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~~~ sources within the Gaunty, and has determined that additional water supply sources will need to be developed to meet the potential demand for water within the County; and WHEREAS, $. Everett Jordan Lake is a multiple-purpose water resource which is "-'~`'~ reported to have approximately 100 million gallons of water per day potentially ', available for use as a public water supply; and `. WHEREAS, B, Everett Jordan Lake will continue to undergo close observation, testing and evaluation as to quality and suitability for use as a public water supply source, and the technology for the treatment of water from this potential source may be further developed to improve protection of the public health of water users who may depend upon the lake as a source of potable water supply; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Environmental Management Gommission has the authority and responsibility to allocate the water supply potentially available in B. Everett Jordan Lake to water supply purveyors and has adopted rules and regulations applicable to the submittal of formal requests for an allocation of water from said lake, and the Division of Water Resources has stated that the date by which allocation requests are to be submitted is July 1, 1988; and WHEREAS, B. Everett Jordan Lake may in the future be a suitable and economically feasible water supply source for use by Orange County and an allocation of water supply from said lake should be requested; and WHEREAS, the development and utilization of $. Everett Jordan Lake in cooperation with other parties in the region may offer substantial benefits, including: economies of scale in facility development and ongoing operations; reduction in the adverse environmental impacts associated with facility development; improved water treatment, staffing and water quality testing; and greater ability to implement further modifications to the water treatment process; and WHEREAS, Orange County desires to carefully and fully evaluate in cooperation with all other interested parties the benefits of joint development and/or utilization of B. Everett Jordan Lake as a future public water supply source. -'~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The Board of Commissioners of Orange County hereby authorizes and directs the __:. County Manager to file with the North Carolina Environmental Management Gommission an application for an allocation of B. Everett Jordan Lake water supply storage. Based on present water demand projections, a Level I water supply storage allocation is not required; however, a Level II water supply storage allocation of 1.3 million gallons per day shall be requested by Orange county. 2. The Board of Commissioners authorizes and directs the Gounty Manager to develop and submit Orange County's allocation application jointly in cooperation with the applications of other parties in the region, if possible. Said parties may include, but are not limited to, the Town of Hillsborough, Orange-Alamance Water System, Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Chatham County and the Town of Pittsboro. Orange County's request shall state that substantial public benefits are anticipated from participation in a cooperative approach to developing and/or utilizing water supply- related facilities at B. Everett Jordan Lake. 3. If a joint allocation application is submitted, said application shall clearly state that the respective allocations requested in the joint submittal are to be made to the individual parties participating in the application. Each party should formally express its interest in evaluating cooperative development and/or utilization of B. Everett Jordan Lake as a future water supply source; however, participation in the joint application submittal shall not in any way preclude any party from utilizing and developing its respective allocation wither independent from or in cooperation with any or all of the parties to the request. 4. The monitoring data collected to date indicates that B. Everett Jordan Lake may be used as a public water supply; however, increasing development and other land-disturbing activities within the lake's drainage basin will affect the quality