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UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED PROTECTION PROPOSED AGREED OF THE JOINT ORANGE-CHATHAM COOPERATIVE PLANNING WORK GROUP A Discussion Paper Approved by the OWASA Board of Directors - November 8, 1989 Back round In November, 1987, Orange County,I Nnvem Agreement. Carrboro, and Chapel Hill entered into a Joint Planning a study Among other items, it included a request for OWASA additional development.y of University Lake watershed's "carrying to All parties agreed not to annex capacity" for watershed for a period of 90 days a completion of the study. y portion of the watershed and not to seek or approve water and sewer service extensions jointly discuss watershed 90 planning days after f cod Theyoal into the which might be incorporated into local ordinances or the Joint They also agreed protection standards Jo t Pl and regulations After completion of the Camp nt Planning Agreement. jurisdictions and Chatham Countyebegan�a McKee of meetings of the Orange-Chatham Cooperative Planning Work study in March, 1989, the three under the auspices a coordinated protection program to be carried out The goal was it formulate participated as an observer and technical resource. by each locality. OWASA On October 12, 1989 the Judith Work Group reached a consensus that Watershed Alderman on ( 10/13789)."Judith Wegner as the was transcribed by Proposed Agreement r University Lake document of Directors for before the Work Group's final meeting been transmitted to the local governing boards and the OWASA Board the OWASA Board instructed staff to p=spa=eu scheduled a for November IS view and comment 8 meeting, at which time the Board would discuss On October 26, resolution requested by Ms. Wegner. paper for its November the content of a possible Comments on The Overall A reement The Proposed Agreement appears to be a workable consensus of issues that, if implemented, will achieve CDM's recommend of "minimal degradation or rec ommended ter a quality Policy of "minimal Preventing significant future deterioration inwater It is noteworthy that all parties followed closely Planning Agreement, and y the process Joint Planning n the technical tool and used OWASA's CDM study prescribed itintended in the watershed policy-making for its intenakd protection program. The Proposed Agreement 8 basis for a University Lake the Work Group closely Bement and the deliberations of Y paralleled the fundamental formulation of a water approach of the CDM report: • . structural versus goal, ocontrolboptions, Y a systematic clustered consideration of clustered development, Pment, and wastewater disposal strategies,