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4 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 - Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) update - Slide 1 (map) <br /> 3 <br /> 4 - DWQ Monitoring of Falls Lake Indicates Nutrient Over-Enrichment Problem - Slide 2 <br /> 5 (Map- chart) <br /> 6 <br /> 7 - UNRBA Response: Path Forward Process — Slide 3 <br /> 8 "The Path Forward" process will re-examine the Stage II nutrient reduction requirements of <br /> 9 the <br /> 10 Falls Lake Rules while preserving use of Falls Lake as a water supply. <br /> 11 (Graphic) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 - UNRBA—The Path Forward Process — Slide 4 <br /> 14 Consult contracted to support re-examination of efforts. Has completed 4 tasks designed to <br /> 15 inform process of examining Falls Lake Rules: <br /> 16 <br /> 17 1. Develop framework for re-examination of Stage II of Nutrient Management Rules <br /> 18 2. Review existing data, summarize lake and watershed info. <br /> 19 3. Review methods for delivered and jurisdictional nutrient loads <br /> 20 4. Recommend future monitoring and modeling <br /> 21 <br /> 22 - UNRBA—The Path Forward Process —Slide 5 (Chart) <br /> 23 <br /> 24 - UNRBA—The Path Forward Process — Slide 6 (Chart) <br /> 25 <br /> 26 - UNRBA—The Path Forward Process — Slide 7 <br /> 27 What is Orange County likely to achieve via the Path Forward Process? <br /> 28 <br /> 29 0 Re-evaluation of Stage II nutrient reduction goals. <br /> 30 • Additional BMPs for use by agricultural community in urban areas. <br /> 31 • Information concerning jurisdiction loading and nutrient sources. <br /> 32 • And more... <br /> 33 <br /> 34 The Consensus Principles — adopted by the BOCC in 2010 included the following: <br /> 35 "The affected local governments should share resources and assist with funding for the <br /> 36 examination for the Nutrient Management Strategy." <br /> 37 <br /> 38 - UNRBA—The Path Forward Process — Slide 8 <br /> 39 Questions and Discussion <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Tom Davis said the Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) is comprised of <br /> 42 local governments located in the Falls Lake watershed, plus South Granville Water and Sewer <br /> 43 Authority (SGWASA). He said that the first slide denotes that approximately half of Orange <br /> 44 County is in the Falls Lake watershed and he noted that Falls Lake is shown in red, indicating <br /> 45 that it is rated "impaired" by the Division of Water Quality. For this reason, the Falls Lake <br /> 46 Nutrient Management Strategy, or Falls Lake Rules, was adopted in 2010. <br /> 47 Referring to slide 2, he said that the impairment of the lake is caused by too many <br /> 48 nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in the lake. Nutrient sources include: storm water from <br /> 49 development, agricultural runoff, wastewater treatment plants, DOT property runoff, state and <br /> 50 federal property runoff, forested land runoff, as well as atmospheric deposition of nitrogen. <br />