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14;.44 EHNR - ENVIRONMENTAL ;IfA,YAGEMENT 8 T15A: 02G .05011 SECTION .0500- ALLOCATION OF JORDAN LAKE WATER SUPPLY STORAGE .0501 INTRODUCTION To increase the availability of municipal and industrial water supplies, the State of North Carolina requested the.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to designate 32.62 percent of the Jordan Lake conserva- tion storage, between the elevations 202 mean sea level(nisi) and 216 msl, as water supply storage. The State, acting through the Environmental Management Commission, will assign to local govern- ments having a need for water supply capacity any interest held by the State in such storage, with proportional payment by the user to the State for the state's associated capital,interest, administrative and operating costs. Upon signing the water supply storage contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Corn- mission will apply the following procedures in allocating Jordan Lake water,supply storage. History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 14.3-215.3(.r)(1); 143-215,38 through 143-215.43; 143-3.54(a)(11); 14313-282; ,1f}: March 1, 1988. .0507 DEFTNMONS As used throughout this Subchapter: • (1) 'Capital costs"means initial costs of the project; (2)• "Commission" means Environmental Management Commission; (3) "Departrricnt" means the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development; • • • (4) "Division"means the Division of Water Resources; (5) "Effective date of allocation" means the date the Commission approves the allocation; (6) "Interest costs"means interest accrued on the unpaid balance; (7) "Local government" means any city, county, authority, sanitary district, metropolitan'water district, or other local unit; (8) "Operating costs" means Jordan Lake's state and federal operating, maintenance, replacement, and administrative costs associated with water supply storage: (9) "State" means the state of North Carolina;and (10) "Water supply storage" means storage of water for municipal or industrial use History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 143-354(a)(11); Eff March I, 1988. • .0503 FORMAL APPLICATION (a) The Commission may receive initial allocation requests from local governments beginning on this section's effective date. In order to be reviewed, applications must contain the following information: (1) Projected population and water use,including a detailed map of the existing and projected water service areas; (2) A listing of water sources presently available,including estimated yields of these sources; (3) An analysis of the yield,quality,and cost of alternative sources of water supply other than Jordan Lake that could meet or partially meet projected needs,including regionalization of systems; (4) A description of conservation and demand-management practices to be used; (5) An outline of plans to use water from Jordan Lake, including proposed location of intake and water treatment plant(s), location of wastewater treatment plant(s),any proposed sharing of fa- cilities or other cooperative arrangements with other local governments,and a proposed schedule of development; (6) A plan for monitoring the quality of the raw and finished water in accordance with the require- ments of North Carolina's Department of Human Resources and the U.S. Environmental Pro- , tection Agency; (7) The estimated cost of developing water supply facilities at Jordan Lake, also costs of alternative sources of supply; and (8) A letter of intent to enter into a financial commitment for Jordan Lake water storage: (b) The Commission or the department may request such additional information as may be reason- ably necessary for a complete understanding of the allocation request. NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 11130189 • Page I