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,' <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 13, 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~_ <br />SUBJECT: Chatham County Request to Access Jordan Lake Water Allocation Through OWASA's <br />Jordan Lake Property and Approved Intake Location <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Engineer PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Draft Letter Paul Thames, ext 2303 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To review a proposed letter to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) Board of <br />Directors regarding local water supply and water quality protection issues. <br />BACKGROUND: At several recent meetings, the Board of Commissioners has discussed its response to <br />questions and issues raised at an October 1, 1998 meeting involving a number of local government entities <br />concerning Jordan Lake water supply and water quality. This meeting affords an opportunity for the <br />Board to review a revised draft of a letter to OWASA, which incorporates suggestions offered by <br />Commissioner Jacobs at the Board's Apri16 regular meeting. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact that would result from the approval of this <br />letter. Related decisions made in the future by local governments, OWASA, and the State pertaining to <br />the water supply/protection issues discussed may have long-term impacts on the County's capital and <br />operating budgets. The nature and scope of these potential costs cannot be accurately gauged at this time. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss the proposed letter and <br />approve it, or a modified version thereof, for transmission to OWASA's Board of Directors. <br />