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Attachme 1 <br />Chatham/Orange <br />Regional Water Supply/Watershed Protection Issues Task Force <br />Proposal <br />Proposed Committee Charge <br />1) To review and assess current watershed protection efforts in northern Chatham County <br />and southern Orange County for both individual and regional watersheds, including, but <br />not limited to, watershed zoning overlays, stream buffers, impervious requirements, <br />stormwater controls, and land uses; <br />2) To monitor and discuss ongoing Jordan Lake regional water allocation and access <br />initiatives, and strategize opportunities for participating jurisdictions to jointly improve <br />watershed protection efforts that link water allocations, watershed protection, water <br />conservation, and smart growth through ajoint/regional approach, and Haw River <br />topics; and <br />3) To monitor and discuss the impending Jordan Lake nutrient management rules and <br />consider potential collaboration opportunities, and <br />4) To provide a report to all participating jurisdiction governing boards on these matters by <br />March 1, 2009. <br />Proposed Committee Membership <br />Chatham/Orange Regional Water <br />Supply/Watershed Protection Issues Task Member Name <br />Force <br />Chatham County Elected Official <br />Orange County Elected Official <br />Town of Pittsboro Elected Official <br />Town of Chapel Hill Elected Official <br />Town of Carrboro Elected Official <br />At Lar e Member -Chatham <br />OWASA Board of Directors member <br /> <br /> <br />Task Force Staff: Orange County Environment & Resource Conservation (administrative lead) <br />Orange County Planning Department <br />Chatham County Public Works Department <br />Chatham County Planning Department <br />OWASA <br />