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RES-2014-064 f <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 />