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18 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Batch 3: Livestock Exclusion <br /> 3 Riparian Buffers <br /> 4 Elimination of Illicit Discharges <br /> 5 <br /> 6 After CardnoEntrix develops draft nutrient credits and practice standards for each of these <br /> 7 BMPs, the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) will evaluate this information and determine <br /> 8 what nutrient reduction credit is appropriate for each BMP. Once this process is completed, <br /> 9 affected parties, including local governments, will be able to utilize these BMPs to meet <br /> 10 required nutrient reduction targets. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Project Outcomes <br /> 13 Develop nutrient reduction credits for BMPs <br /> 14 Increase # of BMPs available to use in achieving required nutrient reductions <br /> 15 <br /> 16 3. Development of Nutrient Credit Calculation Tool <br /> 17 Also ongoing is the development of a spreadsheet-based tool for local governments to calculate <br /> 18 nutrient reduction credits for specific on-site nutrient reduction measures, as well as for more <br /> 19 regional programmatic practices such as street sweeping or fertilizer management. This tool will <br /> 20 allow municipalities in the watershed to evaluate the impact of various nutrient reduction <br /> 21 devices and practices at different locations in the watershed, allowing local governments to <br /> 22 determine the most cost-effective means of meeting required nutrient reductions. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Project Outcome <br /> 25 Ability to evaluate potential BMPs at different locations — maximize efficiency, <br /> 26 cost effectiveness <br /> 27 <br /> 28 4. Falls Lake Rules Review <br /> 29 The Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 (HB74) mandated that all State rules expire within ten <br /> 30 years of their effective dates, unless readopted. Currently, DWR is concluding an informal <br /> 31 comment period for the Falls Lake Rules, which will be followed in 2016 by a public comment <br /> 32 period. UNRBA is working to develop comments on the Falls Lake Rules that all UNRBA <br /> 33 members can agree on. Several UNRBA local governments, including Orange County, have <br /> 34 already submitted informal comments concerning these rules. <br /> 35 A tentative schedule for ongoing UNRBA tasks is included as Attachment E. As can be seen <br /> 36 from this schedule, the UNRBA anticipates continuing the studies discussed herein for the next <br /> 37 several years. Stage II of the Falls Rules is the period extending from 2021 to 2036, with the <br /> 38 overall goal of meeting nutrient related water quality standards throughout Falls Lake by 2041. <br /> 39 This schedule may change as a result of the Rules Review process that is underway. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Project Outcome <br /> 42 Continuing dialogue with DWR regarding Rules <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Tom Davis provided some water quality monitory data (graph). <br /> 45 Tom Davis reviewed the upcoming UNRBA Schedule. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Pam Hemminger said the UNRBA has worked with the Legislature, in an effort to get <br /> 48 the Legislature to leave them alone. She said the ultimate goal is to make the lake cleaner. <br /> 49 She said Orange County does not contribute a lot to the nutrient loading. She said the <br /> 50 monitoring group is fascinating. She said the North Carolina Department of Environment and <br />