Orange County NC Website
Attachment 2 <br /> UNRBA Regulatory Forum -Supporting Information AfVEf <br /> Nutrient Management Strategy Reexamination Milestones <br /> 2020 N40DELING STREAM FLOWS AND LAKE LEVELS <br /> • UNRBA hosts first Falls Lake Regulatory Forum to brief leaders on the status of Stage 11 re-examination <br /> • UNRBA calibrates models to observed stream flows and lake water levels <br /> • Third Technical Stakeholder Workshop -calibration of stream flows and water levels <br /> • Communication and support- building consensus throughout the re-examination process <br /> • UNC Collaboratory continues its Falls Lake evaluation <br /> 2021 MODELING WATER QUALIrf <br /> • UNRBA calibrates models to observed water quality in streams and in Falls Lake <br /> • Fourth Technical Stakeholder Workshop- calibration of water quality <br /> • UNRBA continues outreach to external stakeholders for input on potential replacement strategies <br /> • UNRBA hosts the second Falls Lake Regulatory Forum for input on potential replacement strategies <br /> • UNC Collaboratory releases its first interim report on Falls Lake and continues its Falls Lake evaluation <br /> • Communication efforts and support-building continue <br /> 2022 COMPARING MANAGEMENT ACTIONS <br /> • Watershed and lake models are fully calibrated <br /> • UNRBA submits modeling files to DWR for review and approval <br /> UNRBA uses calibrated models to compare nutrient management actions: <br /> How do actions in the watershed and lake affect the lake's water quality? <br /> How feasible and cost-effective are different kinds of management actions? <br /> Is the current chlorophyll-a standard for Falls Lake attainable? <br /> Are regulatory alternatives warranted for this man-made water body? <br /> • Fifth Technical Stakeholder Workshop - evaluation of management actions and technical feedback <br /> • UNRBA hosts the third Falls Lake Regulatory Forum to receive feedback from leaders to guide direction <br /> of the revised nutrient management strategy <br /> • UNRBA releases Final Modeling Report documenting model calibration and scenario evaluations <br /> • UNC Collaboratory releases second interim report on Falls Lake - Falls Lake evaluation continues <br /> Communication and support-building continues <br /> 2023 PROPOSING A NEW STRATEGY <br /> • UNRBA releases its draft strategy for nutrient management <br /> • Sixth Technical Stakeholder Workshop- presenting revised strategy <br /> • Communication efforts and support-building continue <br /> • UNRBA hosts the fourth Falls Lake Regulatory Forum on the revised strategy <br /> • The UNC Collaboratory releases its final report on Falls Lake <br /> • UNRBA submits its recommendations to the EMC <br /> 2024 REACHING CONSENSUS ON A STRATEGY ADOPTION PROCESS <br /> • Seventh Technical Stakeholder Workshop- update on the path to adoption <br /> • Communication efforts and support-building continue throughout the basin <br /> • Strategy-adoption approach selected <br /> • Revised strategy implementation steps begin <br />