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Attachment 3 <br /> Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> OWASAOWASA is Carrboro-Chapel Hill's not-for-profit public service agency <br /> delivering high quality water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services. <br /> To: Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> From: Mary Tiger, Strategic Initiatives Manager <br /> Date: March 3, 2022 <br /> Subject: OWASA's Long-Range Water Supply Plan Update <br /> We look forward to presenting information about our Long-Range Water Supply Plan and <br /> receiving your feedback at your meeting on March 14, 2022. This memorandum provides some <br /> brief background information to include in your agenda package. If you have any questions <br /> about this information, please contact Ruth Rouse, Planning and Development Manager, at <br /> rrouse@owasa.org or at 919-537-4214. <br /> Ensuring our community has ample water supply for generations to come requires advanced <br /> planning. OWASA is committed to providing high quality drinking water to the community, and <br /> the planning, permitting, and partnerships required for new supply development can take <br /> decades to develop and secure. That is why we are planning for the water needs of our <br /> community two generations ahead. <br /> After completing a methodical, inclusive analysis of alternatives, the OWASA Board of Directors <br /> has determined that augmenting our local supplies (Cane Creek Reservoir, University Lake, and <br /> the Quarry Reservoir) with treated Jordan Lake water is the most viable alternative for <br /> providing resilient, high quality, and cost-effective drinking water for years to come. We <br /> considered other alternatives, but they did not perform as well against a multi-factor suite of <br /> guiding principles that considered drinking water quality, the ability to improve the resilience <br /> and reliability of our water supply, cost, environmental impacts, and social impacts. <br /> There is a Partnership of local water utilities which is moving forward to design and build a new <br /> intake and water treatment plant on the western side of Jordan Lake. OWASA faces a near-term <br /> decision on if and how we want to engage with them to access our allocation of water in Jordan <br /> Lake. <br /> We are currently engaging with the community before finalizing the Long-Range Water Supply <br /> Plan. More information on our planning efforts can be found on our website at <br /> https://www.owasa.org/plans/owasa-long-range-water-supply-plan/. <br /> 400 Janes Ferry Road,Carrboro,NC 275 10 a 919-968-4421 0 infc@owasa.org 0 @7a OWASAI www.owasa.org <br />