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WHEREAS, Orange County recognizes that water and sanitation measures are key to poverty <br /> reduction, economic growth, and environmental sustainability; and <br /> WHEREAS, people around the world and in Orange County value water for its cultural, religious <br /> and spiritual meanings; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County serves as the headwaters for three of the major NC river systems <br /> —the Cape Fear, the Neuse and the Roanoke; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County contains 15 different watersheds, 10 of which are used downstream for <br /> drinking water; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has been working for decades to monitor and preserve water <br /> quality and quantity for residents though programs such as the Groundwater Observation Well <br /> Network and policies such as the Critical Watershed Protection Overlay Districts; and <br /> WHEREAS, dedicated community organizations such as the Triangle Women's International <br /> League for Peace and Freedom understand the critical value of water and work to support <br /> water preservation and protection in an effort to make water accessible to all; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County residents are helping to protect water quality and quantity by <br /> practicing and supporting responsible agricultural practices, wetland protection and restoration, <br /> and innovative wastewater management and reuse programs; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do proclaim March 22, <br /> 2022 as "World Water Day" in Orange County and challenge residents to celebrate the Day by <br /> sharing with each other the ways in which they value water. <br /> THIS THE 15T" DAY OF MARCH, 2022. <br /> Renee Price, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> approve the proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation on behalf of the <br /> Board. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Lynn Hutchby thanked the Board for passing the World Water Day Proclamation. She <br /> said she Triangle Branch of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom has a care <br /> for water as well. She said the Board's attention to one of life's necessities has made a big <br /> difference. She said that what they have chosen to say that water is life. She said that in 1987 <br /> she was at a water pump in Togo, West Africa and a woman asked her how she gets her water. <br /> She said it has become an emotional experience for her to tell this story of trying to explain a <br /> faucet to someone who did not know what it was and had to walk miles every day for water. <br /> She said that in response, the woman looked at her and said, "I am so sorry. That must be very <br />