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... - ' -- - -.-.tit 4 •_ ... -.,ra;. - _ -....- -- .-... .-i .. '-�"�":*p�.i�-�., S1)14'l`;O,; Co17tinued) Require stream buffers along perennial streams in water supply watersheds . Adopt stormwater management measures applicable to protected watersheds. - Continue administration f a strong ersoion/sediment control program. Develop a plan for dealing with hazardous material spills in water supply watersheds. Cooperate with Triangle J Council of Governments in the development and implementation o a regional watershed protection plan (Planning Board addition) . Approximately one year Rafter the Task Force report was presented, the Board of County Commissioners adopted each of the twelve recommendations regarding water quality as well :s five of the six recommendations concerning water quantity. The sixth recommendation, invol ing a regional solution to water quantity problems , had been addressed through requests to the N.C. Office of Water Resources. The Board thus established the County's official policy for water resources and set the framework for implementation efforts to come. (MIMI ROLE: • Orange County 's role in the development and implementation of water quality protection mea- ores has been that of facilitator and innovator. Given the diverse character of the County with its urban and rural settings, an "umbrella" was needed to bring together four separate water providers serving the Chapel Hill -Carrboro area, Hillsborough, Mebane and the west-central porti of the County. This was accomplished through the Task Force approach, each entity having representation and a voice in the recommendations formulated in the report . Serving as staff to thel'Task Force was the Planning Department, expanded in 1579 for the p rpose of updating the Land Use Plan. The Comprehensive Planning Division not only provided data . nd technical assistance tol, the Task Force but provided the written draft of the report to the Board Both Current and Comprehensive Planning Divisions of the Planning Department have continual , since the inception of the Task Force, to provide professional assistance in developing innovative strategies and techniques related to the implemenetation of water quality protection measures. The efforts of the Commissioners as well as the staff have been recognized by the Triangle J Council of Governments in its regional programs and acknowledged as being 5-10 ears ahead of surrounding jurisdictions in water quality protection. Since 1979, the Board of County Commissioners, through its annual budget appropriations, s supported the efforts of'I the Planning Department in its initial role as staff to thefWater) Resources Task Force and in its continuing role in developing and implementing water qua) rt protection measures conslstent with Board policies . Appropriations for the department for N. planning activities alonle has increased from $105,580 in FY 1378-79 to $251 ,092 in .FY\ 1984- 5. Additional funding for erosion control activities related to :rater quality protection•�hcs ' lso been provided, increasing from $28,921 to $92,000 between FY 1978-79 and FY 1984-85. -''` I