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8. Everett./ordan Resernoir Nutrient MmvaQemenr Sn-ate~v and Th1D/ -PuGlic /teoiea~ Draf Li 2003, a stakeholder group was established to assist DWQ and the NC Environmental Management Commission (EMC) in developing the Jordan Lake TMDL. and a nutrient management strategy for the .Jordan Lake Watershed. The TMDL, target was drafted after a series of meetings. The TMbL target for the Haw River Arm of the lake is 8 % total N reduction and 5 % total P reduction, both relative to the baseline period of 1997,2001- The TMDL target fbr the Lipper New Hope Arm of the lake is 35 % total N reduction and 5 % total P reduction, both relative to the baseline period of 1997-2001 (Michelle Woolfolk, 2003)t The middle and lower portions of the New Hope Arm are currently meeting their intended uses.. However, DWQ has proposed a cap on existing loading to maintain current conditions in this heavily-used portion of the lake and to prevent loading to this portion from affecting conditions in the impaired and stressed portions (Upper New Hope and Haw River Arms). Proposed Strategy for Public Comment The stakeholders and DWQ staff developed and evaluated several possible scenarios of NPS management strategies before DWQ prepared the recommended strategy for public comment in Table 3, below. The five scenarios are provided in an Appendix for information purposes, They covered the spectrum of possibilities from completely voluntary to full regulation of all significant nutrient sources. The resulting NPS management strategy proposed here builds from concepts implemented in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins.. It is recognized that this strategy will be controversial in some quarters, and that public input will be needed before the Division staff can recommend a final strategy to the Water' Quality Committee and the Environmental Management Commission for potential rule-making. For the subject areas of agriculture, urban stormwater, nutrient management, and riparian buffer protection, the Division would propose to work in general from the rules adopted in the 7ar- Pamlico River Basin. The text of each of the Tar-Pamlico rules can be found at httn://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/nps/tarpam.htm. Control of point and nonpoint sources of nutrients may require a higher reduction percentage if reductions from background sources are not sought and therefore must be achieved elsewhere. If the necessary reduction is achieved by the point and nonpoint sources in proportion to their contribution to existing load, the targets for implementation would increase to 9% 7N and 6% 7P reduction in the Haw River Arm, and 42% TN and 7% 7P reduction in the Upper New ]lope Arm D 14'O AOodelirzg ~ TdIDL Unil, h'4 page 9-17