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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 14, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 4 SUBJECT: Jordan Lake Allocation Application DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT A) Future Service Areas — Excerpt Craig Benedict, Planning, (919) 245 - from Jordan Lake Allocation 2592 Application Kevin Lindley, Planning, (919) 245 -2583 B) Draft Jordan Lake Allocation Application — Cover and Introduction C) Triangle Regional Water Supply Plan — Executive Summary PURPOSE: To receive information regarding the Jordan Lake Allocation Application and provide direction as necessary. BACKGROUND: Orange County is in the process of applying for an increase in its existing Jordan Lake Allocation. The County currently holds an allocation of 1.0 million gallons per day (MGD) and is applying for an additional 0.5 MGD. This allocation is meant to provide a secure water supply through the year 2045 for portions of the County designated for economic growth. The County does not have a public water utility and there are no plans to develop a water utility service. Rather, the County will rely upon municipalities located adjacent to the economic development regions to provide the finished water. The Jordan Lake Allocation will be used to supplement the water supply of these municipalities, as needed. There are three areas of economic interest (see Attachment A) which staff used to develop estimates of future demand, the Buckhorn- Mebane area (western Orange), Hillsborough area (central Orange) and Eno area (eastern Orange). These areas already have or will have water supplied by the City of Mebane, Town of Hillsborough, and City of Durham, respectively. The water from Jordan Lake can be accessed via Durham's interconnect with the Town of Cary. The water would then be used to augment the Durham supply or be sent to Hillsborough via the interconnect shared between Durham and Hillsborough. The Buckhorn- Mebane area is supplied by the City of Mebane as the area does not have a viable method to access an allocation from Jordan Lake. The City of Mebane has access to a robust supply of water from the reservoir it shares with the City of Graham. In addition, Mebane has interconnections that allow access to the City of Burlington's water system, which has a robust water supply in its own right. The water demand from the Buckhorn- Mebane area is expected to be met from Mebane's water supplies, without the need to supplement with Jordan Lake water.