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The long range- potential and funding of utilities in the area is noted in the County. Capital Investment Plan (CIP). The draft agreements, still under review by all parties, will set forth aspects of master planning, design, permitting, funding, construction and eventual customer connection. These agreement will come back within the next few months. Water Supply Alternatives: The draft Phase II RWSP details water supply source alternatives in the Trians~le area. Attachment 4 includes relevant portions ofithe draft Phase II RWSP. All of the water supply alternatives listed in the Phase II RWSP, other than accessing Jordan Lake, involve the purchasing of finished water from a regional water utility. It is unlikely that the Eno River or Lake Orange represent a viable source of future water supply due to the fragile nature of the Eno River, especially during the dry summer months. Furthermore, the construction of a new reservoir in the County, either alone or in partnership with another utility or municipality, is unlikely to be economically competitive with the allocation of water supply from an existing reservoir such as Jordan Lake. However, consideration of the use of additional existing water sources, such as those listed in Attachment 5, should also be evaluated. Additional evaluation of interbasin transfer considerations is also needed, including whether or not the threshold of 2 million gallons per day (MGD), which would necessitate the completion of an interbasin Transfer Certificate, would be exceeded. Interconnections Study: The JLP .recently hired a consultant to complete a preliminary study to complete an inventory of the water supply infrastructure interconnections in the region: Attachment 6 represents the results of this study: This map depicts the existing water supply infrastructure in the Triangle region and includes preliminary information concerning infrastructure that is likely to be needed to provide Jordan Lake water to selected service areas. Planned interconnections between Orange County and the pity of Mebane and Town of Hillsborough are shown on this figure as Interconnections-23 and 24. Currently, the consultant is working on expanding the initial interconnections study in an effort to provide to the partners alternatives intended to increase interconnection capacity with connected or currently unconnected systems and provide a prioritized list of recommended projects to increase potential for regional cooperation during water shortages for periods of drought and other emergencies. Even though the City of Mebane and the Orange-Alamance Water System (OAWS) are not members of the JLP, the service areas for these systems are important to consider with regard to the future provision of water in Orange County. The OAWS service area is depicted in Attachment 6. WASMPBA: Modification of the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement may also need to occur to permit the use of Jordan Lake water within Orange County. Western Intake Study: Finally, the City of Durham reportedly plans to initiate the study of the proposed new Western Intake at Jordan Lake this fall. The Western Intake may possibly be the final intake structure built on Jordan Lake, and may serve to provide raw water to several jurisdictions surrounding Jordan Lake. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Several costs are involved with the procurement of an allocation of water supply from Jordan Lake. Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG), the host agency for the development of the RWSP, anticipates increased costs of approximately $3,700 per JLP partner to complete the Phase II RWSP. The current JLP annual fee for Orange County is