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S.rlfo~ma-f-~ on =-I-em ~o°°`y "ea'~~ 0 No Fault Well Repair Fund Report o ° ~ 3 Subject : No Fault Well Repair Fund Update m Date: November 16, 2009 ®,° From: Tom Konsler, Environmental Health Director Through: Rosemary Summers, Health Director No'+b ca.oti~w Publk N.onb CC: Orange County Board of Health Orange County Manager ORANGE COUNTY Orange County Planning Director HEALTH DEPARTMENT In 2001, American Stone Company and OWASA applied for and received a special use permit for the continued use of the American Stone Quarry until the end of 2030. After Rosemary t_. Summers, that date, OWASA will operate the facility as a reservoir. The Quarry is located MPH, DrPH approximately 5 miles west of Carrboro on Hwy 54. As a condition of the special use Health Director permit, American Stone established a "No Fault Well Repair Fund" (NFWRF) for those Richard E. Whiffed Human residents whose property is within 3,000 feet of the perimeter of the quarry and who Services Center experience well failures not directly attributable to the quarry operation. The initial fund 300 West Tryon Street amount was $87,500 and can be augmented by $20,000 per year as needed to meet the Post Office Box 8181 community needs. Well failures that area "probable result" of the quarry operation must Hillsborough, NC 27278 be handled exclusively by American Stone at their expense. To our knowledge, there Phone: (919) 245-2411 have been no failures that have been attributed to quarry operations. Fax: (919) 644-3007 www.co.orange.nc.us/hea/th i i d h f C C oners ounty omm ss t e Board o In 2002, The Board of Health (January, 2002) an (June 4, 2002) adopted a policy and implementation process for this fund. The policy ~ has provisions for well repair, renovation, treatment or replacement; including a schedule that allows for replacement of the well pump. OCHD environmental health staff members have responsiblilites in providing sampling Central Administrative services, technical assistance, consultation regarding remedies, and determination of Services well failure. Purchasing and Central Services secures and manages contracts with certified well contractors for actual repairs or replacement after environmental health staff members authorize the work. The Board of Health is the avenue of appeals for those Dental Health Services residents who are not satisfied with the process. For a period of four years, residents who had detectable levels of arsenic in their well Environmental Health were provided bottled drinking water through the fund. In 2008, the bottled water services delivery was discontinued in lieu of installation of appropriate water treatment equipment to remove arsenic. Health Promotion and Education Services Information about the No Fault Well Repair Fund is posted on the Health Department website with contact information and an application for water samples and claims. Inquiries to the Health Department average about 1 call per month and investigations Personal Health services referred to American Stone number about 2 per year. To date, 68 applications have been received for services. 30 of the homes have had remedies implemented. Approximately $109,000 has been paid out from the fund and a balance of approximately $102,000 remains. Please refer to the attached summary ~ report for remedies and expenses provided from inception through June 2009. a~ v . ~ 306-C Revere Road N ~ PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone: (919) 245-2360 a~i FAX: (919) 644-3006 ~ o ~' '> c w Documents and Settings\gwilder\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK2\B000 NFWRF Report 2009.doc