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Habitat, in conjunction with a possible regional initiative. <br />x Complete work on tree policy for all County-owned lands. <br />x Continue to monitor OWASA planned forest management on its <br />lands in rural Orange County, providing feedback where needed. <br />x Other? <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br />upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ <br />attention? <br />x Closely monitor recent findings downstream in the Haw River of <br />PFAS and Dioxane 1,4. On a related note, look into wastewater <br />biosolids from upstream Haw jurisdictions being applied in Orange <br />County. <br />x Work to ensure that the Upper Neuse River Basin Association and <br />the NC Division of Water Resources include a broad toolbox of <br />potential nutrient reduction activities for Falls Lake – including land <br />conservation, an area Orange County has invested significantly. <br />x Long-term water supply independence (for drinking water, <br />agriculture and other needs) in light of future climate change <br />impacts. Having a food and water plan for times of economic or <br />climatic stress. <br />x Other? <br />$WWDFKPHQW