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