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Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> EX11/8'T ,A M <br /> y dSe <br /> 400 Jones Ferry Road <br /> I OWASA I P.O. Box 366 <br /> Carrboro, NC 27510 <br /> (919) 968-4421 <br /> COMMENTS TO THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED <br /> PROTECTION <br /> Carrboro Elementary School <br /> Carrboro, North Carolina <br /> February 2B, 1990 <br /> Presented by <br /> Verla C. Insko, Chairman <br /> Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VERLA INSKO. I' M SPEAKING AS CHAIRMAN <br /> OF THE ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY. A COPY OF THESE <br /> COMMENTS WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER BOTH PUBLIC <br /> HEARINGS TONIGHT: THE JOINT PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING AND THE <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC HEARING. <br /> AS YOU KNOW, OWASA OWNS THE 570 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER IN <br /> UNIVERSITY LAKE. WE SUPPLY MORE THAN 55, 000 PEOPLE IN OUR <br /> SERVICE AREA. <br /> AT THE REQUEST OF CARRBORO, CHAPEL HILL, AND ORANGE COUNTY, OWASA <br /> ENGAGED THE FIRM OF CAMP DRESSER & MCKEE TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE <br /> BASIS ro MPLEMENTING LAND MANAGEMENT CONTROLS IN THE WATERSHED. <br /> THE FINAL CDM REPORT WAS SUBMITTED IN MARCH 1989. <br /> THE OWASA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENDORSES AND SUPPORTS THE FINDINGS <br /> AND RECOMMENDATIONS DF THAT CAMP DRESSER & MCKEE REPORT, AND <br /> ENCOURAGES THE TOWNS AND COUNTY TO USE IT AS THE TECHNICAL BASIS <br /> FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM. <br /> THE BOARD REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY <br /> DRINKING WATER THROUGH A COMBINATION OF WATERSHED PROTECTION AND <br /> WATER TREATMENT. THE PREFERRED AND SAFEST WAY TO PROTECT WATER <br /> (CONTINUED) <br /> An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />