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10 <br /> The Board considered voting to approve a proclamation naming March 22, 2021 as <br /> World Water Day in Orange County. <br /> Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Coordinator, thanked the Commissioners for giving him <br /> the opportunity to recognize the value of water and highlight the World Water Day tradition <br /> established by the United Nations. He said the tradition emphasizes the critical role water plays <br /> in our lives, economy, and environment. He said the theme this year is "Valuing Water." He <br /> said water is valued in many ways around the world, from industrial to religious, and the ways <br /> we relate to water are different, but all are important. <br /> Catherine Matthews said she is a member of A Voice for Efland and Orange and the <br /> group has joined with the Women's League for International Peace and Freedom to sponsor a <br /> celebration of Orange County's World Water Day. She invited the Commissioners and public to <br /> attend a World Water Day celebration on March 21, 2021 at Camp Chestnut Ridge, which will <br /> begin with a blessing of the water by members from the Choctaw and Occaneechee-Saponi <br /> tribes. She said the Raging Grannies will perform songs about water, and Tim Spruill will <br /> discuss the value of Seven Mile Creek in Orange County. She said a number of water activities <br /> will be held for children and adults, and there will be a closing ceremony at the end of the event. <br /> She said she will forward a flyer to the BOCC to make sure it has the information on the <br /> celebration. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin read the resolution: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In 1992, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare the 22nd of <br /> March each year as "World Day for Water." In observing World Water Day, governments are <br /> invited to devote the Day to the promotion of public awareness, focusing attention on the <br /> importance of freshwater and the sustainable management of freshwater resources. <br /> This year, according to the UN, the theme for World Water Day is "Valuing Water," with the aim <br /> of generating a global, public conversation about how people value water for all its uses and in <br /> different contexts so to better safeguard this precious resource for everyone. <br /> On World Water Day itself, the annual UN World Water Development Report will be released, <br /> focusing on the same topic as the campaign and recommending policy direction to decision <br /> makers. The report released last year on World Water Day 2020 provided data and <br /> recommendations under the theme of"Water and Climate Change." <br /> Upcoming activities related to World Water Day include "Groundwater Awareness Week," <br /> occurring March 7th through 13th. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORLD WATER DAY <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, the United Nations (UN) has declared March 22nd as World Water Day and has <br /> invited governments around the world to devote the Day to the promotion of public awareness <br /> of the importance of freshwater and the sustainable management of freshwater resources; and <br /> WHEREAS, the intended goal of World Water Day 2021 is to reflect on the various ways that <br /> different people value water around the globe and in Orange County as it relates to their health, <br /> hygiene, dignity, and productivity at home, at work, and in recreation; and <br />