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~~~~ '7 Pn~E 551 Chairman Walker recognizEd Mark Butriham, Regional Planner for the Triangle J Council, of Governments. Mr. Burnham stated that he wished to discuss the possible land use ordinances and amendments and stated that his main area of concern was land use near active water empoundment areas. He said he felt that developments near and along major streams leading to the empcundment areas should be discouraged or decreased. The Board instructed Ms. Burnham to proceed with his study of the matter. Mr. Burnham introduced Dr. W. P. Biggers, Chairman of the Durham»Crange County Medical Society Committee for Environmental Protection, Public Health and Safety. Dr. Biggers presented a petition to the Board of Commissioners worded as follows: "The physicians, whose signatures appear below, are alarmed about the ever increasing public health hazard imposed by imprudent land use on the watershed adjacent to municipal water resevoirs, i Our primary concerns are effluent waters from septic tanks, industrial waste waters, inaectidides, herbicides, and toxic chemical substances whioh find their way into public water supplies. The cumulative effects of this pollution are incompletely defined at present, ~ but currently available data dictate the need for greatly increased vigilance in this matter. We urge our local and state government officials to enact appropriate legislative measures to protect a most ' valuable natural resource - clean water." ~ Dr. Biggers stated that current state laws and public health regulations are designed to control coliform bacteria, however, doctors are beginning to realize that perhaps the current laws are net strigent enough to prevent contamination by the spread of viral particles, Be stated that these particles spread rapidly in streams located both under ground and above ground. Dr. Biggers stated he wished the Beard to be advised that a problem of serious dimensions probably did exist and that he felt the County should give consideration to action while it was still practical to protect the various watersheds of the County. actionhonrthisWmatterasametim~inBtheefuturetandethatrtheysdidnappreciate his sharing with them hie knowledge on the subject. Mark Hurnham read to the Board of Commissioners a portion of a grant application being filed by the State of North Carolina with the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for matching funds to assist them in acquiring from the Nature Conservancy certain lands in Orange County in the general area of the proposed Wilderness Park. Mr. Burnham stated this matter would come before the Triangle J Council of Governments at its meeting on Wednesday the 25th. If Orange County desired to comment on this application that meeting would be the appropriate time for the Board to be heard. Mr. Burnham stated that on Monday night the County Planning Board did approve a subdivision plat in Eno Township, however, the developers were planning to tap onto the Hillsborough City Water supply and that the proposed water line tc this subdivision would be six inches (b") in diameter and more than four (1~.) miles long. He stated that the planned action of the developers emphasized again the need for a uniform countywide water and sewerage extension policy. Mr. Burnham purposed to present to the Board additional information on the matter provided that they were interested in establishing a uniform policy. Mr. Burnham was instructed to pursue the matter of a uniform countywide water and sewerage policy. The following actions all relating to the joint sanitary landfill operation were moved by Commissioner Ira A. Ward: 1. That the County ap rove purchase of a bulldozer at the joint landfill (low bid $4q,(~CO) and the payment of our share of the total cost (43~) or $21,242 to be paid for from the Revenue Sharing Fund. 2. That the County approve the payment of its share of the first _ installment on the cost of the landfill site (whioh is 43~ of :. $135,054.86 or $58,073.$9). These funds are to be taken from the Revenue Sharing Fund. 3. That the County ap rave ayment of its share of the coat of a ~- compactor (43~ of $p57,79~.00 or $24,851.42) to be used at the joint landfill site. These funds are to be taken from the Revenue Sharing Fund.