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Sn-F'or',~v,a-{-ion _1 -t-e m <br />Memorandum <br />To: Board of County Commissioners <br />Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager <br />From: P. David Stancil, DEAPR Director <br />Thomas W. Davis, Water Resources Coordinator <br />Date: December 14, 2010 <br />Re: Update on Jordan Lake Partnership Activities <br />The following memo is intended to provide an update on the Jordan Lake <br />Partnership activities of the last several months. <br />As you may recall, in April, Orange County - as a charter member of the Jordan <br />Lake Partnership - submitted a letter to the N.C. Division of Water Resources <br />(DWR) expressing interest in receiving an allocation of water supply from Jordan <br />Lake. DWR has recently opened the fourth round of Jordan Lake water supply <br />allocations. DWR has indicated that they are interested in obtaining a regional <br />submittal from Triangle area municipalities who are interested in obtaining water <br />from Jordan Lake. As a result, 12 municipalities including Orange County, plus <br />OWASA, have been working together in the Jordan Lake Partnership (JLP) to <br />develop a Regional Water Supply Plan (RWSP). <br />The RWSP will describe each Partner's projection of future water demand as well <br />as existing and proposed sources of water supply, and as a result, also detail <br />each Partner's anticipated water need through the year 2060. It is these future <br />needs which are expected to be met through the use of Jordan Lake water. <br />Several steps most be completed in support of the Regional Water Supply Plan. <br />These include: <br />• Updating of the Cape Fear Basin Hydrologic Model. The updated model <br />will be used to support the withdrawal of water from Jordan Lake, as well <br />as the return of most of this water as wastewater to the Cape Fear basin. <br />This effort has been funded by the NC General Assembly and is being <br />managed by DWR. <br />