Agenda - 09-15-20; 8-f - City of Durham’s Teer Quarry Reservoir – Resolution of Support from Orange County for Reclassifying a Segment of the Eno River for Water Supply in Durham County

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the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC). To convert the Quarry to a Water Supply, the City must construct a new raw water intake on the Eno River approximately ¾ mile upstream of the City’s existing Eno River emergency intake. Construction and use of the new raw water intake will require that all affected Orange County parcels located within the ¾ mile upstream shift adhere to land use ordinances imposed by the State’s Water Supply Watershed Protection Program. Attachment 1 is an overall map showing the proposed location of the new raw water intake, as well as a display of the affected areas within Orange County that would require reclassification as a Water Supply Watershed. Specifically, the location of the proposed new raw water intake would affect approximately 850 property owners within Orange County (i.e. owners of parcels that would be located within the expanded Watershed Protection Overlay District). Approximately 700 additional property owners within Orange County would have to be notified due to Orange County’s 1,000-ft notification requirement. Orange County’s approval of a Resolution of Support would require Orange County to commit to the following items: A Public Information Meeting (PIM) would need to be held, requiring approximately 1,550 first class letters to be mailed out prior to the meeting. A Planning Board Meeting would also need to be held, requiring approximately 850 Certified Mail letters and approximately 700 first class letters to be mailed out prior to the meeting. Approximately 425 signs, at a minimum, would need to created and posted prior to the Planning Board Meeting. A legal ad would also need to be published for the Planning Board Meeting. A BOCC Public Hearing would also need to be held, requiring the same mailings, signage and legal ad postings as the required Planning Board Meeting. Attachment 2 provides a detailed/itemized list of Orange County public notice and meeting requirements associated with the City’s proposed Teer Quarry Initiatives. The City has provided Orange County with a general timeline in Attachment 3 for the Teer Quarry initiatives (e.g. permitting, engineering/design, construction). The City hopes to have the new raw water intake and distribution lines constructed by the 3rd Quarter of 2025. The City has also requested a Resolution of Support for this initiative from the Town of Hillsborough (Town). The Town Board of Commissioners reviewed and approved the Town’s Resolution of Support at its March 9, 2020 Regular meeting. Attachment 4 is a copy of the Town’s executed Resolution of Support. Resolution of Support from Orange County: Orange County Staff has no objection to the City’s intent to classify the Teer Quarry Reservoir as a Water Supply and construct a new raw water intake on the Eno River approximately ¾ mile upstream of the City’s existing Eno River emergency intake within Durham County. While Orange County’s public notice and public meeting requirements for these initiatives are quite substantial, Orange County Staff is in support of the City’s initiative to ensure reliable future water supply for their constituents/customers. Attachment 5 is a draft Orange County “Resolution of Support” for proposed Board approval, signature by the Board Chair, and distribution to the City. 2