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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF CONMXSSI011ER8 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 22, 1991 1 Action Agenda Item # idw-G SUBJECT: State Watershed Classifications and Standards. DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: YES -X-NO ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: • Proposed BOCC Resolution Dave Stancil, Extension 2590 • Proposed County Position Statement TELEPHONE NUMBERS: (Please refer to October 7 agenda Hillsborough - 732 -8181 for background information and Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 Planning Board minutes.) Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane - 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To adopt Orange County comment and position paper on the State watershed protection classifications and development standards. This item was presented at public hearing on August 26, 1991. BACKGROUND: The Water Supply Watershed Protection Act (1989) requires every local government in the state to protect water supply watersheds to, at a minimum, the level of new classifications and standards adopted by the Environmental Management Commission (EMC). The EMC has proposed preliminary classifications for each of Orange County's 11 water supply watersheds. The EMC has conducted public hearings across the state to hear citizen and local government comment. The closing date for receipt of public hearing comment -is October 31, 1991. The EMC is required to adopt classifications by July 1, 1992. There are currently no plans by the EMC to hold additional public hearings on this question prior to this classification. As such, October 31 may be local government's last opportunity to request different classifications or changes to the rules. A staff report was presented to the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners in July and August of this year that examined the issues and implications for each of the County's watersheds, many of which are shared with other jurisdictions.