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0 ORANGE COUNTY 027 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No. E5 Meeting Date: MARCH 6, 1985 , SUBJECT: PHOSPHATE DETERGENT LEGISLATION DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X, No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Commissioner Shirl Marshall X 505 YES TELEPHONE NUMBER: • Hillsborough - 732-8181 Hillsborough - 732-9361 Chapel Hill - 967-9251 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 • PURPOSE: TO consider re-stating the Board's previous support for state- wide restriction on the sale of phosphate laundry detergents. NEED: As part of a local and State strategy to clean-up the Falls and Jordan Reservoirs the Board in 1984 joined with other Region J local governments in calling for legislation that would ban phosphate based laundry detergents. It is believed that 10 to 15 percent of the algae growth in the two reservoirs stems from this nutrient source. While the legislation was narrowly defeated in the 1984 General Assembly chances of passage are better in the upcoming session. At its January 23, 1985 meeting the Triangle J Council of Governments approved a resolution calling again for a statewide ban. It requested that each member government consider adopting a similar resolution and forward such to the Governor, Secretary of NRCD and legislative delegation members. IMPACT: Last year the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development determined that highly effective sub- stitutes for phosphate detergents are available which do not increase consumer laundering costs. RECOMMENDATION: Motion to: approve attached resolution supporting Statewide legislation to restrict the sale of phosphate containing laundry detergents.