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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD of COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA A ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 29, 2002 Action Agenda Item No. 2 SUBJECT: Short and Lone Term Water Su el el Issues DEPARTMENT: County Engineer/ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) N o Cooperative Extension ATTACHMENT(S): 8/23/02 County Engineer Memo INFORMATION ION CONTACT: 8/23/02 Town of (Hillsborough Draft Stage Paul Thames, 245-2303 VI Restrictions Drought Ordinance Fletcher Barber, 2452O5i Revision 8/14102 Orange County Health Department'� �'' TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Drought Response Report Hillsborough 732-8181 Orange County Cooperative Extension Chapel Hill 968-4501 Drought Relief Efforts Durham 8/14/02 Town of Hillsborough Staff Paper Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive and discuss reports on the drought situation, including current and pending water supply allocations and restrictions, and effects on the agricultural community. . BACKGROUND: Public water supplies throughout Orange County have continued to decline in recent weeks as the drought worsens. County staff have collaborated with municipal and other governmental officials, as well as Orange County public water sup li+ rs, to analyze the drought's implications for short-term water supplies and options for promulgating atin additional water restrictions., it is likely that by the time of this August 20 work session, the water level in Lake Orange will have dropped below the point at which the imposition of Stage Vi restrictions will have been triggered by the provisions of the County's drought/rater use ordinance and the Eno River Capacity Use Agreement. The County Engineer has prepared the accompanying memo to outline issues of immediate concern. He will provide a brief verbal report and respond to the Board's questions at this work session. The Board may also wish to discuss and provide direction to staff regarding longer term water supply considerations, such as a follow up to the County's Water Summit held earlier in 2002. As noted in the accompanying staff paper, the Health Department has engaged in outreach efforts to inform well owners about potential drought effects on their water supplies and measures they might consider to preserve their own individual water supplies. Health Department representatives will provide follow up to Commissioners' questions and comments as appropriate.