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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 12, 2007 <br />Agenda <br />Item No. ~ ' e <br />SUBJECT: Upper Neuse River Basin Association Report <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) [~ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) UNRRA Overview <br />2) Implementation Planning Timeline <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor, 245-2579 <br />Sarah Bruce, TJCOG Water Resources <br />Planner, 558-9343 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a short presentation from the Upper Neuse River Basin Association <br />(UNRRA) from Association staff member Ms. Sarah Bruce. <br />BACKGROUND: The Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) has a Watershed <br />Management Plan that recommends strategies for managing surface water resources in the <br />Upper Neuse Basin. The plan was developed in partnership with member governments, the <br />state Division of Water Quality and accepted by the UNRBA Board of Directors in 2003. The <br />plan aims to support, coordinate, and build upon local and state government water resource <br />management efforts. <br />The UNRBA is now creating an Implementation Plan that will specify how the strategies that <br />have been recommended could be implemented on the local level. <br />Orange County has been an active participant in the development of both the Watershed <br />Management and Implementation Plans. <br />This Spring, UNRBA staff are visiting all member governments' elected bodies to: <br />Discuss the Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan and the strategies it <br />recommends; <br />2. Explain the process for developing the basinwide Implementation Plan; and <br />3. Solicit support. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact in hearing the presentation of this item. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive Ms. Bruce's <br />presentation and ask questions as may be appropriate. <br />