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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />17 <br />II. Orange County Geology, cont. <br />•Eight general bedrock units: <br />^ 1 Altered tuff <br />^2 Epiclastics <br />^3 Felsic tuffs <br />^4 Felsic lavas and tuffs <br />^5 Mafic lavas and tuffs <br />^6 Felsic plutonics <br />^7 Intermediate plutonics <br />^8 Mafic plutonics <br />.Bedrock wells proposed for each unit. <br />III. Existing Bedrock Wells <br />.Saves money! <br />.Several wells identified and under consideration for incorporation in Orange Well Net. <br />.Draft MOAs needing action: <br />-The Association for the Preservation of the Eno River <br />-Duke University in Duke Forest <br />-UNC-CH <br />^DWQ wells in Duke Forest <br />.Four wells owned by the county. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pelissier asked when data would be received and Water Resources <br />Coordinator Tom Davis said in the spring. The data will not be very useful statistically in the <br />short-term. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that this seems to have relevance to the subdivision process <br />and to the land use plan. He asked if there was any way to coordinate this with the land use <br />plan process. <br />Dave Stancil said that they have coordinated with the natural cultural systems element, <br />but there has not been a consideration at the land use element. He will look at this and see <br />how they mesh. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz suggested not tying this to the land use plan because there will <br />not be any useful information in the short-term. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the budget was cut for this item, so they are trying to <br />work within the amended budget. If things are to move faster, then more money is needed. <br />She suggested having staff come back in six months with a report, and then more money can <br />be considered for next fiscal year. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT: <br />Rev. Robert Campbell said that he wants to petition the Board of County Commissioners <br />to allocate funding for groundwater testing around the Orange County landfill because a survey <br />was done on ground and surface water and the data show that their water is contaminated. He <br />suggested starting with a small survey in the Rogers Road neighborhood. <br />Frank Clifton said that the County has been monitoring wells all around the landfill as <br />part of the landfill permit. He said that there have not been any permit violations. There can be <br />