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-- . . � � � yields '.ate • /� e i safe 1 e� ds a r .frbn, other reservoirs as the it effective. b. Since supply may be 'increased throughesvr . improvement measures .at .Lake Orange, Corporation Lake and Lake Ben Johnson each ordinance shall . reflect the combined safe . yield available at a given time. c. The Orange Alamance Water Corporation, the Town of - : Hillsborough and the OWASA are requested to identify by January 27, 1986 the improvement measures, timetable and source of financing they . are willing .to commit towards increasing the available supply. • ' d. Once the maximum withdrawal limits and instream- flow requirements are established, consistent with available surpp?.y_ard _safeguards.:-_agairlst_..water dep t?ohs KI i ch; 10d_..in jur-e-.the-pubs{ sa ety. - . heealt t Welfare, it will be the responsibility of local government and water purveyors to prohibit g "n aggregate additional uses which singly or �. would cause the water allocations established by ordi-. nance to be exceeded. e. Instream flow requirements shall be based upon the unadjusted 7 Q 10 flow rate below Lake Ben Johnson, , - . as measured at the USGS/Orange' County stream flow gage. This amount shall be , reduced to a lessor amount (to 0) as, each successive.stage of water level is reached at Lake Orange. - f. Development approvals up to the allocation levels shall be staged in accordance with the amount of demand and the timing required to provide major n2w, water supply. 5. Punning for Major New Water Supply . , a. Since improvement to existing reservoirs will be inadequate to meet growth demands Orange County will join the water utility providers in the engineering study of new supply sources and sites. . b. All utility providers are urged to begin now a review of water rate structures to determine the capacity of these rates to develop reserve to A y addit'cr_al supply. finance new construction for . .