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• avoids double counting asset value of original projects and their replacement by including all assets, even rehabilitation and replacement assets, and depreciating all assets. Commissioner Jacobs thanked him for coming and for helping Orange County work with Hillsborough with the new rain collection system at Durham Tech. He asked if the projections included an increase in the use of green building principles, reduced water consumption, etc. Mac Clarke said that they have not yet built this in as a specific reduction in demand. He said that there will be discussions on giving green buildings same relief an the accessibility fees. Green building also should be more clearly defined. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the intended use of the No-Fault Well Repair Fund for the expanded stone quarry. Mac Clarke said that the payment is made every year to Orange County. Planning Director Craig Benedict said that there is a lag with the complaints, which is sent to Environmental Health far investigations. Any investigations are paid for with the fund. To his knowledge, there have not been many requests. Tam Konsler said that there have been four inquiries in the last six months. Commissioner Jacabs asked for a report at a later time an how much this fund has been used historically. Commissioner Jacobs asked about customers within the service area and asked if these residents could have a well to water their own yards. Mac Clarke will check on this possibility. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to Chatham County and said that OWASA has tied up one of the only two intake sites at Jordan Lake and essentially Chatham County is being held hostage by the Town of Cary. He said that Orange County would like to invite OWASA to meet with the Chatham and Orange County Commissioners to talk about leasing this property or entering into some kind of arrangement. Mac Clarke said that his concern would be to protect OWASA's access should it ever become necessary. Chair Carey said that the Board would like to invite the OWASA Board and the County's appointees to the OWASA Board to discuss this further at a later work session. e. Upper Neuse River Basin Association Report The Board received a short presentation from the Upper Neuse River Basin Association {UNRBA) by Association staff member Ms. Sarah Bruce. Sarah Bruce said that the association is voluntary. She said that the Nutrient Management Strategy for Falls Lake is going to be getting underway in March 2008. The association is gathering stakeholders together for this. She said that Orange County has done a great job protecting its natural resources. All of the development in the area will have a big impact on the Upper Falls Lake, and this is the reason for the Nutrient Management Strategy. She said that it would be helpful to have a County Commissioner representative serve when the Nutrient Management Strategy is developed. Chair Carey said that he is the Board's representative on the Upper Neuse River Basin Association, and he is unable to attend these meetings at times. When he cannot attend, Tom Altieri from Planning attends. He said that as this moves toward implementation, the County Commissioners need to be aware. Sarah Bruce said that the association will also be doing a local management strategy review and all of the member governments will be asked to do aself-assessment of the policies in place. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the relationship between this management plan and the Jordan Lake plan. He asked if they would have the same basic principles. Sarah Bruce said that they should be very close.