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Vote on request to approve contract between the State of North Carolina and Chatham County for water supply storage in B. Everett Jordan Lake
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Action Requested: Vote on request to approve contract between the State of North Carolina and Chatham County for water supply storage in B. Everett Jordan Lake.
Introduction & Background: The Flood Control Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-253, 88th Congress) authorized the construction, operation and maintenance of the B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake Project on Haw River and New Hope River, North Carolina. The State contracted with the United States of America for the use of storage included in the Project for municipal and industrial water supply and for payment of the cost thereof in accordance with the provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958. The State, through the Environmental Management Commission (EMC), is authorized by N.C. Gen. Stat. ?143-354(11) to assign to any county, or municipality, or any other local government having a need for water supply storage in federal projects, any interest held by the State in such storage, upon assumption of repayment obligation therefore or compensation to the State by such local government. Chatham County was already under contract with the State of North Carolina for 6 percent allocation from Jordan Lake's Water Supply Storage which is 100 MGD. This contract is to increase the County's allocation to 13 percent as part of Chatham County's Round 4 allocation request that was approved by the EMC on March 9, 2017.
Discussion & Analysis: The EMC allocated a total of thirteen (13) percent of the water supply storage held by the State to the Chatham County for its use. The allocation consists of two levels of water allocations: Level I allocations are made based on 20-year water need projections with withdrawals planned to begin within five years of the allocation; Level II allocations are made based on long term needs of up to 30 years. The total of 13 percent...
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