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• January 2012 — Public education and discharge efforts • July 2012 — New development rules apply • January 2013 -Create and submit plan to address existing development • January 2014 - Implement Existing Development program • July 2019 — 50% of all reductions must be accomplished Implications for Orange • Cost of implementing rules (existing development) • Upper New Hope Nitrogen Target? • Nutrient Trading Possibilities! • Agriculture —varies by watershed "arms" • State Funding Assistance • Final rules approval? (opposition in the Gen Assembly) Closing Thoughts • Staff to continue to monitor and evaluate potential costs • Begin dialogue on trading and credit options with jurisdictions, partners? •Final version of rules could be very different (1993 precedent) Commissioner Pelissier asked if Orange County is unique as an entity with these rules and has a problem with a low nutrient level and Dave Stancil said yes. Commissioner Jacobs asked how biosolids compare to commercial fertilizers in terms of nutrient loading. This might be another tool that Orange County could use to eliminate the application of biosolids in watersheds. 4. Observation Well Network Project The Board received an update regarding the plans for the Orange County Observation Well Network. Tom Davis made a PowerPoint presentation. The Orange County Observation Well Network Thomas W. Davis, L. G. Water Resources Coordinator Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department I. Introduction •Groundwater sole water source for approximately 40 percent of Orange County citizens. •Surface water supplies are finite and service areas are unlikely to increase. •Droughts!!! Don't take supplies for granted. II. Background Information •Water Resources Project (2001)