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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 1, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # 0_a, <br />SUBJECT: <br />REPORT: STATUS OF GROUND WATER RESOURCE INVESTIGATION <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING YUI3LIC HEARING: _ Yes X No <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT~REQUlIZED: Yes a No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, Ext 2590 <br />• Resource Investigation Scope of Work Paul Thames, Ext 2303 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br />Durham - 688-7331 <br />Mebane - 227-2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a status reportfrom the Water Resources Committee and U.S. <br />Geological Survey on Phase II of the Ground Water Resource Investigation. <br />BACKGROUND: In July, 1997, the County entered into a cooperative cost-share project with the <br />U.S. Geological Survey for Phase II of a Ground Water Resource. Investigation. <br />This project builds on the information produced in Phase I of the Resource <br />Investigation, which was also a cooperative venture with the USGS to study <br />ground water recharge rates by watershed. The Phase I report was presented to the <br />Board in November, 1996. The Water Resources Committee has reviewed work <br />to date and serves as the review advisory board. <br />Phase II of the resource investigation involves extensive research into both ground <br />water availability, use and quality. The project, a 50-50 cost-share with USGS, <br />builds on information about recharge rates to the ground water system that will <br />"enable the County to learn more about the area's carrying capacity and...identify <br />potential water quality problems." The project involves sampling of wells across <br />the County for yield and quality, analysis of the total amount of ground water <br />available for use, possible wellhead protection procedures specific to the County's <br />