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ENO TAC November 10.,- 1-9.81 Page 4 Barbour noted that Barnes had asked the County Manager to put out information on the watershed restrictions to clear up confusions. Luce responded that implementation of these measures would be reviewed by the technical people on the staff like S&E regulations. Barbour, Woods and Harris expressed concerns that regulations increase the price of housing, land and taxes. Barbour felt there was a discrepancy between the County's desire for large open spaces and taxation rates which tared these areas out of exister Luce noted that the Task Force had drafted the recommendations with quality in mind as specified in their mandate from the *Commissioners. The Commissioners decisions on the eport would balance these quality recommendations with other 'concerns.. Harris inquired if ther was a technology available to purify water. Luce cited the activated carbon treatment but noted that there is a tendency to become dependent on the treatment process as a protective barrier and ignore the potential for human error in the process. Harris felt that there was a need to balance protection of water sources with purification and waste disposal measures. Luce responded that there was a preventive philosophy iMplict in the recommendations. Harris inqUire, if' there were equally problems with quantity. Luce responded that there were questions about the results of litigation on the Cane Creek Reservoir and pollution levels in the Jordan Lake Reservoir due to the Hawiltiver pollution;. Woods noted that Jordan Lake antiquates everything else if it is -certified, especially the protection of Cane Creek Reservoir given its supply potential. Barbour'asked if Orange County had made application for water from the Jordan. Luce indicated that only OWASA had applied. RECOMMENDATION # 2 ' ' Barbour expressed concern with the inclusion of the reference to the Eno State Park in Recommendation 02 . Luce responded that it was ' included to highlight the uniqueness of the treatment of the Eno River: , Rees agreed with the intent of the recommendation. and the reference. Barbot felt there was no need to protect the area anymore that any, other area and that the continued flow of the river was not dependant on the Report. The existence of the Park was not the reason for the recommendation but rather' the, need, to protect the river was the reason she added. Rees felt that the river was the Park in this case.