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2 / <br /> DRAFT <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A Resolution <br /> Endorsing and Agreeing to Sponsor and Host a Water Summit <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, in discharging its statutory responsibilities to protect and enhance <br /> the public health, safety and welfare of all the citizens of Orange County, does <br /> have a strong interest in assuring the availability of high quality sources of potable <br /> water; and <br /> WHEREAS,Orange County owns and operates Lake Orange, a water supply reservoir that <br /> serves as a primary water supply for the Town of Hillsborough and the Orange- <br /> Alamance Water System; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County coordinates the use of water supplies drawn from the Eno River <br /> under the provision of the Eno River Capacity Use Agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has no pecuniary interest in the sale or transfer of treated or raw <br /> water supplies within the County or elsewhere; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County's geographic location in the upper reaches of a number of water <br /> supply watersheds and in fractured rock geology severely limits the quantity of <br /> water available for drinking water supplies derived from either surface water and <br /> ground water sources; and <br /> WHEREAS,the environmental impact and financial cost associated with the development and <br /> construction of new reservoirs renders the development of new reservoirs and <br /> water supplies within Orange County unlikely; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County does have an interest in making the most efficient use of limited <br /> resources; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County seeks to ensure that the demand for water supplies generated by <br /> population growth and development can be reconciled with availability of the <br /> resource in a smart, sustainable manner; and <br /> WHEREAS,The citizens of Orange County are provided municipal water utility services by the <br /> Town of Hillsborough, Orange Water and Sewer Authority,the City of Durham, <br /> the City of Mebane and the Orange-Alamance Water System; and <br />