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Schedule <br /> A tentative schedule for upcoming UNRBA projects is included as Attachment E. As can be <br /> seen from this schedule, the UNRBA anticipates conducting the studies discussed earlier in <br /> this document through 2020. Stage II of the Falls Rules is defined as the period extending from <br /> 2021 to 2036, with the overall goal of ineeting nutrient related water quality standards <br /> throughout Falls Lake by 2041. <br /> Upcominq Opportunity for Comments about the Rules <br /> The Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 (HB74) mandated that all rules expire within ten years of <br /> their effective dates, unless readopted. This rulemaking process allows for comments and <br /> revisions on the full range of regulated activities, including the Falls Lake Rules (15A NCAC <br /> 02B.0275 through .0282 and amended .0235 and .0315). The Rules Review Commission <br /> (RRC) is scheduled to begin the review of subchapter 2B rules in October 2014. The review <br /> process for all rules must be finished by June 2019. There is a three-step review process <br /> (Attachment F). <br /> The initial step is the agency's determination report and public comment period. In the <br /> determination the agency identifies each rule as "unnecessary and no public comment", <br /> "necessary and with substantive public interest", or "necessary and without substantive public <br /> comment". DWR has identified the Falls Lake Rules as "necessary and with substantive public <br /> interest". The second step in the review process is for the RRC to review the agency reports <br /> and the final step is the issuance of the RRC's final determination report. DWR anticipates re- <br /> adoption of all rules under review to begin in 2015. <br /> There is no financial impact to the County at this time. Given the numerous studies planned for <br /> the re-examination of Stage II and the timeframe established by the Falls Lake Rules, it is <br /> expected that UNRBA dues will remain elevated for several years. <br /> Tom Davis reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> UNRBA Update — The Path Forward Process <br /> "The Path Forward" process will re-examine the Stage II nutrient reduction requirements of the <br /> Falls Lake Rules while preserving use of Falls Lake as a water supply. <br /> Reports finished to date: <br /> • TM1:Framework for a Reexamination of Stage II of the Falls Nutrient Strategy <br /> • TM2: Review Existing Data and Reports for Falls Lake and the Watershed <br /> • TM3: Estimation of Nutrient Loading to Falls Lake <br /> • TM4: Review of Existing Models and Recommendations for Future Studies <br /> and <br /> • Comparison of Flow Estimation Methods <br /> • Evaluation of the Sensitivity of the Falls Lake Nutrient Response Model <br /> Ongoing Path Forward Projects: <br /> • Water Quality Monitoring in Falls Lake Watershed <br /> - Started in August 2014, emphasizing: <br /> ■ Jurisdictional Loading <br /> ■ Nutrient Loading to Falls Lake <br /> • BMP Credit Development Process <br /> o Add to list of BMPs that have been assigned nutrient reduction credits by DWR <br /> o UNRBA working with Falls Lake WOC concerning BMPs <br /> • Watershed Impoundment Nutrient Trapping Analysis <br />