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million per day. She said there is no connection with Mebane and she thought she understood <br /> that Mebane had sufficient water in the Buckhorn EDD. She asked about the yellow areas in <br /> Hillsborough and said not all of these areas are in the Hillsborough EDD. <br /> Craig Benedict said 4 million gallons does seem like a lot compared to OWASA and <br /> these areas are appreciable to the size of those jurisdictions. There is a possibility of using <br /> less than 4 million gallons. Regarding Mebane, it has adequate water supply in the short-term <br /> horizon. Regarding Hillsborough, these areas are in the urban transition. There have not <br /> been any definitive answers from Hillsborough about whether it will use the second phase of <br /> the allocation. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if Orange County has ever used any water in its allocation <br /> and Craig Benedict said no, because it is a level two allocation, which is a reserve. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he is pleased to see the potential of an allocation of an <br /> additional amount. He said economic development will require a lot of water, and he supports <br /> this allocation. <br /> Chair Jacobs asked if there are there any inter-basin transfers involved. Craig Benedict <br /> said the City of Durham has a grandfather clause and this is still a topic of consideration. <br /> Chair Jacobs said this is like a big poker game and the stakes are raised now and <br /> entities have to put in more money. <br /> Frank Clifton said the request is now just in a draft stage. The uses discussed tonight <br /> have been mostly domestic, but the future uses may be more commercial. <br /> This will be discussed again at the work session next week. <br /> d. Proposal to Move Toward a Franchise to Privatize Curbside Solid Waste <br /> and Recycling Services in Unincorporated Area of Orange County <br /> The Board discussed a proposal to move toward a county-wide franchise agreement <br /> that would privatize curbside Solid Waste and Recycling Services in the unincorporated areas <br /> of Orange County. <br /> Chair Jacobs said this is a process that is projected to take eight months. He said the <br /> County is not trying to back away from its commitment to recycling. <br /> Frank Clifton said the systems in place now will be changing and this is one option. <br /> Michael Talbert said they are going to talk about the possibility of moving forward and <br /> this will have no impact on the solid waste convenience centers (SWCC). Orange County is <br /> moving forward with closing the landfill and as they do this June 30, 2013 much will still remain <br /> at that site such as the C&D landfill and white goods, but will be part of the recycling budget. <br /> He said Orange County does recycling better than anyone in the state but doing that is not <br /> cheap. He said right now solid waste in the unincorporated areas of Orange County is <br /> provided by private haulers. There are about 12 private haulers in and around Orange County. <br /> The towns collect their own solid waste within their town limits and after June 30th they will be <br /> looking at other options to take their waste rather than the landfill. <br /> The earliest implementation of this new program will be July 1, 2014. <br /> An anticipated timeline, if Orange County moves toward the Franchise of Curbside <br /> Solid Waste and Recycling services in Unincorporated Area of Orange County is: <br /> - March 15, 2013 — Notice to existing private solid waste collection services of the April <br /> 23, 2013 meeting to discuss Franchise Agreement and displacement of private solid <br /> waste collection services. <br />