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7 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 WHEREAS, the County contains 15 different watersheds, 10 of which are used downstream for <br /> 3 drinking water; and <br /> 4 <br /> 5 WHEREAS, Orange County has been working for decades to monitor and preserve water <br /> 6 quality and quantity for residents though programs such as the Groundwater Observation Well <br /> 7 Network and policies such as the Critical Watershed Protection Overlay Districts; and <br /> 8 <br /> 9 WHEREAS, dedicated community organizations such as the Triangle Women's International <br /> 10 League for Peace and Freedom understand the critical value of water and work to support water <br /> 11 preservation and protection in an effort to make water accessible to all; and <br /> 12 <br /> 13 WHEREAS, Orange County residents are helping to protect water quality and quantity by <br /> 14 practicing and supporting responsible agricultural practices, wetland protection and restoration, <br /> 15 and innovative wastewater management and reuse programs; <br /> 16 <br /> 17 NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do proclaim March 22, <br /> 18 2022 as "World Water Day" in Orange County and challenge residents to celebrate the Day by <br /> 19 sharing with each other the ways in which they value water. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 THIS THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 2022. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Renee Price, Chair <br /> 26 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br /> 29 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 30 approve the proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation on behalf of the <br /> 31 Board. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Lynn Hutchby thanked the Board for passing the World Water Day Proclamation. She <br /> 36 said she Triangle Branch of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom has a care <br /> 37 for water as well. She said the Board's attention to one of life's necessities has made a big <br /> 38 difference. She said that what they have chosen to say that water is life. She said that in 1987 <br /> 39 she was at a water pump in Togo, West Africa and a woman asked her how she gets her water. <br /> 40 She said it has become an emotional experience for her to tell this story of trying to explain a <br /> 41 faucet to someone who did not know what it was and had to walk miles every day for water. She <br /> 42 said that in response, the woman looked at her and said, "I am so sorry. That must be very <br /> 43 lonely." She said that this experience provided insight into her ignorance. She said that she <br /> 44 realized that she did not know the source of her drinking water, and that her relationship with <br /> 45 water changed after that. She said that she learned about Jordan Lake and that it takes over <br /> 46 2,000 gallons of water each minute to cool the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. She said <br /> 47 that the U.S. is the largest energy consumer. She explained that 49% percent of the water in the <br /> 48 U.S. goes to generate electricity. She said that when those facts are examined, you find that at <br /> 49 home we are more aware of the need to be water protectors. She said that she learned about <br /> 50 groundwater and appreciates that Orange County has no large streams originating in other <br /> 51 counties that flow through Orange County. She said that the county serves as the upper <br />