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4uestions Raised By Participants <br />• What is the level of participation needed by the various governmental entities (e.g., amount of <br />capital required, short-term vs. long-term costs of developing intake at this time)? <br />• What is driving Chatham County's need (e.g., amount of development)? <br />• Under what conditions might Chatham share/use OWASA's intake location? What are the <br />options? <br />• Does Chatham have an interest in working with Orange County governments to maintain a rural <br />buffer in southern Orange/northern Chatham area? <br />• Is Jordan Lake indeed considered a regional water supply? Is Chatham included in the region? <br />• Who should be involved in this discussion (i.e., governing boards' role vs. OWASA's role)? <br />• Can we develop a clear sense of each jurisdictions directinterests in Chatham`s use ofJordan <br />lake? <br />• In the long term, will Orange County entities need to take water from Jordan Cake? <br />• What will OWASA's master plan indicate-about its timing for the need of Jordan Lake's water? <br />• What forum should this issue come back to? Are participating entities willing to have a <br />conversation with their entire boards and then come back together to discuss? <br />• If Chatham County can act on its own, what is its incentive to cooperate on land use, etc.? <br />The Particiaatin~ Orange County Entities Agreed To Have A Conversation <br />With Their Entire Boards And Then Come Back Together To Discuss <br />Chatham-County's Use Of The OWASA Intake Site On Jordan Lake TheX <br />Identified Several Pieces Of information That They Needed Before Thex <br />Would Have This Board Discussion <br />1. Information from OWASA on projected water use, options Tor (and cost of) developing <br />intake site <br />2. Information from Chatham County regarding water needs <br />3. Exchange of land use plans and utility line plans between Orange and Chatham counties <br />4. Engineering information on the possibility of building an intake sie that could be <br />expanded, later <br />5. (Possibly) Chatham's estimate of the value of the property lost to Jordan Lake <br />Target date for boards to meet again to discuss interest in participating in cooperative dialogue with <br />Chatham County: first week in March 1999 (specific date to be determined). <br />Prepared by Peg Carlson_ <br />