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80 12 PiGF 579 Governments. 0 The Chairman brought up for consideration the resolution concerning the mutual aid compact for water supply emergencies sponsored by the Triangle J Council of Governments which had been deferred from the Board's last meeting. After discussion, Commissioner William C.Stafford, Jr. moved the adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS, the 1987 World-Class Region Conference expressed a broad based commitment to specific actions for enhancing the economic, environmental, and human resources of the cities and counties comprising Region J, North Carolina; and WHEREAS, utility infrastructure with sufficient capacity and reliability is essential to the Region's continued economic strength; and WHEREAS, the governing bodies of the parties to this Resolution recognize an increasing interdependence of water supply, development, and disposal activities expressed by the phrase "we all drink from the same bowl"; and WHEREAS, the increasing number of interconnections betrween local water systems provide the basis of a larger, more coherently planned water supply network; and WHEREAS, such interconnections should be designed to meet water supply needs ranging from short term emergency service measured in days; to seasonal drought supplements lasting for weeks or months; to longer duration transfers capable of satisfying interlocal water supply needs over a period of years; and WHEREAS, the Region's overall water resources are sufficient to meet most foreseeable local emergencies without undue hardship on neighboring water systems within the Region; and WHEREAS, an important element of the Region's high quality of life is the diversity and uniqueness of its individual communities, with those identities often expressed through different philosophies of growth, development, and capital facility expansion. NOW, THEREFORE, the governing bodies of the parties to this Resolution having determined that the public health, safety and welfare will be served and benefitted by their cooperation as hereinafter set out; and, in the desire to assure adequate service during temporary disruptions caused by failure of the water supply, treatment, or transmission/distribution systems of any of the parties, do mutually resolve as follows: