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Assembly of Governments Page 4 of 6 <br /> already in place, before going forward with these costly retrofits. <br /> Mayor Foy said everyone had positions on this already — that Chatham was worried <br /> about water quality, and Durham is concerned about the cost. <br /> Chair Foushee noted that on page 39 of the Orange County handout (in purple) <br /> included the revised rules for the county. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs read a newspaper article from 1978 with comments from <br /> then Chapel Hill Mayor Jimmy Wallace about the location of Jordan Lake being <br /> the worst place to put a lake and that it would be costly to keep it clean. <br /> Council Member Harrison said the bill is in the General Assembly, not an <br /> environmentally friendly General Assembly, and they didn't need any help in <br /> compromising the rules. He said Rep. Hackney and others could save the rules. He <br /> said the Chapel Hill storm water utility and master plan puts the Town ahead of the <br /> game. He added that when the bill emerges from the General Assembly they would <br /> have to prove they are in compliance. Council Member Harrison added that a <br /> funding stream hasn't been developed for this EPA mandate, and 30 years ago there <br /> was a funding stream. He said the General Assembly needed advice on the rules, <br /> not help in how to compromise them from local governments. <br /> b. Water Intake <br /> Ed Holland, OWASA, said there was a one page paper in the packet that talks <br /> about OWASA's water supply plan update. He said they had signed on to the <br /> Jordan Lake partnership and had made a financial commitment to participate. <br /> Mayor Chilton said that Mr. Wallace had firmly believed that building and drinking <br /> water from Jordan Lake would be a mistake. He said Mr. Wallace had worked hard <br /> to move the water supply to the Cane Creek reservoir. He said the creation of that <br /> reservoir for use as a drinking water resource had been the crowning achievement <br /> of Mr. Wallace's life. Mayor Chilton said he did not know that the retrofit rules are <br /> perfect as drafted now, but they had to include some retrofit. <br /> Council Member Harrison asked for OWASA updates. <br /> Alderman Broun said that 75 percent of the world uses water to survive and we all <br /> need to think about what we use water for such as watering lawns, etc. She noted <br /> that they needed to pay close attention to the State controlling water, adding that if <br /> the State gets control, you could forget about what monies they may use to do away <br /> with pollution, because State control means more development with less pollution <br /> control. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked about OWASA's updated water supply plan. <br /> http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view id=3&clip_id=454 6/2/2009 <br />