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12 } SECTION 6 RAW WATER TRANSMISSION FROM JORDAN LAKE 6. 1 Background The transmission of raw water from Jordan Lake as an alternative to constructing a new reservoir in Orange County is evaluated in this section of the report. The 14,000 acre B. Everett 'Jordan Lake is located in northeastern I Chatham County. Portions of the lake extend into the bordering counties of Orange, Durham, and Wake. The construction of Jordan Lake was completed in late 1981 with Federal funds administered through the project engineers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) . The COE has continuing responsibility for managing the lake. Jordan Lake was designed to serve the multiple purposes of flood control , water supply, water quality improvement, public recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. The conservation pool , which impounds storage reserved for water supply and conservation needs, extends from the normal lake level of 216 feet to 202 feet. The COE has estimated that the portion of the conservation pool which is allocated to water supply has a safe yield of 100 MGD. This estimate may be revised after the COE has completed a hydro-topographical survey of the conservation pool . The results of the survey are expected to be published early in 1988. The State of North Carolina, acting through the Environmental Management Commission and the Division of Water Resources, has authority over the conservation storage that is allocated for water supply. The Commission has issued proposed rules for assigning this storage to local governments in need of water supply capacity. These rules are included, for reference, in Appendix F. Orange County, OWASA, and other water utilities in the region, have expressed an interest in obtaining an allocation of water from Jordan Lake to meet long-term water supply needs. The Commission has granted no I 6-1 t f '