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hydrogeology . Quantity and quality of water available is primary issue in dealing with growth . <br /> One of the things he finds lacking in N . C . is water management districts (quantity is key word) . <br /> If there is one single issue that needs to be protected is water quality and capacity . In terms of <br /> government, everyone has their own little domain . Need to take a regional view. Needs to be <br /> some body to provide sound technical basis for politicians to consider . <br /> Scot Martin : Wants to provide service to community ; feels it should be interesting experience <br /> too . Wants first few meetings to be a learning experience . <br /> Loraine Kohorn : Interested in biological resources in Orange County . Identifying priority areas <br /> for protection. Number one thing she would like to see is containing urban sprawl . Thinks we <br /> can grow intelligently . Teaches course at Duke - wants to apply what she ' s learned and teaches <br /> to real life . <br /> Alice Gordon : Comments about Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) report, A Landscape with <br /> ffildlife for Orange County. Will ask TLC to come and give a presentation . After TLC does <br /> more work on how plan can be operationalized wants them to present to CFE . <br /> Jane Sharp-Mac-Rae : Wants to see a large chart on the wall at each meeting with headings of <br /> Water, Air, Energy , and Land Fill/Recycling, i . e . , all initiatives the CFE is qualified to deal with. <br /> What is possible (politically and economically) ? What is necessary ? <br /> Daniel Okun : What he wants to see is most difficult - regional management . Thinks we are in <br /> good shape with water ; however, no pipe , no growth . Example of Chatham wanting OWASA <br /> water and not getting it, didn ' t stop them . Have ad hoc relationships , e . g . , Hillsborough - <br /> OWASA, not real efficient. Particularly need regional management relating to wastewater . His <br /> major aim is regional . More specifically why he came on board is because water supply and <br /> wastewater have traditionally been treated as two separate issues - separate funding , separate <br /> departments in government, etc . In Florida (water short) they have adopted wastewater <br /> reclamation . Have a chance to do it here . Time to do it is before development takes place . <br /> Involves two systems , one for potable water, other for non- drinking uses such as watering <br /> gardens, fighting fires . Easier to do up front rather than retrofit. <br /> Rosalinda Lidh : No specific goal . would like to see good advice given and good advice taken . <br /> Volunteered because environmental issues have always been a key interest and there are few <br /> minorities involved . <br /> Roy Fortmann : Wants to give something back . Doesn ' t know what County is doing , but <br /> perceives it as being proactive . Wants to see County being proactive . There are opportunities <br /> for reducing pollution as well as pollution prevention . Feels he can make strongest contribution <br /> in air quality, but interested in water too . <br /> June Dunnick : Reference to Pearson Stewart and New Hope Corridor Study of several years ago . <br /> Much of what has been said has been done in some way . There is plenty of documentation . The <br /> problem in protecting the environment is one of execution ; there is no shortage of principles . <br /> Orange County Commission for the Environment - Meeting 1 - November 10 , 1997 <br />