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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 10, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5 <br /> SUBJECT: Upper Neuse River Basin Association Update <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Parks and Recreation <br /> (DEAPR) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> A. Falls Lake Watershed David Stancil, 919-245-2510 <br /> B. Excerpts from October 14, 2014 Tom Davis, 919-245-2510 <br /> Work Session Agenda Abstract <br /> C. Water Quality Results Graph <br /> D. Streamflow Comparison <br /> E. UNRBA Project Schedule <br /> PURPOSE: To receive information on recent activities of the Upper Neuse River Basin <br /> Association (UNRBA). <br /> BACKGROUND: The Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA), of which Orange <br /> County is a member, is working on a multi-year effort (titled "The Path Forward") to revise Stage <br /> II of the Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy (Falls Lake Rules). As currently written, <br /> Stage II of the Falls Lake Rules requires local governments, the North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation (NCDOT), the agricultural community, and other regulated parties located in the <br /> Falls Lake watershed (Attachment A) to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient loading to <br /> Falls Lake by 40% and 77%, respectively. While the members of the UNRBA agree that <br /> protecting Falls Lake as the City of Raleigh's water supply is paramount, the members also <br /> agree that there are serious technical and financial impediments to meeting these nutrient <br /> reduction goals. <br /> Additional background information concerning the Falls Lake Rules, the underlying Consensus <br /> Principles, estimated costs to comply with the Falls Lake Rules, and related information are <br /> provided in Attachment B, excerpts from the agenda abstract from the October 14, 2014 Board <br /> of County Commissioners work session. <br /> The UNRBA continues to make progress on several important projects, including: <br /> 1. Lake and Watershed Water Quality Monitoring <br /> 2. BMP Nutrient Credit Development <br /> 3. Development of Nutrient Credit Calculation Tool <br /> 4. Falls Lake Rules Review <br />