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• 8 LANDFILL GAS AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into as of February ,2009 (the"Effective Date"), between Orange County, North Carolina(the "Coup and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (the "University"). The County and the University are sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as"Party"and collectively as"Parties." REcrrais WHEREAS, the University is the flagship public research university of the State of North Carolina located in Chapel Hill,North Caro s WHEREAS, the University desires, in _ ce of i&.. niversity Sustainability Policy and the sustainability objectives associated with the pro• aroma North Campus, to pursue and implement projects in cooperation with community partn _i at preserve natural resources, conserve energy,reduce hazardous emissions,and lessen overall env :y i ental impacts; WHEREAS, the _ as a good steward of the environment and a leader in the growth, development,and ility o community,desires to partner with the University in its efforts to meet the goals of the U• 'ty _ °�.i Pol'cy and its other sustainability efforts; WHEREAS,the Umve ;..;:' determined that to help achieve these objectives it will work cooperatively with the County to e . dfili gas from the Orange County Landfill, and to convert that gas into energy to supply power and heat for the University's Carolina North Campus while at the same time removing significant quantities of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere; WHEREAS, the County desires, in furtherance of the health and well-being of its citizens and the fiscal soundness of the County, to enter into this Agreement with the University to make beneficial use of Landfill resources and to generate revenue for the County from the sale of LFG; WHEREAS, the County owns and operates the Orange County Landfill (NC Solid Waste Parcel 68-01) located on the north and south side of Eubanks Road, approximately 1.3 3 {00018638.DOC 21}