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12 <br />RES- 2014 -064 <br />Attachment 2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE TRIANGLE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY <br />PLAN <br />WHEREAS, the Research Triangle Region continues to grow and serve as the premier <br />economic engine for our State; and <br />WHEREAS, the local government jurisdictions in the Research Triangle Region have <br />responsible and thoughtful land use plans to accommodate the projected growth of our <br />Region; and <br />WHEREAS, the local government jurisdictions and their constituent water supply <br />authorities are responsible for providing for the publicly owned water supply that has <br />been a critical ingredient in the economic development of the region; and <br />WHEREAS, the Jordan Lake Partnership was created in 2009 by jurisdictions and water <br />systems in the Triangle region with the primary purpose of planning for long -term <br />sustainable and secure water supply for the Triangle Region; and <br />WHEREAS, the Partners are committed to working collaboratively to enhance the <br />sustainability and security of the region's water supply resources through conservation <br />and efficiency, interconnection, and coordinated planning and development of the Jordan <br />Lake water supply; and <br />WHEREAS, the Partnership has demonstrated that local governments can work together <br />in a cooperative fashion — within the region, with constituent organizations, with <br />jurisdictions and water suppliers up and down stream, and with state and federal <br />regulators — to create environmentally sustainable, secure and mutually beneficial water <br />supply strategies for Jordan Lake; and <br />WHEREAS, the Triangle Regional Water Supply Plan has been developed based on the <br />best information available from studies and modeling completed by the Partners and <br />others, including a regional interconnections study and Division of Water Resources' <br />Combined Cape Fear — Neuse Hydrologic Model; and <br />WHEREAS, the water demand projections and future water supply needs have been peer - <br />reviewed by the Partners; and <br />WHEREAS, the Triangle Regional Water Supply Plan represents the consensus preferred <br />regional alternative of the Partnership; and <br />WHEREAS, each jurisdiction seeking an allocation from Jordan Lake may, at its <br />discretion, incorporate information from the Triangle Regional Water Supply Plan in <br />preparing its own, individual allocation application to the state; and <br />