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