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Attachment 1a - 4/13/04 Orange County Commissioners Agenda Item on "Proposed Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Fee" OWASA Water Reuse OWASA has been investigating for some time the passibility of water reuse. OWASA has provided various materials for review prior to the meeting and will be providing a short presentation at the meeting. It should also be noted that Dan Okun has also discussed making a few comments at the meeting regarding water reuse. Attachment 2a - 04/20/04 Letter w/aftarhments from OWASA Executive Director Ed Kerwin 3. Presentation_on_Report from Council for a Sustainable Community In the attached letter to BOCC Chair Barry .lacobs, the Council for a Sustainable Community (CSC) has requested an opportunity to address the Assembly of Governments meeting. It is staffs understanding that CSC will be providing background materials to elected officials either through a separate package or at the meeting. Attachment 3a - 02/22/04 CSC Letter to BOCC Chair Barry Jacobs 4. Air Quality and Biodiesel On April 15, 2004, communities in eight Triangle counties were designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as "non-attainment" far ozone pollution. The designation is based on a new, stricter federal standard for air quality. Triangle communities have already begun to take actions and to put programs in place to improve our air quality and attain the new standard, A list of actions involving Triangle communities and organizations is provided as Attachment 4a. A list of air quality recommendations from the Greater Triangle Regional Council is provided as Attachment 4b. The current activities to improve air quality in Orange County include: • a joint Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Action Plan (County-Chapel Hill-Carrbora); • a local Ground-level Ozone Strategies Assessment (Orange County Commission far the Environment); • the purchase of alternative fuel and low-emission vehicles (County and Town of Chapel Hill). It should also be noted that Dr. Bo Lozoff is scheduled to make a short presentation at the meeting on biodiesel use. Dr. Lozoff has provided some background materials for review in preparation far his comments. Attachment 4a -Triangle Region Air Quality Initiatives Attachment 4b -Greater Triangle Regional Council Air Quality Recommendations Attachment 4c -Information from Dr Bo Lozoff 5. Transportation Funding Options The Regional Transportation Strategy study that was completed in 2000 compiled all current plans for transportation improvements in the region and concluded that, in addition to the