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16 <br />DRAFT LANGUAGE FOR: <br />A RESOLUTION BY ORANGE COUNTYBOARD OF COYMUSSIONERS IN SUPPORT <br />OF PROPOSED JORDAN RESERVOIR WATER SUPPLY NUTRIENT .STRATEGY <br />RULES 15A NCAC 02D *0262-,0273 &,0311 <br />W REAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir is a popular recreation destination for over I million <br />visitors each year including residents of Orange County; and <br />Triangle; <br />ti� and REAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir is a major ! rinking water - source for residents in the <br />M[EREAS the State of North Carolina first directed local governments to reduce nitrogen in <br />i <br />waters that flow to the Jordan Lake Reservoir n 1997 under the Clean Water Responsibility Act; and <br />AREAS , the Jordan Lake Reservoir is on - the EPA 3 03 (d) list of impaired waters due to <br />excessive nutrients from point and non-point sources, and, has been since 2002; and <br />RE AS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules were developed by the NC. <br />Division of Water Quality through a lengthy stakeholder process and were adopted by the NC <br />Environmental ' Management Commission (EMC) on May 8, 2008 and approved by the Rules Review <br />Commission (R_RC) on November 11, 2008-, and <br />H EREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules are based on sound scientific <br />monitoring and modeling to apportion decreases in the nutrient load from all point and non-point sources <br />IR <br />m the Jordan Lake watershed in order to improve water quality; and <br />H F.REAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir cannot meet water quality standards unless nutrient loads <br />from all current and future sources are reduced, including those from wastewater, and from stormwater <br />from existing and new development; and <br />REAS, the threat to the water quality, in the Jordan Lake Reservoir and 9 water <br />users, as well as recreations, users will continue until all sections of the, rules are approved by the NC <br />General Assembly; <br />REAS,, Orange County supports protection of waters within its own boundaries that now to <br />the Haw River and to the Jordan Lake Reservoir; <br />NOW, T REFORE9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF <br />COARMSSIONERS that members of the North Carolina General Assembly are hereby requested to vote <br />to approve the Jordan Lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules in their. entirety, as adopted by the EMC. and <br />approved by the RRC, in order to protect the public health and welfare of the citizens of Orange bounty <br />and other residents of North Carolina. <br />Adopted, this the -day of 20 <br />ATTEST: <br />