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x supplying stream is forbidden. It is evident that the bill has been put forth by some special interest groups. There is a great deal of money behind this bill and it should not be taken lightly. He feels the Board needs to be very clear to our legislators about the lack of wisdom that underlies this bill and the serious consequences that it could have. Ed Holland spoke on behalf of the OWASA Board of Directors. He stated that OWASA is opposed to this bill or any other bill to regulate interbasin transfers unless the proposal is for a thorough examination of North Carolina's water management needs and for legislation on water -use permitting, instream flow protection and interbasin transfer. They will support a bill that will address a broader range of water withdrawals. The proposed legislation is not an environmental bill but a bill that can cause environmental and economic harm by depriving streams of much needed supplementary flows and unintentionally requiring communities to develop marginal local water supply sources of their own instead of working with neighbors for cooperative solutions that would be less costly to taxpayers and to the environment. Terry Roland, Director of Water Resources for the City of Durham, referred to a paper he wrote in November, 1990 entitled "How Will Interbasin Transfer Affect Our State ". He noted that the proposed bill, although it contains an extensive permitting process, states that the rules and rights under the riparian law still remain. Someone could go through the entire process and get a permit and it may not mean anything because of this law. Remus Smith, Hillsborough Town Commissioner, stated that the Town of Hillsborough is trying to solve their water problems. This bill is very poorly written. The only support this bill has is from the power companies. The Hillsborough Commissioners oppose this bill and have written all their local legislators and asked the County to help defeat the proposal. 2. AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE PROVISIONS RELATING TO RECREATION AREAS IN ORANGE COUNTY County Attorney Geoffrey Gledhill explained this proposed enabling legislation. - Larry Carroll spoke on behalf of the Home Builders Association of Chapel Hill and Durham. He stated that they agree with the area concept of planning. They would like to be part of that planning process if possible. 3. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS TO AUTHORIZE ORANGE COUNTY TO GRANT DENSITY BONUSES AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS OF HOUSING FOR PERSONS OF LOW OR MODERATE INCOME Planning Director Marvin Collins explained this proposed enabling legislation. He made reference to the report that was developed by the Low and Moderate Income Task Force.