HISTORY OF DREAMS LANDING SEWER

As of December 2004

This is provided as informational background only to assist owners in understanding events leading up to this date:

30 to 35 years ago, a "small activated sludge plant" was built to accommodate redevelopment of the condominium. An average of 8,000 to 10,000 gallons a day is treated. The capacity is 20,000. Prior to that there was a large septic system.

The collection system may have already been in place when the plant was built.

1995. RJ Moore Associates, Annapolis, estimated replacement cost for plant at $200,000 and gave an estimated life left for the current plant of 20 years.

1995 New UV system, $16,000.

1996. Complaint and Consent Order from Maryland Department of the Environment to take immediate corrective action for failure to meet permit effluent limitations for fecal coliform, BODs and TSS on numerous occasions from July 1994 to September 1995 with the possibility of $1,000 a day fines. The consent order was to be in effect until January 1, 1997, and a plan was requested to show how the community was going to meet standards.

September 1996. Stearns and Wheler engineering firm did a study of the plant and made recommendations to meet permit requirements. Report recommended a filteringsystem so the UV system could work. At a cost of $80,000 the board of directors did not feel that this was a proven solution worth spending that kind of money. Other repairs were made to various parts of the plant amounting to $20,000 in unanticipated upgrades.

September 1996. Jim Welch, new operator. UV bulbs changed three times a year @$1,000. Major cleanup done and installed alternate pump out ($15,000) and flowmeter ($2,181)

May 1997. Dreams Landing petitioned for public sewer. 51% of 56 units voted to ask the county to investigate this possibility and come up with costs. We were supported by the county council, Severn River Association and Save our Streams.(Please note that this is 1997 information).

Summary of the deal: total cost for the project (pump station and force main) is $1.2 million with $748,000 being Dreams Landing's share and $459,000 paid by county for line from

Lindamoor Lane

out to Bestgate. The amount of Dreams Landing front foot is 1,563 accessible feet (300 feet for pool) divided by 56 units equals 28 feet for each unit. Estimated cost per unit is about $13,400.

Financed over 30 years at 5% (from county), about $950 per year. Connection Fee is one time $2,000 (now $3,000) for each unit. The sewer rate charge is estimated at $88 per quarter based on past flat rate charge to community of $4,000 a year for water. However, in the last year, the county put in a meter and the charge may change since sewer rate is based on water use..

1997 Anne Arundel puts Dreams Landing into its CIP. July 1998 Repair of leak in chlorine settling tank, $1,500.into its CIP.

July 1998 Repair of leak in chlorine settling tank, $1,500.

December 1998. New operator Chesapeake Labs starts. Puts timers on blowers. Replaced blower. Cleaning UV every day. New pH probe.

March 24, 1999. MDE warns us of possible further enforcement action because of violations in May, June and July 1998.

9/15/99. Public information meeting by Anne Arundel Public Works to explain costs of regional system which was going to be built on Cove of Cork at the bottom of Lindamoor and serve the entire area. Another option was to carve out Dreams Landing. The attendees from Lindamoor and other nearby neighborhoods strongly agreed on the latter and did not want to participate in the public sewer project and did not want the growth potential near them..

Later in 1999, Barbara Samorajczk proposed a change to the county's water and sewer plan to make Dreams Landing the only area eligible for sewer on this peninsula. The rest of the area would no longer be eligible (unless there was a proven health hazard). This "exception" for Dreams Landing was Barbara's attempt to serve both of her constituencies: allow us to preserve water quality and protect Lindamoor and nearby neighborhoods from the potential of growth. Council voted in favor.

March 4, 2000. The board is informed that MDE is about to send us an administrative order, where there is no negotiation, only an appeal process (for 1998 violations).

March 22, 2000. The board meets with Dave Lyons of MDE in Baltimore requesting that the Consent Order be lifted since no violations had happened in two years.

April 18, 2000. We receive a letter from J.L.Hearn, Director, Waste Management Administration, MDE, saying that MDE is no longer proceeding with the execution of a Consent Order "based on subsequent compliance after employing a new operator and no violations since July of 1998."

December 2000. County warns we will be taken out of CIP if we don't confirm go-ahead for sewer by 12/20.

February 2001. County requests state financial assistance from state for 3.7% loan for Dreams Landing.

April 6, 2001. Elmore letter to Hartman re: rights of condo to act on behalf of the Council of Unit Owners. June 8, 2001. Senior Assistant County Attorney Patricia Logan rejects accepting a petition signed by the board and wants individual petitions signed by a majority of property owners.

June 19, 2001. Kathleen Elmore called Deputy County Attorney Plymer to appeal Logan ruling. Was told we are in unique position of being first condo in county to petition for sewer after transferal to individual owners. Plymer said the county has to be careful about setting a precedent

2001 MDE smart growth review rejects 3.7 loan to Dreams Landing because of Council's 1999 change to water and sewer plan making us the only community on this peninsula eligible for "planned service." Smart growth people are saying that the extension up to Bestgate goes through an area of potential services that is now only designated for "future" (not planned) service.

July 5, 2001. Letter from Hartman indicating that 51 percent of homeowners must agree by petition.

October 22, 2001. County Attorney Pat Logan changes mind as result of 6/19 letter from Elmore and says the county wants a new original petition and new rate acceptance approval. Dreams Landing counsel Kathleen Elmore agreed to proceed post haste with documents requested.

December 2002. Sense of community is favorable to pursue. Board informs county to go ahead, with understanding that there is another checkoff point at the time of final costs being determined.

2002-2003 County hires Dewberry engineering firm to draw up design. Winter of 2003, preliminary proposed design is ready to show community.

January 2004. Two information meetings held for community to discuss preliminary design. Community decides to request that county instead investigate using the existing building to minimize visual impact.

May 2004. County rejects use of existing building and reports doing new design to minimize visual impact.

December 2004. Vote taken by unit owners regarding latest design proposal and estimated costs. County required 51%. Vote as of 12/11/04 is approximately 85% in favor. County is pursuing working with state on getting documents required for state loan funds included in the construction bid packages and send out bid packages. If bid costs go up, another rate vote will be needed, according to the county. Pending.