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7 <br /> - Address septic systems if > 20% of N <br /> Principle #8: <br /> - Stage 2 Compliance from point sources and agriculture should meet water quality <br /> standards no later than 2036 <br /> - Existing development reductions begin in 2021, and continue based on local plans <br /> approved by the EMC <br /> Principle #9: <br /> - Proposed rules based on limited data <br /> - Better sampling and monitoring would enhance the data <br /> - EMC should reexamine strategy by 2018 <br /> o Potential to achieve Stage 1 by 2021 <br /> o Cost of attempting to achieve Stage 2 <br /> o Could alternative standards meet water uses? <br /> o Impact on water quality in the upper lake <br /> - Create a Scientific Advisory Board to make recommendations by 2019 <br /> - DWQ Plan for rule revisions in 2019 accordingly <br /> - No implementation of Stage II until EMC determines if alternatives should be pursued <br /> Principle #10: <br /> - Jurisdictions should fund annual monitoring of chlorophyll-a <br /> - Cost-share arrangement to help fund <br /> - Consider using the Upper Neuse River Basin Association (existing) for this <br /> - Make results available to proposed Scientific Advisory Board <br /> Principle #11: <br /> - Create and implement a nutrient trading program among all regulated sources <br /> - Allow local governments flexibility to determine mix of reduction strategies <br /> o Point and non-point source controls <br /> o Land conservation <br /> o Other <br /> Recommendation: <br /> - Consider approving Consensus Principles <br /> - Staff will return in April/May with: <br /> o Detailed analysis on implications of proposed rules for Orange County, and <br /> o Draft public hearing comments for presentation to the EMC <br /> Commissioner Pelissier made reference to Principle #9 where it says that it may not be <br /> feasible to attain all currently designated uses in the upper lake. She asked if there was any <br /> discussion of that or other uses being eliminated. <br /> Dave Stancil said, based on the watershed classification, there are a number of <br /> provisions that are allowed. In this case, this is an acknowledgement that the impacts and final <br /> results are not known of implementing these rules and whether it will allow all potential uses to be <br /> viable in the future. <br />