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Perhaps a more beneficial goal for the Task Force to consider <br /> would be to manage,, rather than to "minimize" total outflows <br /> of water from one basin to another . <br /> Recomme dation #2: In allocating the water in Orange Lake, it <br /> must be kept in mind that construction of this lake might not have <br /> been possible without the support of tax dollars from all <br /> residents of Orange County, including those in the southern part <br /> of the county. The residents of southern Orange County shoould <br /> certainly have a right to use this public water supply during <br /> times of need. <br /> Recommendation OS: Water conservation should not apply only <br /> to cases of interbasin transfers of water. Conservation can be an <br /> important factor in ongoing efforts to manage water resources and <br /> to reduce the economic burden on residents of the county to <br /> finance water resources--related capital improvements. <br /> If any agency in the county is qualified to speak on the benefits <br /> of water conservation , that agency Is OWASA, which has been <br /> recognized as having the most progressive water conservation <br /> program of any utility in North Carolina. At OWASA, water <br /> conservation has become an ongoing part of our water resources <br /> management philosophy, as conservation provides numerous benefits <br /> for the customer , the water purveyor , the county and the natural <br /> eniromet. The tvnotntonbe included eintano overall rplan ofor rmanaging important far <br /> water <br /> i <br /> resources. <br /> Recommendation #4 OWASA agrees that Orange County and local <br /> water purveyors should work together to develop and implement <br /> means of protecting and preserving prime reservoir sites in the <br /> county for future use . In this regard, OWASA has identified and <br /> is actively planning to develop a reservoir site on Cane Creek in <br /> Bingham Township . OWASA requests that.. the .county- actively support <br /> that it quality. es <br /> i n <br /> R-commendation #5: OWASA also strongly supports the goal of <br /> developing regional solutions to our- area's future water needs. <br /> The meaning of the word "regionalization , " however , has b <br /> misinterpreted by many people who think that regionalization means <br /> centralization . At OWASA, regionalization means cooperation <br /> rather than centralization . <br /> OWASA will work towards developing regional solutions to water <br /> supply needs, provided that such solutions are economically <br /> feasible and that they do not present any adverse public health <br /> impacts. In this regard, OWASA has expressed an interest in the <br /> B. Everett Jordan Lake as a regional source of water in the <br /> long-term. <br /> 2 <br />