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1 -... I ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 19. 1991 Action Agenda Item # V.U-D SUBJECT: WATERSHED COMMENTS FROM ADJOINING JURISDICTIONS DEPARTMENT: PLANNING ATTACHMENT(S): Cross - Comparison Chart Wake County Recommendations Durham City Recommendations Durham County Recommendations Person County Recommendations 1 PUBLIC HEARING: YES _x NO INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Stancil, Extension 2590 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane - 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To update the Board on EMC watershed public hearing comments and requests from adjoining jurisdictions in the Upper Neuse River basin. BACKGROUND: At the Board's October 21 meeting, questions were raised about other jurisdictions' recommended watershed classifications in the Upper Neuse River basin. Specifically, these watersheds are the Flat River (Lake Michie) and Little River watersheds shared by Durham County, Person County and Orange County. The attached chart compares the requested classifications of the three jurisdictions for these watersheds. As can be seen, Durham County and Orange County have agreed with the Division of Environmental Management's recommended classification of WS -II for both watersheds. Person County, meanwhile, has requested a classification of WS -IV for the Flat River watershed, with no comment on the Little River watershed (Person has less than 1% of the Little River watershed in its jurisdiction). The chart compares the standards for WS -II and WS -IV classifications, and illustrates the effect WS -II standards would have on Northern. Orange County. RECOMMENDATION: Receive as information.