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3 RESOLUTION OF COMMENT TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION ON PROPOSED CLASSIFICATIONS AND RULES FOR WATER SUPPLY WATERSHEDS WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County have considered the proposed state minimum rules for water supply watersheds in North Carolina; and WHEREAS, Orange County has long been an advocate of protection of our critical water resources; and WHEREAS, Orange County contains part or all of 11 water supply watersheds that would be protected under this program, and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is in general agreement with the concept and program of statewide protection of all water supplies; and WHEREAS, Orange County has held public hearings on the state minimum rules and classifications to receive citizen comment; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners have received recommendations from the Orange County Planning Board and Orange County Administration; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners that the Board requests the Environmental Management Commission to: 1. Persevere with adopting a statewide program of water supply watershed protection. 2. Adopt changes to the classifications and rules as spelled out in the attached Position Statement for Orange County. Requested changes in classification are summarized as follows: a. Change the proposed classification of the Back Creek and South Hyco Creek watersheds to WS -III. b. Designate University Lake Watershed as a "Critical Watershed" under the provisions of 15 NCAC2B .0104 (k). C. Change the proposed Eno River classification by splitting the basin into three sub - basins, to more accurately reflect the different character and nature of these sub - areas. The specifics of this proposed classification change are spelled out in the Position Statement. 5. Exempt existing farms from the provisions of agricultural buffers, endorsing instead the Agricultural Cost -Share Program as an alternate protection measure.