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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 04-13-2010 - 3 ' 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 13, 2010 Action Agenda Item No. _3 SUBJECT: Jordan Lake Partnership Update DEPARTMENT: Environment, Parks & PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Recreation (working title) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1) Jordan Lake Partnership Information Sheet David Stancil, 245-2510 2) Table of Jordan Lake Allocations Tom Davis, 960-3878 3) Allocation Process and County Request Craig Benedict, 245-2575 4) Water Demand Projections PURPOSE: To update the BOCC regarding the activities of the Jordan Lake Partnership as well as provide information concerning the timetable and process for the determination of allocations of water from Jordan Lake, in addition to the County's allocation request. BACKGROUND: The Jordan Lake Partnership (JLP) was formed in 2009 by several jurisdictions in the Triangle area with the main purpose of jointly planning for the sustainable future use of the water supply available in Jordan Lake. Attachment 1 lists the members involved in the JLP, including Orange County, as well as the objectives of this group. This partnership is committed to working together to access and use the region's water supply in a secure, sustainable manner. This is to be done through coordinated planning, system interconnectedness and through water conservation and efficiency measures. It is also an objective of the JLP to demonstrate that different local governments can work together to pursue a common goal - "to create environmentally sustainable, secure and mutually beneficial water supply strategies for Jordan Lake". The water stored in Jordan Lake, which is controlled by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR), is allocated to different "pools" for planning purposes: flood control storage, conservation storage, and sediment storage. Conservation storage represents approximately 6% of the total water present in the lake when the lake is full. Of this 6% pool, only 1/3 is available for water supply purposes; the remainder is committed to downstream flow augmentation to insure a minimum stream flow is maintained at Lillington, NC. Water that is removed from the lake for water supply purposes does not affect the amount of water that is reserved for downstream flow augmentation. Three rounds of Jordan Lake water supply allocations have been completed by DWR, with the first taking place in the late 1980s. At the conclusion of the third round of allocations, 63 million gallons per day (MGD) of the approximately 100 MGD available were allocated. Orange County • 2 has held a 1 MGD Level II allocation since 1988. Level I allocations are provided based on 20- year water need projections and when withdrawals are planned to begin within five years of obtaining an allocation. Level II allocations are made based on longer term needs of up to 30 years. Attachment 2 lists the jurisdictions and utilities which currently have Jordan Lake water supply allocations. The JLP formerly asked the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) to re-open the water supply allocation process in late 2009. DWR held a Public Information Meeting concerning Round 4 of the Jordan Lake Water Supply Storage Allocation process on February 24, 2010. At this meeting, DWR staff discussed the procedures they intend to follow during the allocation request process. DWR requested potential applicants for Jordan Lake water to submit a "Letter of Interest" by April 1, 2010. This "Letter of Interest" does not represent a commitment to obtaining an allocation or to using water from Jordan Lake, rather it is to identify potential applicants and assist with the basin water supply planning process. Information on the Jordan Lake Allocation process and Orange County's Allocation Request are provided in Attachment 3. DWR anticipates that the allocation process could continue through late-2012, longer if InterBasin Transfer (IBT) certificates are needed. A number of steps remain to be completed prior to allocation, as shown in the attachment. These include re-examining the safe yield'of Jordan Lake, climate change impacts, and updating the Cape Fear Basin Hydrologic Model. County staff have been working with the Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG) to develop basic information about a future Orange County allocation request. As previously stated, the County has held a 1 MGD allocation for Jordan Lake water since 1988. Since Orange County does not own or operate a water system, nor does it plan to do so, any delivery of Jordan Lake water to residents of the County must occur through a partner utility. Several potential partners exist: the City of Durham, the Towns of Hillsborough and Mebane, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) and the Orange-Alamance Water System (OAWS). DWR has requested water demand estimates from applicants which project through 2060. DWR is also planning on having workshops after April 2010 at which it will present allocation application information. Draft County projections developed to date may be found in Attachment 4. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The following costs are anticipated to be incurred by Orange County for the development and submittal of an application in support of the fourth round of the Jordan Lake Water Supply Allocation process: • Regional water supply plan: $1,682 • Jordan Lake allocation application: $2,951 • Update of the Cape Fear Basin Hydrologic Model: $1,136 to $4,545.45 If needed, an Interbasin Transfer Certificate (IBT) would be necessary for transfers of more than 2 MGD of water from one river basin to another, in this case potentially from the Cape Fear basin (where Jordan lake is located) to the Neuse basin. The preparation of an IBT can be extremely expensive, potentially into six figures. As a reminder, the outcome of an IBT application is not guaranteed since DWR can reject or approve the request for the transfer of water. 3 The cost to update the Cape Fear River Basin Water Supply Plan should be covered by the DWR. There are also annual fees paid to maintain the County's participation to the JLP ($2,500) as well as to retain the water supply allocation currently held by the County ($2,500). The latter cost would increase if the County's allocation increases. DWR stated at the February 24th meeting that it does not have money to pay for the update to the Cape Fear Hydrologic Model, but is actively seeking funding sources, hence the range of costs shown in the bullets above. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) receive this information regarding the Jordan Lake Partnership and the upcoming allocation process; 2) discuss the proposed process and projections; and 3) confirm that the County remains interested in the Partnership and pursuing the allocation process outlined herein. Applications for Jordan Lake Allocations are likely to be due in January 2011, so the County will need to decide if it wishes to pursue an increase in allocation (as previously discussed in 2009) or retain the current 1 MGD Phase II allocation which has been in place since 1988. The Manager also recommends that the Manager and staff be authorized to begin discussions with potential partner utilities to treat and deliver drinking water from Jordan Lake to a designated portion of Orange County at the appropriate future date. M+qGh rt)ni+ 2 4 ' M Jordan Lake Regional Water Supply Partnership (ordan Lake Partners The Jordan Lake Regional Water Supply Partnership was created in 2009 by jurisdictions and water systems in the Triangle region with the primary purpose of - _- - _ . in m tl Y P Tannin g for the e xp and ed use o f available supply' Jordan Lake. - - -_ - Th e importance rtan ce f water supply planning andd development ment on a regional" oval basis has _ - - taken o n eater urgency the Triangle e e 'on and the entire Southeastern United - _ States have experienced en' enced two historically severe droughts s ince 2001.1.joint planning sustainable water supply is critical to the future of the region and and development of s s pp y gl a; state. Town of C - hi p Ob'ectives o f the Jordan L ake P artners Colla bo rate for Results • orativel to enhanceth e ' d t b o working e committed The Partners ar tte g co lla Y sustainability and security of the region's water supply resources through conservation and efficient interconnection and coordinated planning and _. .. P g !°:°Tnwn:of.H�llsborougl ; Y' ' . Jordan Lake water supply. .:.:;:;;. :.:...r.,.:... development of th opm e J ::` "='i s`:a_.>_ Partnership will demonstrate that local governments can work together m a S." - The e p g coo erative fashion—within the region,with constituent organizations,with :::.. jurisdictions and water suppliers u and down stream,and with state and federal ;:_Touvn.of-Mo��isville: ...... 1 PP P _ sustainable, secure and mutually beneficial regulators to create environmentally sus y _ Y for o rdan Lake. - u strategies range_County: : =`: =,:_:-;�:. waters PP1Y local water in coordinating ecent successes ' is building' o nr The Partnership Th P x..:.: .:::....:...::::.:,...:.........-:.......:::::.::::-::::.. e in the Triangle "=. °:-:':::.::` ' ` sho a res onse efforts and ear-round conservation measures P Y Town:4-Pitts. pro::::: region. :.. City.al: taleigF ;:?';! ` :. The Partnership members will openly share information and jointly plan or a z°°:.:•:: :_::;=';';y; ;'€;;> , :.:: >:<`;_ f available water supply in request to the State of North Carolina for a portion o PP Y !:: ;: :;: Jordan Lake. W ke!Cbun. _ . e Partnership members will seek opportunities to share in the costs and a an intake in Jordan Lake,such s from ord L e water ties to access w - f facile development o d , P - - western portion the lake. the west r P _- • members to be b from Partnership _ c ordin ate information - -_ will o e Partnership Th P - - - P e water - currently available cafe n of curt used in Tannin for an increase in the allocation sd _ y planning m local tion fro 0 m n informer qt - compiling tom o - and in u in Jordan Lake supply 0 - Y J PP e e conservation measures, expected growth in services areas, - n ery such co s s c as vemments > _ l� P g* ........ :.::..::.::.: <:;:: : : - other factors that will affect the region's future water _.-... ._........._._:.........: anticipated demand and oth gi Gordan dike°Pattrrers.,�p.,,.: supply solutions. at-I.-P&SY4oh00 i;: '; K::;;;<;;;_;. The Partnership ill facilitate discussions with the State of North Carolina and ..._............:... P ..... the United States Army Corps of Engineers regarding a coordinated request for a '°'.. a::::= onion of the currently vailable and unallocated drinking water supply in Jordan y g PP Y ] Telephone'(9i9);�6C1NQ381 Lake. '121 imil'e .` (919)W A479= The Partnership will develop and coordinate communications with stakeholders interested m Jordan Lake watersupply allocation issues ' 5 Jordan Lake Water Sharing Agreements :i CD County Boundaries --^f► Raw Water Mwg*iW Boundmiec— 0 Treated Wder Major Wdar Bodies -►Planned Traded Wafer ffiTts—vgrb L.akeiWichie rffi Shown Lake Le River -e^;•F�z, e T. ormwe 2 Eno Riv . ro Bmni ugh , / w o K. .. 1 .a t � �-- a I Hilsborough;.' i a' Brown .. T. - " wniam8 ORANGE DURffAM;: .;...a Cane Durham VYake+F.orest :.Creek Carrboro r- 0: - " ° ' SA ; g� A OW 0--fry HBI Rolesville unhVem .4 F: Lake - TP: .,. Zebujon.. Rocky Ago River '•`, ,::r ile� � ... .... ' riisv caty S j Haw River lAimx an �CHATHAM ' Wendell C4,tY Pit Oro x:sx X. Gamier-. .:.i ... �Fr<Alt{E �. . r Hdly.Sjxing t: ....,�. Goldslon l Fuquay-Variria Vc i Summary of Existing Jordan Water Supply Allocations A fah m e-o + • 6 About DWR■ Contact Us■ Jobs■ News E Staff Search Summary of Existing Jordan Water Supply Allocations DWR Home > Permits and Registration > Jordan Lake Water Supply Allocation Allocation Holder Level I Level If Total Towns of Cary and Apex 32 0 IF 32 Chatham County 6 0 6 City of Durham 10 0 10 Town of Holly Springs 0 2 2 Town of Morrisville 3.5 0 3.5 Orange County 0 1 1 Orange Water&Sewer Authority IF 0 5 5 Wake County - RTP South 3.5 0 3.5 Total 55 mgd 8 mgd 63 rngd—J Note: The members of the Environmental Management Commission approved the above(3rd round) Jordan Lake water supply storage allocations at their July 11, 2002 meeting. If you have any questions or comments contact Tom Fransen at Tom.Fransen @ncdenr.gov or(919)715-0381. NC Division of Water Resources, DENR- 1611 Mail Service Center-Raleigh, NC 27699-1611 Last Modified: 12.18.2009 Phone: (919)733-4064-Fax: (919)733-3558 http://www.newater.org/Permits_and_Registration/Jordan Lake_Water_Supply_Allocation/... 4/8/2010 Attachment 3 7 Jordan Lake Allocation Process: Attachment A is a copy of a handout distributed at the February 24th meeting which depicts the timeline DWR anticipates for the allocation process. The timeline demonstrates that DWR anticipates that the allocation process could continue through late 2012, and may take longer if InterBasin Transfer (IBT) certificates are needed by any applicant. (An IBT certificate is needed when more than 2 MGD are moved from one river basin to another.) Numerous steps remain to be completed prior to the awarding of the fourth round of allocations, including: • The development and submittal of a regional water supply plan. The water supply plan will be useful for supporting Orange County's application for water supply storage in Jordan Lake. The plan will be developed by the Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG) based on information provided by each of the members of the JLP. • The development and submittal of the Jordan Lake allocation application which is necessary to demonstrate a need for water supply storage from Jordan Lake. DWR has not yet finalized the instructions for these applications. • Updating the Cape Fear Basin Hydrologic Model. This is necessary to demonstrate the potential future impacts to the river basin as a result of utilizing the water storage available in Jordan Lake. • Completing the Cape Fear River Basin Water Supply Plan. This is to be done by DWR and will compile the withdrawals of water within the Cape Fear basin. • And, if needed, an IBT would be required for transfers of more than 2 MGD of water from one river basin to another, in this case potentially from the Cape Fear basin to the Neuse basin, depending on the volume of water involved as well as the ultimate destination in Orange County for the water from Jordan Lake. It is interesting to note that DWR is planning to complete additional measures that they have determined to be necessary in support of this process. These include determining the minimum flow requirement for the Cape Fear River, which represents the amount of water necessary to sustain the ecology of the river. DWR is also planning to re-examine the safe yield of Jordan Lake. Finally, DWR is working to determine the potential impact of climate change on the river basin and the amount of water available. There are a large number of variables to consider with regard to climate change, including the impacts to rainfall, river flow, evaporation, and others. Orange County Allocation Request: Staff has been working with TJCOG and the Planning Department to develop basic information supportive of our allocation request. As previously stated, the Attachment 3 $ county has held a 1 MGD allocation for Jordan Lake water since 1988. OWASA had a 10 MGD allocation in 1988; this allocation has been reduced to 5 MGD. Hillsborough had a 5.5 MGD allocation in 1988; this allocation has been reduced to 0 MGD. The Orange-Alamance Water System had a 3.5 MGD allocation in 1988: this allocation was also reduced to 0 MGD. In total, in 1988, 20 MGD were allocated to entities in Orange County, at present this total stands at 6 MGD. The round 4 allocation process possibly represents the final opportunity to access the available water supply storage present in Jordan Lake, which could quite possibly represent the last major water reservoir in the Triangle area. Since Orange County does not own or operate a water system, nor does it plan to do so, any delivery of Jordan Lake water to residents of the county must occur through a partner utility. Several potential partners exist: the City of Durham, the Towns of Hillsborough and Mebane, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) and the Orange Alamance Water System (OAWS). Attachment B illustrates the service areas for each of these water utilities. Numerous considerations must be evaluated for each of these potential partners. Whichever utility is chosen to partner with the county will significantly determine which area of the county could be served with water from Jordan Lake. Population projections have been developed for several economic development districts within Orange County, based on current trends and build out possibilities. Economic development information was also utilized to develop these projections. The projections are included as Attachment 4 of the Agenda Abstract. DWR has requested demand water demand estimates from applicants which project through 2060. DWR is also planning on having workshops after April 2010 at which time they will present allocation application information. NCDEN . North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Resources Beverly Eaves Perdue Thomas A. Reeder Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary Jordan Lake Water Supply Storage Allocation Tentative Schedule Jordan Lake Cape Fear Cape Fear Date Water Supply River Basin River Basin Allocations Water Supply Plan Hydrologic Model 2/24/2010 Public Information Meeting 3/17/2010 Initial meeting for updating the model. 4/1/2010 Potential Applicants submit"Letter of Interest". April-2010 Review and revise round 3 application Review model schematic instructions. 5/1/2010 Round 4 Application Instructions Finalized. 7/1/2010 Signed Contract and start model update. 9/1/2010 Water users provide their historical withdrawals from 1/1/2006 to current and current operational policies. Water user will provide to DWR their projections through 2060 and alternative water Draft version of the updated 1/1/2011 sources.Jordan applicants'projections will be based on round 4 instructions. model is completed for testing. 2/1/2011 Updated model completed. 5/1/2011 Water Supply Plan,Draft 1 available for review. 6/1/2011 Applicants submit draft applications. Comments on Draft 1 due. 8/1/2011 Water Supply Plan,Draft 2 available for review. 9/1/2011 Applicants submit final applications. Comments on Draft 2 due. 9/8/2011 DWR will provide update to the EMC. 1/12/2012 Final Water Supply Plan and DWR's Allocation Recommendations presented at the EMC s January 2012 meeting. EMC has not determined their final procedures 11/8/2012 for making allocation determinations.If there are no IBTs. 1611 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611 One Phone:919-733-40641 FAX:919-733-3558 Internet:www.ncwater.org NolthCafoi.lin . An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer—50%Recycled 110%Post Consumer Paper )WtM911Y 10 Jordan Lake Round 4 Water Supply Allocation Letter of Interest Any unit of local government interested in receiving a Jordan Lake water supply storage allocation is being requested to submit a Letter of Interest to the Division of Water Resources by Friday April 1,2010. This letter does not commit your organization to an actual application. The purpose of the letter is to identify potential applicants to assist in the basin water supply planning. In the letter please include your organization's contact information. Identify who will be the primary contact and if you will be using a consult their contact information. You can email the letters to Jordan-water-supply @lists.ncmail.net or send the letters to: Division of Water Resources Attn: Tom Fransen 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh,NC 27699-1611. Contacts Division of Water Resources NC Department of Environment&Natural Resources 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh,NC 27699-1611 Email-jordan-water-supply @lists.ncmail.net Phone Number: 919-733-4064 FAX Number: 919-733-3555 • Primary Contact—Tom Fransen Phone Number: 919-715-0381 Cell Phone: 919-896-1716 Email: Tom.Fransen@ncdenr.gov • Water Supply Planning—Don Rayno Phone Number: 919-715-3047 Email: Don.Rayno@ncdenr.gov • Allocation Contracts&Interbasin Transfer—Toya Ogallo Phone Number: 919-715-0389 Email: Toya.F.Ogallo@ncdenr.gov d Water / Sewer Areas > > m s� �y aaaSa�l¢y� a RoGF 2 eb'H \,( a No i0ik UNa RN A `0.0 � G soum II SRo 0 )` U KIGEft RD vD \� NV m �GNWO h(q NWS o ° 9 Cr MA MO RO NYO 1 2 4 Miles SUPPER --al O A 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 CLUB RD 7./i7 O z / m t s. Eno River 0 ' C It n 33 W U` �'MP 0.0 VNESTTEN RD Sl S. �•,� ,¢2 —Major streams W JsNRNo Reservoirs&lakes aRON°� y;A"'� , `�! Main roads River basins e°a�G� 1\ �.. ``• ^ ®Economic Development District 2/2010 e? 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Transition _.1 937' 075 2.3 5,. 2. 6,828 34 1,024 2,390 .:3,756 :.5,12'1 8,487, '140 fi82,843 3,414 102 425 23$995 375;564. 5'12,132:. 648,701: Prima Service Area 2,055::.:; :0.5 2:35 2: � ::� ;4 828 �24 - :724, :. . 2,856 3,621 � 4,587 � 104 482;822.-' `x,4'!4�'. 72;423 �168;98$ � 265,552 3fi2;1'Ifi ':X458 B81 ETJ:'. ::_ 0.75 1500: 7,309,327 6;547 19fi;399: 458,265 720,130 =9$7,995 2,243.$fi7. otal � . :. fi G7'5 - 4,'184,402 20;922 627,660 -1464,541 2;301;421 3;138,301 3,975,182 0.005 0.15 0.35 0.55 4.75 0.95 CIN=Commercial industrial Node CN=Commercial Node EDD=Ewnomic Development District Transition=Planning Transifion Areas Primary Service Area=Includes all parcels outside the CIN,CN,EDD,Transition,and ETJ designated areas. ETJ=Extraterritorial Jurisdiction