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C~i~~er I`~'~¢tse i'i~~et~ t3asin Associ~~iot~ <br />www.unt~b~.org 3 <br />UNRBA Organizational Structure <br />The UNRBA is atax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Members are listed below. <br />Municipalities: Counties: Others: <br />• Creedmoor Durham • Soil & Water Conservation (Districts in <br />• Durham Franklin the Upper Neuse Basin) <br />• Hillsborough • Granville • South Granville Water and Sewer <br />• Raleigh • Orange Authority <br />• Stem Person <br />• Wake Forest • Wake <br />• Butner <br />The LTl~IRBA is governed by a Board of Directors made up of one representative from each <br />member. A Technical Advisory Committee made up of members' staffs advises the Board and <br />UNRBA staff on watershed management needs and local practices. <br />Staff <br />The UNRBA employs one full-time Coordinator (Chris Dreps) and one Water Resources Planner <br />part-time (Sarah Bruce) through an agreement with Triangle J Council of Governments. L;INRBA <br />also contracts aKerr-Tar Council of Governments planner (Shelby Powell) to support efforts in <br />the Franklin, Granville, and Person County areas of the Basin. <br />Funding <br />tJNR]BA received $300,000 from the General Assembly in 1999 to create the Upper Neuse <br />Watershed Management Plan and establish the organization. Ongoing funding comes from <br />annual membership dues, which are calculated based on 1) member governments' public water <br />supply withdrawals from Upper Neuse surface waters and 2) their land area in the Upper Neuse <br />Basin. L;fNRBA also conducts grant-funded projects to protect and restore water quality. <br />Currently, more than one-half of tJNRBA's budget is from grants and contracts. <br />Efforts to Protect Water Quality in the Upper Neuse <br />The UNRBA has worked with numerous jurisdictions and agencies on many efforts to improve <br />watershed management in the Upper Neuse Basin. <br />• Developed the Watershed Evaluation Developed the Site Evaluation Tool to help <br />Tool with USGS to facilitate land use local governments and developers evaluate <br />and watershed planning <br />Developed the Little Lick Creek Local <br />Watershed Pian for the NC Ecosystem <br />Enhancement Program <br />water quality impacts of developments <br />Worked with Durham and Orange Counties <br />on their comprehensive land use plans <br />Current efforts include a watershed restoration plan for Lick Creek and a comprehensive strategy <br />for implementing the Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan (see Projects & Activities <br />section of our web site). <br />For More Information WWW. u n rba. o rg <br />Chris Dreps, UNRBA Coordinator: (919) 558-2702 / dreps@tjcog.org <br />Sarah Bruce, UNRBA Implementation Planning: (919) 558-9343 / sbruce@tjcog.org <br />