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5 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> Upper Neuse River Basin (UNRBA) <br /> • Members <br /> • Six counties <br /> • Seven municipalities <br /> • One water utility <br /> • Soil and water conservation <br /> districts <br /> • Active External Stakeholders <br /> • Agriculture <br /> • Environmental groups <br /> • Land conservation <br /> NR INN organizations <br /> • NC DEQ/DWR <br /> • NC DOT <br /> • NC DA&CS <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Falls Lake Designated Uses and Benefits <br /> • Provides drinking water for over <br /> 500,000 customers <br /> • Minimizes downstream flooding <br /> • Protects water quality downstream <br /> • Provides habitat <br /> • Provides regional recreational facility <br /> Forrest Westall said in the 1970's it was believed that the lake would be unusable. He said <br /> thankfully, that was incorrect, and the lake is now meeting its uses. <br /> Slide#4 <br /> Current Falls Lake Regulatory Framework <br /> (passed in 2011) <br /> • Regulates several different sectors from where <br /> nutrient pollution originates <br /> • Each sector owns part of the problem <br /> • Each sector must find and fund their own <br /> reductions in stages <br /> Everything is quantified in pounds of nitrogen and <br /> phosphorus <br /> Reduction targets are set for two stages <br /> The second stage of the rules sets unrealistic ' <br /> targets Stechnically/logistically/financially] <br /> • There is an upcoming opportunity to redefine what <br /> will be required in the second stage and re-design <br /> the framework. <br />