Residents asked Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County leaders to ask the Orange Water and Sewer Authority to reconsider is forestry-management plans for areas around its reservoirs. In requests Monday and Tuesday to the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and the Orange County Board of Commissioners, citizens representing a coalition of environmental groups asked that the boards urge the utility to change its plans to clear cut areas within the Cane Creek and University Lake watershed.
The OWASA board of directors is scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss public comments and consider next steps.