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Dave Stancil said that he reads this position from Haw River Assembly as being <br /> somewhere between Durham's and Chatham's position. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she agreed with taking the Heritage Center off and <br /> when the report comes back, the Board should talk about this center. She suggested <br /> emphasizing to the legislature anything that has to do with how the County's revenue is <br /> affected and also anything related to transportation. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said that with the Jordan Lake Rules, she would support <br /> Commissioner Nelson's suggestion to adopt something similar to Chatham County. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs revised the resolution from Chatham County, as shown below: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED <br /> JORDAN RESERVOIR WATER SUPPLY NUTRIENT STRATEGY RULES 15A NCA 02B <br /> .0262-.0273 & .0311 <br /> WHEREAS, House Bill 3 has been introduced for consideration by the General Assembly; and <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed legislation would disapprove Jordan Lake Management rules as <br /> promulgated and approved by the Environmental Management Commission and the Rules <br /> Review Commission; and <br /> WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina first directed local governments to reduce nitrogen in <br /> waters that flow to the Jordan Lake Reservoir in 1997 under the Clean Water Responsibility <br /> Act; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir is on the EPA 303(d) list of impaired waters due to the <br /> excessive nutrients from point and non-point sources, and has been since 2002; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules were developed by the NC <br /> Division of Water Quality through a lengthy stakeholder process and were adopted by the NC <br /> Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on May 8, 2008 and approved by the Rules <br /> Review Commission on November 11, 2008; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules are based on sound scientific <br /> monitoring and modeling to apportion decreases in the nutrient load from all point and non- <br /> point sources in the Jordan Lake watershed in order to improve water quality; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Reservoir cannot meet water quality standards unless nutrient <br /> loads from all current and future sources are reduced, including those from wastewater, and <br /> from stormwater from existing and new development; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF <br /> COMMISSIONERS that members of the North Carolina General Assembly are hereby <br /> requested to approve the Jordan lake Reservoir Nutrient Strategy rules in order to protect the <br /> public health and welfare of the citizens of Orange County and other residents of North <br /> Carolina. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Orange County believes the rules should recognize <br /> Orange County's watershed protection efforts prior to the baseline year of 2001, lest the new <br /> regulations fail to recognize good stewards such as Orange County, and that the State provide <br /> funding to retrofit existing development to the extent it will require local governments to <br /> become the designer, builder and manager of watershed protection measures required by the <br /> Jordan Lake rules. <br /> Adopted, this the 71h day of April, 2009. <br />