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a 032 Resolution to Support the Capacity Use Designation for the Eno River Basin On February 1st, 1988 the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution of support for the Capacity Use Designation for the Eno River portion of the Neuse River Basin. The Department of Natural Resources conducted an investigation for the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission and concluded that water withdrawals from the river and surrounding groundwater withdrawals in the area would require regional coordination and limited regulation at the state level. I, Chris Best, also support the Capacity Use Designation for the Eno River with the understanding with the Department of Natural Resources that this is not a permanent designation, but rather a continuing means to an end that will protect the public health and safety by assuring the adequacy and purity of the source of our drinking water supply. The state must work with the county to provide guidance and coordination in establishing a Water Board involving the regional water users. Since direct regulation of water use falls under the purview of the state, the state must help the Water Board with methods of instituting local options for guiding area water use such as through local taxation, development regulations, and public investments in capital improvements. Regional cooperation to ease the burden on our water supply will take place through the establishment of an Orange County Water Board. With the continued commitment to the Board from all the water users, and with the help of the Department of Natural Resources through this Capacity Use Designation, the county will demonstrate to the state that is is indeed capable of planning its own destiny, and the designation will be lifted. Chris Best February 15th, 1988