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a ~J F <br />~ 0 :.. <br />Memo to: Board of County Commissioners <br />Page 3 <br />February 5, 1979 <br />WATERSHED PROTECTION TASIA FORCE <br />Staff recommends this Task Farce be set up as soon as possible. There <br />are several issues the Board of County Cammi_ssioners should consider concern- <br />ing membership, expertise of members, geographic coverage of County by members, <br />and the various objectives such a Task Force could address. ' <br />First, the set of issues surrounding expertise, membership, and geographic <br />coverage of appointees could be addressed together. Should the Task Force <br />be a purely technical committee and/or should it have representative(s) of <br />the various governmental jurisdictions i_nvblsed (including Carrboro, <br />Chapel Hill, Durham, Hillsborough, Mebane and Orange County) and/or should <br />general citizen representative(s) of the governmental jurisdictions involved <br />also be appointed. Other possible representative agencies include: <br />-0[dASA <br />-Soi.1 and Water Conservation Board <br />-Orange County Rural Development Panel <br />(includes USDA staff of Farmer's Home, SCS, ASCS, Agricultural <br />Extension) <br />-Private engineering firms-(ex. Rose, Pridgen; Wiggins, Rimer, etc.) <br />--University of North Carolina <br />--state of North Carolina -- DOT <br />-Farm Organizations (Farm Bureau, etc.) <br />The governmental jurisdictions could appoint either 1 elected official: and/or <br />1 Planning Board member, and/ar 1 staff person, and/or 1 or more citizen <br />representatives. <br />• The following are tentative objectives that could be addressed by such <br />a task farce: <br />- Evaluate the current status of water quality and quantity isL the <br />watershed(s) - <br />l. identify and assess point and non-point sources of pollution <br />2. identify important erosion and sedimentation sources <br />-- Identify alternative measures for protecting the watershed(s) from <br />deterioration in water quality and quantity <br />- Evaluate the feasibility of establishing a system of water quality . <br />monitoring for the watershed(s) <br />-- - - Identify and take measures to regulate any land uses in the watershed(s) <br />which could damage the water supply in the event of a catastrophic <br />accident (ex., Kepone manufacturing plant) <br />- Evaluate the watersheds capability to accomodate future urban development <br />while maintaining acceptable water quality and quantity <br />-- Develop an overall strategy for the management of the watershed <br />