The Newton County Board of Education formally agreed Tuesday to settle its dispute with the Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority over the payment of sewer tap fees at the new Newton High School, being built off Crowell Road.The water authority had approved and signed the agreement at its Sept. 19 meeting. The agreement states that the water and sewerage authority charged the school board water and sewer connection fees in order to extend lines to the new school. The board protested the fees in October 2011, but the authority held firm to their belief that the fees were "rightfully and