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UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED PROTECTION <br /> PROPOSED AGREEMENT OF TEE JOINT OR -CRATHAM COOPERATIVE <br /> >'LA>MiNIWG WORK GROUP <br /> A Discussion Paper <br /> Approved by the OWASA Board of Directors - November 8, 1989 <br /> Eackgrouad <br /> In November, 1987, Orange Count <br /> In Noon Agreement. y+ Carrboro, and Chapel Hill entered into a Joint <br /> Planning g Among other items <br /> commission a stud it included a request for OWASA to <br /> Y of University Lake watershed's <br /> additional development. All <br /> additional <br /> and not to seek or approve water "carrying any portion for <br /> watershed and not to period of 90 days after agreed not to annex .any portion of the <br /> pp and sever service extensions into the <br /> watershed <br /> jointly discuss watershed days of planning completion of the stud <br /> to which might be incorporated into local ordinances or the Joint study. They also agreed <br /> protection standards and regulations <br /> After completion of the Camp nt Planning Agreement. <br /> p Dresser & McKee study in March, 1989, <br /> of the Orange-Chatham Cooperative Planning Work the three <br /> jurisdictions and Chatham County began a series of meetings <br /> a coordinated hatha protection program g ork Group. g under the auspices <br /> participated as o observer and technical finical ari out The goal was it formulate <br /> be carried out by each locality. OWASA <br /> resource. <br /> On October 12, 19$9 the Work Group reached <br /> Carrboro Alderman Judith Wegner "Proposed a consensus that was transcribed by <br /> Watershed Alderman manion Judith <br /> as the A Agreement g University Lake This document <br /> of been <br /> transmitted iew an o the <br /> local governing boards and the OWASA Board <br /> before the Work Group's final meeting scheduled for November 15. <br /> the OWASA Board instructed staff to prepare a discussion view and comment <br /> the <br /> meeting, a which time the Board would On October 26, <br /> resolution requested by Ms. Wegner. discuss the content orofitA November <br /> possible <br /> _ant; on The Overall A reement <br /> The Proposed Agreement appears to be a workable copse <br /> issues that, if implemented, will achieve CDM's recommended watt <br /> of "minimal degradation or preventing significant f consensus of technical and policy <br /> of "minimal water quality goal future deterioration in water <br /> It is noteworthy that all parties followed closely <br /> Joint Planning Agreement, and have used OW the process <br /> Joint Planning n the technical tool and ASA's CDM study prescribed in ded <br /> watershed policy-making y for its intended <br /> protection program. The Proposed A g basis for a University Lake <br /> the Work Group closely Agreement and the deliberations of <br /> formulation of a water y paralleled the fundamental approach of the CDM report: <br /> . structural versus nonstructural goal, <br /> runoff acoatrolboptions, . <br /> and wastewater disposal strategies, by a systematic clustered red developmn of <br /> clustered development, <br />