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5 <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISED WATER CONSERVATION STANDARDS AND <br />REQUESTING THE CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN, CHAPEL HILL TO~'VN <br />COUNCIL, AND ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIOIti`ERS TO REVISE <br />THEIR CONSERVATION ORDINANCES TO INCORPORATE SAID STANDARDS. <br />WHEREAS, OWASA has established V~`ater Conservation Standards that aze applicable <br />to the use of water by OWASA customers throughout the year and during declared droughts and <br />other water shortage conditions; and <br />WHEREAS, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, Chapel Hill Toa~ Council, and Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners have adopted local water conservation ordinances that are <br />consistent with OWASA's Water Conservation Standards; and <br />WHEREAS, following the exceptional drought of 2007-2008, and after receiving and <br />considering comments from the public and local governments, OWASA has developed proposed <br />revisions to the Water Conservation Standards; and <br />WHEREAS, there has been strong public support for the proposed revisions to <br />OVa`ASA's Water Conservation Standards: <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />OF ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY: <br />1. Approves revised Water Conservation Standards dated March 26, 2009_ a copy of <br />which is attached io thin Resolution. <br />2. Respectfully requests that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, Chapel [-Till Totem <br />Council, and Orange County Board of Commissioners amend their respective local water <br />conservation ordinances to incorporate the revised Water Conservation Standards. <br />3. Declares that the revised Water Conservation Standards ti~~ill became effective an the <br />date on which the last local governing; board approves its revised ~~~ater conservation ordinance <br />incorporating; said Standards: <br />Adapted this the 26th day of March 2409. <br /> <br />iein, Vice Chair <br />Secretary <br />