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6/4/2002
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9d
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Minutes - 20020604
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\Board of County Commissioners\Minutes - Approved\2000's\2002
S ORD-2002-015 OWASA Conservation and Demand Management Ordinance
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\Board of County Commissioners\Ordinances\Ordinance 2000-2009\2002
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sa <br /> Of particularinwrnton Orevge Courtyard the otherparticipan is in the Eno River Capacity Use - <br /> Agreement are those perommiag requirements than modify the terms and conditioner of the agreement <br /> There is,in fact,only one condition that has a direct effect use the Capacity Use Agreement. the permit <br /> W construct the dam set a minimum release requirement for the menvoir based an the time of year and <br /> the amount of water impounded at the time ofmining Cost oharteattachad to 423.98 "Approval W <br /> Coasvumt letter from NC Division of Lend Quality W Town). The largest required release specified he <br /> the permit(Method A)is 4.0 at(approximately 2,600,000 gullets par day),w measured neat the outlet <br /> Lure the dam ivmkGrelease announce, during the mouth of April when the reservoir is filled to 60 <br /> percentormoreofitscapacitywhetfull. theminimumrequ rele speefiedinthepe emit <br /> (.Method H)is 1.0 cfs(approximately 650,000 gallons per day), as meesurcd at the an streamflow gage <br /> (in SmIthawsTM Filsborough),regardless of the time of year or quantity of water stored in the reservoir. <br /> The ivmeam flow rryuircmcW contained in the Eno River Capacity Use Agreement have ben adjusted <br /> W incoryomte the minimum 1.0 cfs talents from the Mlsborough reservoir. <br /> Nevi of the dam/reservoir permitting conditions repairs tWt Hillsborough use the water in in reservoir <br /> to der anything other time supplement in previously exisme;Eno Mver raw water supply. This esdeting <br /> wmer supply has biro availablc without reetation during lughflaw periods in the river or available with <br /> l inn itations(as specified by the Eno fiver Capacity Use Agreement)during paiods of low flow ivstrmm <br /> flow that requien relewess from Lake Orenge. Specifically,tirme is an requirement than Milsborough use <br /> water few he reservoir to meet its water supply demand in lieu of using water released from Lake <br /> Orange during low flow periods: Coder the conditions imposed during the permitting of the reservoir <br /> and ands the terms ofthc Capacity Use Agr mains,MUsborough may limit its releases from its <br /> reservoir W those sutHcieot W provide for: a)minimum histrem flow release requirmevm;sad b)the <br /> difference between its now water demand and the wo er wiNGawal limits specified by the Capacity Use <br /> Agrcment Given the terms of}3illsbomugh's damheemoir construction permits and the Capaity Use <br /> Agiemem,it ss mviceivable that n simetio¢might aria whore the Hdlsbarough resecvavr®aive <br /> filar <br /> nearly full while Lake Orange has been virtually emptied. _ <br /> It is mudoely that FElisbvrough would have era undertaken the deve stare of arts reservoir ifit had <br /> been required W Use We new water supply as anything other flan a supplement to its allocation Gem <br /> Lake Orange: The serve to yield he Tenons e reservoir is not]mgt alit absent the vouch supply Sant <br /> Orange would rotservew meet the needsfan uFuthefuture. Under such circumstances,ectofa <br /> develapivg des ffilsbnwould not ewmaen om its r. ervoircmme the practical <br /> hat Breen nLaT Ofa <br /> be test eIsmin Hilsbnewwatiethe wanes would be wed W mminthehantiret from Lake Qangewould <br /> Wamr Iystem rougb'snewwarasapply would beusedm instrumn few ruse s. ThOrngt-Alamantt <br /> Watero betwe and Piedmont Mineralssa well felesesfor instreemflowreuld owl suasion would as <br /> develop benuse the etimwatiov or reduction ofrelenses far Hillsborough would allow the water level N <br /> and fake OrangeW remainhighsfor warsa tiedsothew Azthe Capacity Usespecifiedmstrnm flow <br /> remain 9hige[leesls for totba wars am thud, theweWrlevelm Lake Orange,thoserateswould also <br /> remain sl highs levels for Iougerperieds. Thus,Hillsborough would be subaidizivg those other wemr <br /> demands. - <br /> There appear be a numbar of Orange County citizens who believe that Hillsborough should use the <br /> watnreleased from its own reservoir before using wzterreleesed from Libra Orange. Mostofthwe <br /> individuals have an ingest inmammhdng the maximum water level possible,rdfske Orange for <br />
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