The Chapel Hill Town Council split strongly Monday night over its water utility's plans to tap Jordan Lake in case of an emergency. The state is reviewing lake allocations. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority, which also serves Carrboro and UNC-Chapel Hill, asked the council to officially support retaining the utility's 5 million-gallons-per-day allocation and keep the utility in the regional partnership that controls the lake's future.Click to read more.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Chapel Hill rethinks Jordan Lake allocation
From the News & Observer, an interesting local issue that could have a tremendous impact on us in the Triangle:
