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12 <br /> 1 & Sewer Authority (OWASA) is the purveyor of water for Chapel Hill and Carrboro and <br /> 2 coordinates with them and the County indirectly. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 5. Do Johnston County and Harnett County currently have a Jordan Lake allocation? <br /> 5 Response: No. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 6. With the addition of Johnston County and Harnett County to the TWSP, might they be <br /> 8 awarded a Jordan Lake allocation in the future, which might dilute Orange County's <br /> 9 allocation? Responses: <br /> 10 a) The Jordan Lake allocations are like checking accounts; Orange County's <br /> 11 allocation cannot be affected by any other Jordan Lake allocation. <br /> 12 b) The allocation request process has expired with the latest round. <br /> 13 c) Due to a current "regional-system" interconnection to Harnett County and <br /> 14 Johnston County, it is possible both could receive treated water originating from <br /> 15 Jordan Lake, but only through others with an allocation. As to whether the North <br /> 16 Carolina Division of Water Resources would recommend and the Environmental <br /> 17 Management Commission would approve such an "allocation" for permanent <br /> 18 water supply, any response provided would be only supposition. Both Johnston <br /> 19 and Harnett counties draw water supplies from outside the Jordan Lake <br /> 20 watershed. The current situation is that Harnett County has excess capacity and <br /> 21 its interconnection is primarily being counted on for supply to Johnston County <br /> 22 and Holly Springs. It is staff's opinion that it is unlikely that Johnston and Harnett <br /> 23 counties would need a permanent allocation from Jordan Lake and that, no <br /> 24 matter what the actual outcome of any such future allocation decision might be, it <br /> 25 is better for Orange County to be a TWSP partner than not. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 7. Is there any mechanism for the members of the TWSP to set higher standards for water <br /> 28 conservation across all the membership? Yes. This has, in fact, been one of the <br /> 29 concerns of the members and such collaborative efforts are ongoing. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Additional comments, as listed below, were received via e-mail after the October 16, 2018 <br /> 32 BOCC meeting: <br /> 33 <br /> 34 8. We should ensure that no party to the agreement loses their autonomy and cannot have <br /> 35 their water "seized" by the larger organization. Response: There is nothing in the <br /> 36 Triangle Water Supply Partnership (TWSP) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that <br /> 37 would subject any organization to loss of its water supply or allocation from Jordan <br /> 38 Lake. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 9. What, if any, ancillary agreements with other regional water organizations might be <br /> 41 encoded in the agreement? Response: The TWSP MOA contains provisions that <br /> 42 facilitate collaboration between the members. It is a democratic agreement and TWSP <br /> 43 projects are formulated through that process. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 10. What are the implications of the Jordan Lake allocations in regard to those jurisdictions <br /> 46 and/or utilities that were not part of the Jordan Lake Partnership? Response: Please see <br /> 47 the response to question 6 above. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 11. Would it be worthwhile to get a brief report from OWASA that references these issues <br /> 50 and any concerns they might have. Response: Ruth Rouse, OWASA's Planning and <br />