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ATTACHMENT 1 Notes from Joint 1Vleeting between Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Chatham County, Hillsborough, Orange County, and OWASA Topic: Jordan Lake as a Regional Water Source October 1, 1998 Ground Rules (Meetin~~Facilitator Peg Carlson, Institute of Government) • Focus on interests, not positions • Stay focused • Test assumptions • Make statements and invite questions Presentation By Tom Fransen, North Carolina Department Of Environmental And Natural Resources, Division Of Water Resources What Are Your Short- And Long-Term Interests In Jordan Lake? C/ravel Hil! interested in protecting water quality and preserving OWASA's access and allocation. No immediate need, but want to keep Jordan Lake as a future resource. Hi!lsborou~lr Want OWASA to keep options open in case we need water in the future (long-term, not short- term). Clratham County We have both immediate and tong-term interests to meet our growing needs_ We see current intake as a possibility and would tike to use the OWASA intake location soon, if possible. We are at maximum capacity some days now, we want to create a partnership around this regional cesource. Carrboro_ We have no short-term water needs and may not have long-tenor needs. We are interested in cooperating with Chatham County to meet emergency needs. Orange County Interested in maintaining high water quality and working with others to accomplish this. We have maintained our allocation and are interested in protecting this allocation and making efficient use of the intake. OWASA Long-term interest in maintaining l0 MGD allocation and access to the land we own at Jordan Lake. We support the watershed study and are open to collaborating with neighboring utility providers, subject to local policy goals. We are interested in maintaining water quality as well. Question Posed By Chatham County • Is there interest in OWASA working with Chatham County to develop an intake, even if Chatham needs it earlier than OWASA would otherwise?