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16? <br /> INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM: 8704-501 <br /> Background on the Question of Lake Orange Storage Capacity <br /> April 1, 1987 <br /> Page 3 <br /> One Ft. Elevation Two Ft. Elevation <br /> 1. Flashboards 24, 000 32, 000 <br /> 2 . Additional <br /> Engineering 8, 000 2, 000 <br /> 3 . Early Warning <br /> System None 7, 000 <br /> 4. Litigation None Unknown <br /> 5. Private <br /> Structures No County expen- 50,000 County <br /> diture recommended Expenditure recom- <br /> mended though not <br /> legally required (to <br /> raise road, boathouse <br /> and bulkhead) <br /> 6. Funding. Hillsborough and the Orange Alamance <br /> Water System have each budgeted matching shares for <br /> the improvements according to the estimated cost of <br /> a two foot rise. Senate Bill 2 funds are available <br /> for 50% of the costs if acted upon immediately. <br /> This is assuming favorable action on a bill intro- <br /> duced to recognize projects by several counties <br /> which were not submitted by the deadline esta- <br /> blished for cities. <br /> Kenneth R. Thiampson <br /> KRT/srs <br />