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5 <br /> 1 Council had originally approved OWASA's request on February 28, 2011, but on April 25, 2011 <br /> 2 reconsidered its previous action and rejected the text change. On June 9, 2011, the OWASA <br /> 3 Board resolved to adopt and maintain a policy to purchase water from other communities or <br /> 4 obtain water from its Jordan Lake storage allocation only after first declaring a Stage 1 Water <br /> 5 Supply Shortage—provided that Carrboro and Chapel Hill approve the previously requested <br /> 6 WSMPBA clarification. <br /> 7 At the October 20, 2011 meeting, the OWASA Board discussed its June 9, 2011 policy <br /> 8 resolution regarding water purchases during drought and the importance of securing permanent <br /> 9 access to our Jordan Lake water supply allocation without the constraints of language presently <br /> 10 contained in the WSMPBA. The Board was in agreement to modify its June 9th position and <br /> 11 adopted a resolution stating that: <br /> 12 <br /> 13 "OWASA shall only purchase water from other communities or obtain water from its <br /> 14 Jordan Lake storage allocation during periods of increased drought risk after it has declared a <br /> 15 Stage 9 Water Supply Shortage per OWASA's State-approved Water Shortage Response Plan <br /> 16 and OWASA's Water Conservation Standards as incorporated therein." <br /> 17 <br /> 18 At the January 12, 2012 meeting, the OWASA Board will discuss a Proposed Drought <br /> 19 Response Operating Protocol (DROP) which describes the procedures (including water <br /> 20 purchases) and criteria that OWASA will use for making water supply and demand decisions <br /> 21 during an extended drought. At the meeting, the Board will also discuss the timing of when <br /> 22 OWASA should initiate a request to the North Carolina Environmental Management <br /> 23 commission to convert our Jordan Lake water supply Level II allocation (future) to Level 1 <br /> 24 (active). The agenda materials for the January 12, 2012 meeting can be found at: <br /> 25 http://www.owasa.org/about/board-meetings.aspx. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Rowers Road Communitv <br /> 28 OWASA continues to work closely with the County staff (and other local governments) <br /> 29 to provide information regarding the provision of water and sewer services to the Historic <br /> 30 Rogers Road area. We have developed technical information and cost estimates for various <br /> 31 conceptual layouts and have provided lists and maps of properties and existing water and <br /> 32 sewer infrastructure in the vicinity. <br /> 33 Since the October 4, 2011 meeting where the Orange County Board of County <br /> 34 Commissioners approved funding for providing water service to certain properties within the <br /> 35 Historic Rogers Road area, OWASA staff have worked closely with Orange County staff to <br /> 36 establish streamlined procedures so that eligible property owners can request and receive the <br /> 37 intended benefit. Working within the parameters of the State Statutes and our policies and <br /> 38 founding agreements, we will continue to support this important initiative. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Forestry Management <br /> 41 Pursuant to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's (WRC) forestry <br /> 42 management plan for OWASA's 490-acre Cane Creek Wildlife Mitigation Tract, 25 acres of <br /> 43 declining quality Virginia pine were clear-cut, and 25 acres of hardwood forest were thinned <br /> 44 during the fall of 2010. The 25-acre clear-cut was replanted with loblolly pines in January 2011, <br /> 45 as prescribed by the WRC plan. All operations were conducted according to forestry <br /> 46 management best practices; however, our plan protects substantially larger buffer areas than <br /> 47 required by existing regulations. We will complete the phased implementation of additional <br /> 48 forest management measures on this property in the coming years in compliance with <br /> 49 conditions of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 Permit that allowed construction of the <br /> 50 Cane Creek Reservoir. <br />
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