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072 <br /> (Page 2 . 3-15 ) <br /> 3 ) Work with the County's consulting engineers on Phase II of the <br /> Orange County Water Supply study, which would focus on more <br /> precise engineering and cost data for the water supply options <br /> recommended in the Orange County Water Supply Study, Phase I, <br /> released in November 1987 ; <br /> 4 ) Work cooperatively with the various water and sewer service <br /> providers and municipalities in the County, including Mebane <br /> and Durham, to identify and develop a joint agreement on <br /> service area boundaries; and, <br /> 5) Develop a water conservation program for all of Orange <br /> County. <br /> With the exception of the first charge, which was constrained by <br /> external time limits, no priorities were attached to these <br /> responsibilities . <br /> In 1988, County voters approved a $1 million bond referendum to be <br /> used for the acquisition of land for the then undecided reservoir. <br /> •After the release of Phase II of the Orange County Water Supply <br /> Study, the Board of County Commissioners and the Town of <br /> Hillsborough Board of Aldermen agreed upon a new Seven-Mile Creek <br /> reservoir as the most suitable site for a new impoundment. : er,. <br /> i4i r ::th : Town h:as <br /> ...etc ;1:cprsd:>f he:k: •: :teatiar:fw <br /> : :::::.�::.: ::: :....................:..:.. ::.::::::::.._:::::::::.:::..:........................::.:.: <br /> •T:o'wne i:...', ':<DELETED>Th1.e:..recen.t....deve. :o"::::.e::::...::: iega:::::..:.•:.:..g::.� :'.::o-:;�•:>:elect.:.,;::n. <br /> ;••�? � pments regarding the selection <br /> of "'Seven-Mile Creek as a reservoir site may mitigate the water <br /> problems of Central Orange County<DELETED>. However, <DEL>this<DEL> <br /> one reservoir still may not be enough to satisfy the County's needs <br /> £.r water supply is central Orange. Recent estimates by the County <br /> Engineer "indicate `' that'` the need for a second central Orange <br /> reservoir - possibly on the Eno River north of McGowan Creek - may <br /> be needed in the not too distant future. <br /> with the develop et •tet*hed isrbte .4g sta aide . tote ear y <br /> 1380'a, Orang�e County..:..'-_.a ong:e it ::other Triangle region„.aei kris <br /> s Nolt.. g.:..:::..e? a date's a404* 4 .the._..,:rot ect .on:::of:.*4411:040.4 <br /> vwatersheds. The rot ttion o ;;; tershe is became a statewide issue., <br /> :o ver:, ::ri.:f 4:80 >1 erne:: or:' e adeq u ate prote on::of. . <br /> s a $ e er> .::ies ;ras;;<ultimaEel e.:. reseed• ib the Water,.:S l r <br /> Watershed° ton Act,• •adopted by the Worth Caroler Gen ai <br /> Assembly..iu,;..1989.:::;TheR;:; ose af.;;t�he::;.act::;:.as:.::stated...in .tho eniag <br /> rag?r`aph, : ' <br /> ... ,T R.. OTEC!';:AND:;;E E..T + ; <. •:::::::.' <:: T F: :::< . ; <br /> S PLIES BY::>>ESfiABLZ '#NG A> COOPERAT VE' P` tOGRAM >0? :'ful'ATER: <• <br /> SDPBtt <br /> P TION TO BE A INIS�I) BY ILL GOV S SISTE WITH <br /> STATEWIDE MlA G N' RE UIR TABLISH ED SY... E ENVI ROiniENTAL <br /> .::.::is J .. �::'i::'':i::::�:�:;•: :i"•:::`:::•:::: .:::i.::':.::.:::::.::. 'i'.i::.:::.:.::n':: <br /> Mader the.:parovis ions of the act. each .oca . g ve aent Lu the state <br />