93-59. Extensions by County, Authority or Districts.

  1. The County and/or the Districts shall have the authority to construct any extensions at their sole cost and expense and connect such extensions to the water system and/or the water system owned by the city and maintained and operated by the Authority. Nothing in this Part 2 shall be deemed to preclude any such extension by the County and/or the Districts. Any extension shall be considered a regional water line, a water transmission line, a water distribution line, and/or a main, as appropriate. Any extensions made by the County or the districts to the water system owned by the city and maintained and operated by the Authority will comply with the current Asheville Buncombe Water Authority Water System Extension Design Guidelines and Specifications.
  2. In constructing an extension the County and/or the Districts as appropriate shall be required to comply only with applicable provisions of the regional water agreement.
  3. In the event the Authority constructs an extension of the water system owned by the city and maintained and operated by the Authority serving only customers outside Henderson County, the Authority shall provide written notice to the Utilities Director of such extension for informational purposes only, without any requirement to comply with the policies in this Part 2. To the extent the Authority constructs a nonregional water line that is an extension of the water system owned by the City and maintained and operated by the Authority that will serve customers within Henderson County, the Authority must receive prior approval from the Henderson County Commissioners for such extension; however, the application and fee requirements of ยง 93-58 shall be deemed waived.