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t � 2 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: joint Chatham-Orange Work Group Members <br /> FROM: Planning Directors of Chapel Hill,Carrboro,Orange County,County, OWASA ' <br /> DATE: June 21, 1989 <br /> SUBJECT: Issues associated with the implementation of the University <br /> Lake Watershed Study <br /> The Chapel Hill, Carrboro,Orange County,and Chatham County planning directors <br /> have been charged by their respective boards to develop a list of issues to be <br /> resolved in implementing the University Lake Watershed Study that has been <br /> prepared by Camp Dresser and McKee for OWASA. On June 13, 1989 the planning <br /> directors and their staffs and a representative of OWASA met. It was the <br /> consensus of the group that the water quality goal and general findings of the <br /> University Lake Watershed Study ("the Study") were acceptable as stepping off <br /> places for these discussions. The water quality goal underlying the study's <br /> recommendations is that future University Lake water quality degradation should <br /> be minimized,and that significant future deterioration should be prevented. <br /> Attached is a compilation of the lists of issues received from each jurisdiction. The <br /> staff group presents these implementation issues as background to support the <br /> Work Group's discussions about the development of a process and timetable to be <br /> followed in the implementation of the Study. <br /> The comprehensive list of issues is organized into groups under five topical <br /> headings: Land Use,Utility Service Alternatives,Financing,Timing, and Equity <br /> Issues. It was the consensus of the group that these sets of issues should be <br /> distinguished to provide some clarity, but that the issues themselves are quite <br /> interrelated. The group concurred with the study's finding that watershed <br /> protection is best achieved through a coordinated combination of land use and <br /> utility extension and management policies. <br /> Of the issues that were identified by the staff group, several stand out as 'first tier" <br /> issues in terms of their importance. The staff group felt that these issues warrant <br /> highlighting in this introduction. These issues are generally paraphrased below, <br /> and are stated in more depth in the comprehensive list which is attached. <br /> . There are three overall land use approaches recommended by the study, <br /> from which local jurisdictions can choose. Are any of these <br /> recommendations unacceptable to any of the jurisdictions? What option <br /> does each jurisdiction prefer? <br /> 1 <br />