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6 <br /> Accomplishments, cont'd <br /> Land Use Planning, Data Center& GIS <br /> 1. Working on a cooperative demographic forecasting project for use in: <br /> Regional transportation planning, Regional water supply study, <br /> Economic development partnerships, Regional development choices, <br /> and, Infrastructure, land use and environmental planning. <br /> 2. Coordinate and oversee the Regional Data Center and Regional GIS. <br /> Presentation on the Region's economy at June 1996 meeting of the GTRC by Prof. <br /> Emil Malizia of UNC based on TJCOG staff research. Staff provided background <br /> and assisted with the document and the presentation. <br /> Water Resources Planning <br /> 1. Background work has been done on regional water study; bulk of project <br /> remains to be completed. Assisted in Regional study of wastewater treatment <br /> options. <br /> 2. Provide staff support and research services to Upper Neuse River Basin <br /> Association. <br /> I Began work on the creation of an Upper Cape Fear River Basin Association. <br /> 4. Assisted a number of governments with applications for water supply <br /> allocations from Jordan Lake. <br /> 5. Assembled information of privately owned and operated water and wastewater <br /> systems in the Triangle; and, actively participated in statewide task force to assure <br /> that public and private water systems remain economically, technically and <br /> environmentally viable over the long term. <br /> 6. Continued to work with local governments to monitor water quality trends in <br /> several of the Region's drinking water supplies. <br /> 7. Assisted eight local governments in evaluating the feasibility of developing a <br /> regional biosolids composting facility as economical way of recycling wastewater <br /> biosolids to produce a viable compost product. <br /> 10/96 <br />