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~~11/~lSA ORANGE WATER S~ SEWER ALXTH~RTTY t2uality Service Since 1977 December 29, 2000 Mr. John Morris, Duector NC Division of Water Resources 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1611 Dear Mr. Morris: I am pleased to submit this draft application for a Jordan Lake water supply allocation on behalf of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA ). We believe the information contained herein supports our preliminary request to reduce our existing 10 million gallon per day (IvIGD) Level II allocation to 5 MGD. OWASA has invested substantial resources ~in our Jordan Lake option since 1988. These have included $149,000 in fees for the 10 MGD Level II allocation; $550,000 in the early 1990s for 125 acres of land adjacent to Corps of Engineers property on the western side ofJordan Lake; $25,000 for an intake siting study in 1991; and $60,000 in construction costs for pipe casings placed under U.S: Highway 64. It is obvious that our longstanding interest in Jordan Lake is more than casual, and it goes without saying that OWASA is.committed to meeting any and all financial obligations associated with a Jordan Lake allocation. Historically, our allocation.has represented a supply that could supplement existing sources when their yield na longer meets the growing needs of the community we serve. More recently, OWASA's Comprehensive Water and Sewer Master Plan and its March, 2000 Water Supply SO- Year Vision paper identified the extended (3 billion gallon) Stone Quarry Reservoir as the best choice for the next increment of water supply expansion. This option has been strongly endorsed by our Board of Directors and the community. Due to the extended time needed to increase the volume of the existing quarry through commercial rock exhactian, as well as contractual commitments between 4WASA and American Starve Company (our commercial quarrying partner), the expanded quarry is not expected to be available for use as a storage reservoir unti1203S. The supply and demand analysis presented in the attached draft application indicates a.likely deficit of up to several million gallons per day between 2020 and.2035. We propose using our Jordan Lake allocation as a temporary supplement to offset that deficit until the expanded Quarry Reservoir can be placed in service in or about 2035. It is not known at this time if OWASA's use of its allocation will be in partnership through a regional enterprise, or more simply through along-term finished water purchase/sale contract with the City of Durham and/or Chatham County. 400 Jones Ferry Road Equal Opportunit-• Employer 1/oice (919) 968-4421 7