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23 <br />January 25, 2011 <br />Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor <br />Town of Chapel Hill <br />405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. <br />Chapel Hifl, NC 27514 <br />Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Mark Chilton, Mayor <br />Town of Carrbaro <br />301 West Main Street <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />Gordan Merklein, Chair <br />OWASA Board of Directors <br />400 Jones Ferry Road <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />SUBJECT: Town of Hillsborough's Amendments to OWASA'S December 9, 2010 Request to <br />Clarify Certain Language in the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary <br />Agreement (WASMPBA) <br />Dear Mayor Kleinschmidt, Mayor Chilton, Chair Pelissier, and Chair Merklein: <br />This letter is in response to OWASA's letter dated December 9, 2010 regarding proposed <br />changes to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement <br />(WASMPBA). OWASA proposed amendments to the WASMPBA to clarify that the Agreement <br />does not prevent OWASA from entering into agreements as necessary to provide far water <br />transfers to access its Jordan Lake allocation. <br />Orange County recently requested a similar modification to ensure its ability to access its <br />Jordan Lake allocation. <br />Hillsborough is planning to request a Jordan Lake water allocation during the upcoming cycle. <br />Hillsborough previously had a 5.5 MGD allocation, but allowed it to lapse in the tote 1990's while <br />we planned and constructed the West Fork Eno Reservoir. However, it appears that in future <br />years Hillsborough may need a smaA amount of water from Jordan Lake, and anticipates <br />requesting a 1 MGD allocation. <br />Because any change to the WASMPBA requires the approval of all signatory parties, the <br />County respectfully requests that each of your governing bodies adopt a Resolution supporting <br />the clarifying language. <br />101 East Orange Street • P. O. Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />919-732-1270 Fax 919-644-23900 <br />