INC NEWS - Jordan lake as Durham's supply

Wed Oct 24 08:14:50 EDT 2007

I would like to correct the information regarding Jordan Lake as posted
by Melissa Rooney.  The quote from the referenced source is incorrect.
The City of Durham received a 10 million gallon per day allocation of
water from Jordan Lake in 2002.  Our long range water supply plan
includes either building an intake at the lake and piping the volume to
one of our existing plants or building an intake and treatment plant
close by.  There is also discussion with other local water providers
about sharing these facilities.  Until then, we have an arrangement with
the Town of Cary to access OUR allocation via the Cary water treatment
system.  We are currently limited to accessing about 1/4 to 1/2 of our
allocation due to the carrying capacity of the infrastructure.  And yes,
we can and do supply water to Cary on occasion as needed.

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:42:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
Subject: INC NEWS - Jordan Lake: Durham's water supply in drought
	conditions
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After having some communication about this topic, I
just wanted to clarify something for people (as it was
recently clarified to me):

It is true that, typically, Durham's water supply
comes from Lake Michie and Little River Lake. However
it is not true that Jordan lake does not supply Durham
with water. 

It is my understanding that the calculations for the #
of days for which Durham has water, include supplies
from Jordan Lake as our secondary/back-up water
source.

See the following webpage/document by planning
commission chair, George Brine, specifically:

"The City of Durham has a reciprocal agreement with
Cary where-by one municipality will supply water to
the other if needed (e.g., as in case of drought). 
Thus, Jordan Lake is a backup water source for the
City of Durham.  The DWQ primary classification of the
lake is Water Supply IV (WS-IV)."

See the full context of this quote at the following
link:

http://www.geocities.com/durhammassgrading/Jordan_Lake_Information.doc

Thanks for giving me a chance to clarify this.
Melissa

--- Amanda Klier <amanda at nckliers.com> wrote:

> Melissa,
> 
> Just an FYI for you... Durham's water supply comes
> from Lake Michie and
> Little River Lake, so I don't know if the pictures
> of Jordan Lake will
> influence their decision the way you are hoping.
> Jordan Lake supplies water
> for Cary which is the only city that is still
> allowing automated irrigation
> through Nov. 1, and actually still has the highest
> level of water of the
> area lakes. The area of Jordan Lake in the picture
> is also the shallowest
> area of the lake.
> 
> Amanda

> 
> 

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:13:16 -0400
From: pat carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com>
Subject: INC NEWS - County Board Openings
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ANNOUNCEMENT

The Durham Board of County Commissioners solicits applicants to fill
positions on the following citizen boards and commissions:

?    Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee (7 positions)
?    Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board (3 positions?1 Health, 1 Senior
Advocacy and 1 Education)
?    Board of Adjustment (1 ?Alternate? position)
?    Cable TV Advisory Board (2 positions)
?    Criminal Justice Partnership Act Advisory Board (2
positions?Representative of a Community-based Corrections Program & 1
At-large)
?    Emergency Medical Services Council (4 Positions?2 First
Responders;1 Eno Volunteer Fire Dept. & 1 New Hope Volunteer Fire Dept
and 1 Law Enforcement?Sheriff?s Department)
?    Historic Preservation Commission (1 ?Registered Landscape
Architect? position)
?    Multi-Jurisdictional Advisory Board (1 position)
?    Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee (2 positions)
?    Open Space & Trails Commission (4 positions?1 ?Mangum Township? & 3
At-large)
?    Public Health Board (1 ?Optometrist? position)
?    Women?s Commission (1 position)

Property tax listing must be current.  County and City taxes must not
reflect any delinquencies before an application is submitted.

Appointments will be considered by the County Commissioners on Monday,
November 26, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners? Meeting Room,
second floor, Durham County Government Administrative Complex, 200 East
Main Street.

For applications or additional information, contact Angela McIver at
560-0025.  
Website:  www.co.durham.nc.us

Deadline for receipt of applications--5:00 p.m., November 8, 2007

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