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Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project <br />3 <br />`Oc,O~ YVA7F~~G <br />y r <br />p '~ ,c <br />Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project <br />Pledmon[ Tr(ed Caunci7 olGovernments <br />Reg7onai Geagraphtc INormaHOn Systom <br />'T`riangle .j <br />-~'~r, Council of Governments <br />~~:-~;,' <br />Purpose <br />The Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project will result in a Nutrient Management Strategy for the Jordan Lalce <br />Watershed that will be presented as a recommendation to the Enviromnental Management Commission. <br />Background <br />In the newly released draft .303(d) list, the New Hope River Arm of Tordan Lake is proposed to have a <br />Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) developed to address elevated chlorophyll a levels resulting fzom <br />excessive nutrient loads to the lake. Recently, nine local governments funded the completion of a <br />nutrient response model for Jordan Lake at a total project cost of more thazi $400,000. The model is a <br />tool for predicting how different nutrient loads might affect lake water quality. Tt will provide the <br />technical basis for establishing the nutrient TMDL for all or part of Jordan Lalce, <br />Based on the recently completed Jordan Lake Nutrient Response Modeling Project, it is estimated that <br />nonpoint sources contribute about 70% of the total nutrient load to the New Hope Arm of the lake.. <br />Three major publicly owned wastewater treatment plants and several small privately owned "package" <br />plants dischazge highly treated effluent,just a short distazice from the lake, Clearly, any future nutrient <br />management strategy will need to address both nonpoint and point source loads, and include <br />participation from many diverse watershed stakeholders. <br />Project Description <br />The Jordan Lake Nutrient Response Model shows that increases in point and nonpoint source nutrient <br />loads will further degrade lake water quality. If not managed properly, the population and economic <br />growth that is projected to occur in the watershed over the coming decades will further threaten the <br />ability of the lake to support its designated uses as a major regional drinking water supply, recreational <br />resource, and aquatic habitat. The "Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project" provides a framework for <br />addressing these concerns, assisting the NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) and the NC <br />Environrnental Management Commission (EMC) in developing the .Jordan L,alce TMDL, and exploring <br />the possibility of developing a Voluntazy Nutrient Management Strategy for the .Jordan Lake Watershed. <br />Stakeholder Participation Information <br />Below are links to additional information related to the overall project, as well as specific stakeholder <br />meetings. If you have any questions, please contact Sydney Miller, Triangle .J Council of Covermnents' <br />water resources program manager, at 919-558-9.392 or smiller t co .or . <br />http://www.tjcog.dst,nc.us/jorlak/jlsp.htm 9/27/2004 <br />