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z <br /> RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE <br /> IN THE <br /> UPPER NEUSE RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to the preservation and protection of the present high quality <br /> of water in the Upper Neuse River basin, and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County recognizes the increasingly complex nature of water quality management <br /> issues in the Upper Neuse River basin and acknowledges the need to coordinate with other affected <br /> jurisdictions on water quality management programs; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County agrees that the formation of the Upper Neuse River Basin Association is <br /> important for the successful continued management of water resources in the Upper Neuse River <br /> basin, and <br /> WHEREAS, the basic objective of the Upper Neuse River Basin Association is to foster improved <br /> communication and coordination of the various water quality management programs which currently <br /> exist in the Upper Neuse River basin and to explore new techniques and strategies for improving these <br /> water quality management programs, and <br /> WHEREAS, it is understood that participation in the Upper Neuse River Basin Association does not <br /> commit Orange County to any direct monetary obligations or costs associated with the operations or <br /> programs undertaken by the Association, and <br /> WHEREAS, it is understood and agreed that benefits and burdens assumed as a result of membership <br /> in the Upper Neuse River Basin Association shall be shared equitably by all members. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Orange County agrees to participate fully and actively <br /> as a member of the Upper Neuse River Basin Association and that said participation shall have certain <br /> obligations on the part of each member to share in providing staff support and management of the <br /> Association. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Commissioner Willhoit is authorized to represent Orange County <br /> as a full member of the Upper Neuse River Basin Association, with Commissioner Halkiotis as an <br /> Alternate Member. <br /> Adopted this 1 st day of May, 1996. <br /> Moses Carey, Jr., Chair <br />