RES-2009-027 Support of Proposed Jordan Reservoir Water Supply Nutrient Strategy Rules

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Dy..~~- 09 ~a- ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED JORDAN RESERVOIR WATER SUPPLY NUTRIENT STRATEGY RULES 15A NCA 02B .0262-.0273 & .0311 WHEREAS, House Bill 3 has been introduced for consideration by the General Assembly; and WHEREAS, the proposed legislation would disapprove Jordan Lake Management rules as promulgated and approved by the Environmental Management Commission and the Rules Review Commission; and WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina first directed local governments to reduce nitrogen in waters that flow to the Jordan Lake Reservoir in 1997 under the Clean Water Responsibility Act; and WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir is on the EPA 303(d) list of impaired waters due to the excessive nutrients from point and non-point sources,. and has been since 2002; and WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules were developed by the NC Division of Water Quality through a lengthy stakeholder process and were adopted by the NC Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on May 8, 2008 and approved by the Rules Review Commission on November 11, 2008; and WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules are based on sound scientific monitoring and modeling to apportion decreases in the nutrient load from all point and non-point sources in the Jordan Lake watershed in order to improve water quality; and WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir cannot meet water quality standards unless nutrient loads form all current and future. sources are reduced, including those from wastewater, and from stormwater from existing and new development; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS that members of the North Carolina General Assembly are hereby requested to approve the Jordan lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules in order to protect the public health and welfare of the citizens of Orange County and other residents of North Carolina.