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,,, . - . . ... <br /> q - '- . <br /> ,..' • . . <br /> • . . <br /> •,'- • . • <br /> 2 . .. • from other reservoirs as their safe-Yields are made <br /> ' effective. . <br /> . : . <br /> . ' <br /> -, • b. Since supply may be increased through reservoir . . <br /> improvement measures at Lake Orange, Corporation <br /> • Lake and Lake Pen Johnson each ordinance shall <br /> reflect the combined safe yield available at a <br /> given time. . - ... <br /> c. The Orange Alamance Water Corporation, the Town of <br /> • . . Hillsborot.gh and the OWASA are requested to <br /> identify by January 27, 1986 the improvement <br /> .. <br /> A measures, timetable and source of , financing they <br /> are willing to commit towards increasing the . . <br /> : . available supply. • . . . <br /> .;' <br /> :•?: d. Once the maximum withdrawal limits and instream <br /> '- flow requirements are established, consistent with . <br /> available supply and safeguards against water <br /> depletions which would injure the public safety <br /> health and welfare, it will be the responsibility <br /> F of local government and water purveyors to prohibit <br /> additional uses which singly or in aggregate would <br /> cause the water allocations.established by ordi- <br /> nance to be exceeded. <br /> , <br /> , 1 <br /> ' e. Instream flow requirements shall be based upon the . <br /> unadjusted 7 Q 10 flow rate below Lake Ben Johnson, <br /> as measured at the USGS/Orange County stream flow <br /> gage. This amount shall be reduced to a lessor <br /> . <br /> amount (to 0) as each successive stage of water <br /> level is reached at Lake Orange. . . <br /> ..: <br /> 1 • • <br /> f. Development approvals up to the allocation levels <br /> shall be staged in accordance with the amount of • <br /> demand and the timing required to provide major <br /> . . new', water supply. . . . . <br /> .. . <br /> . . • . <br /> 5. Planning for Major New Vater Supply <br /> , . <br /> •; a. Since improvement to existing reservoirs will be <br /> , inadequate to meet growth demands Orange County <br /> will join the water utility providers in the <br /> engineering study of new supply sources and sites. <br /> b. All utility providers are urged to begin now a • <br /> review of water rate structures to determine the <br /> capacity of these rates to develop a reserve to <br /> finance new construction for additional supply. <br /> . . <br /> . . <br /> . . <br /> •,1 . <br /> . ,. • . . <br /> ,, • . <br /> . . <br /> _ <br /> , <br /> -"f- • <br />