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<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A Resolution <br />Advocating the Continuation of Interlocal Efforts Fostering Conservation of <br />Potable Water <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and central North Carolina have of late been severely impacted by <br />prolonged and severe drought and ensuing shortages of potable water affecting <br />citizens depending on individual ground water and municipal-type surface water <br />supplies; and <br />WHEREAS, the experiences of Orange County, its water providers and citizens have <br />demonstrated that the uncertainties of weather and rainfall patterns, when <br />combined with inefficient or wasteful water use practices can create severe <br />shortages in potable water supplies to the extent that the public health and welfare <br />is seriously jeopardized; and <br />WHEREAS, the language, terms, requirements and conditions of the various drought and <br />emergency water use regulations and ordinances applicable to the customers of the <br />various water providers operating within Orange County often appear to be <br />unclear, vague, uneven, contradictory and otherwise poorly coordinated between <br />the various water providers and their respective service areas; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, in discharging its statutory responsibilities to protect and enhance <br />the public health, safety and welfare of all the citizens of Orange County, does <br />have a strong interest in assuring the availability of a high quality supply of potable <br />water; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County owns and operates Lake Orange, a water supply reservoir that <br />serves as a primary water supply for the Town of Hillsborough and the Orange- <br />Alamance Water System; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County coordinates the use of water supplies drawn from the Eno River <br />under the provision of the Eno River Capacity Use Agreement; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has sponsored, in cooperation with the US Geological Survey, two <br />studies of the ground water resources in Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has no pecuniary interest in the sale or transfer of treated or raw <br />water supplies within the County or elsewhere; and <br />