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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 10, 2002 Action Agen~da~ Item No. ~ - SUBJECT: Payment of Dues for Membership in the Upper Neuse River Basin Association DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Ext. 2592 Ken Chavious, Ext. 2453 Donna Dean, Ext. 2151 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider payment of dues for membership in the Upper Neuse River Basin Association for calendar year 2003. BACKGROUND: The Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) was formed by the,b~~in partners in response to the promulgation of the Neuse River rules by the State in 1996. The eight municipalities, six counties, and local Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the watershed formed the Association to provide a forum for regional cooperation and water quality resource planning and management. The State general assembly provided the UNRBA with $300,000 to develop a management plan and implement watershed protection initiatives and actions. Commissioner Barry Jacobs represents Orange County on the UNRBA board with primary staff support from planning and erosion control. The Mission of the UNRRA is to preserve the water quality of the Upper Neuse River Basin through innovative and cost-effective pollution reduction strategies, and to provide a venue for cooperation on water supply issues within the Upper Neuse River Basin. The following are Association goals: 1. Forming a coalition of units of local government, public and private agencies, and other interested and affected communities, organizations, businesses and individuals to secure and pool financial resources and expertise; 2. Collecting and analyzing information and data and developing, evaluating and implementing strategies to reduce, control and manage pollutant discharge; and 3. Providing accurate technical, management, regulatory and legal recommendations regarding the implementation of strategies and appropriate effluent limitations on discharges into the Upper Neuse River Basin.