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~~ ri 2. With better than 400 acres land in Orange County affected by this application, the Orange County Board of Commissioners respectfully requests a second public hearing be held in Orange County on the City of Burlington's application request. This would allow for fuller discussion and comment by Orange County residents who tray not be aware of the May 13 hearing in Graham.. 3. Orange County's Zoning Ordinance prohibits the land application of biosolids within water supply watershed critical areas. It appears that some of the Burlington biosolids application sites lie within the critical area of the Cane Creek Reservoir watershed, which provides drinking water to Chapel Hill and Carrboro area residents. While the County is aware that the State has the power to permit biosolid applications notwithstanding County watershed protection regulations, we do not think it should do so, particularly in watershed critical. areas_ The Orange County Board of Commissioners expressly and respectfully requests that yqu not permit oz repermit any City of Burlington application site Located on land within a water supply watershed critical area, as designated on the laud use planning documents adopted by Orange County. Membexs of Orange County's staff will attend this public heating and provide maps necessary for your consideration of this request_ 4. 1?urther, we respectfizlly request that prior to approving a modification of an existing permit for a new land application site, the Orange County Environmental Health Services Division of the Orange County Health Department be informed of the proposed new application site, in order for it to better monitor'the potential for harm to the public health. Thank you for receiving our comments, and for respecting our concerns. We look forward to your reply. Sincerely, Barry Jacobs, att~ Orange Co Board