s drinking water supply, an
issue that has been examined since
the drought of 2002.
John Smith, the only board
member in opposition to the letter,
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said that because of the way the
letter was worded, he is worried
OWASA could be held to an agree
ment with the University that was
unsuitable or not feasible.
But board Chairman Mark
Marcoplos said the board would
have a final vote on any possible
system plans between the
University and OWASA.
Peter Gordon, another board
member, said he thinks the discus
sion about the letter’s wording was
extreme and was only happening
because of the University’s public
reputation as taking advantage of
the town.
“UNC is the favored whipping
boy,” he said.
Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy
expressed concern for non-
University OWASA customers in a
letter to Marcoplos.
In the letter, Foy said he was
worried that potable water
demand will fall and the average
price for customers will increase.
American Cancer Society and
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
touted help for the farmers as one
of their priorities.
“The interests of public health
organizations, tobacco producing
communities, users of tobacco and
even responsible manufacturers
are intertwined and must be
addressed in a comprehensive
fashion,” the Alliance for Health,
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OWASA officials said a 3 to 4
percent cost increase might be nec
essary, but that no direct costs for
the system will fall on the public.
Carolyn Elfland, associate vice
chancellor of campus services, said
UNC already installed new piping
in ongoing improvements as part
of what she called “an act of good
faith.”
The letter of understanding is
the first step in the reclamation
project. UNC and OWASA now
have to agree on a feasible plan for
the system. Following discussion,
the plan must be approved by the
N.C. General Assembly.
The projected date for the sys
tem’s completion is July 1, 2007,
and the total cost is around $7 mil
lion. The letter of understanding
has been formally signed by the
board and is now awaiting
approval by UNC officials.
Contact the City Editor
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administration.
This harmony is due, in part, to
a growing sense of urgency among
farmers who fear that lawmakers
don’t have much of an appetite to
help their cause and will have even
less of one in the future.
Even some of the strongest sup
porters of the buyout, lawmakers
from tobacco states, have told
farmers that they see no way to get
the votes for passage without cou
pling it with FDA authority over
cigarettes.
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