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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 2, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT• Designation of Eurosport Soccer Center as a Groundwater Guardian Green Site <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />Parks and Recreation <br />ATTACHMENT: INFORMATION CONTACTS: <br />Groundwater Guardian Green Site. Tom Davis, 245-2513 <br />Brochure Dan Derby, 732-4352 <br />Groundwater Guardian Green Site Logo Curt Farmer, 304-1177 <br />David Stancil, 245-2522 <br />Lori Taft, 245-2660 <br />PURPOSE: To acknowledge the designation of the County's Eurosport Soccer Center <br />complex as a Groundwater Guardian Green Site by The Groundwater Foundation. <br />BACKGROUND: The Groundwater Foundation is anon-profit organization whose mission is to <br />educate and motivate the public to appreciate and care for groundwater. The Groundwater <br />Guardian Green Site program was begun by The Groundwater Foundation to recognize good <br />stewardship of groundwater by encouraging managers of highly-managed green spaces to <br />implement and document their groundwater-friendly practices. The program documents "green" <br />site practices including pesticide and fertilizer use, water use and water. quality, pollution <br />prevention and environmental stewardship. <br />The purpose of the program is to educate site managers and staff as well as the public about <br />groundwater and the importance of routine site practices and the potential impact of these <br />practices on groundwater. The Groundwater Guardian Green Site program encourages the use <br />of groundwater-friendly practices at highly-managed sites. DEAPR staff completed an <br />extensive application form to evaluate and document site practices and procedures at the <br />Eurosport Soccer Center, including tracking irrigation use, soil testing, fertilizer application <br />procedures, materials handling and disposal practices, and the use of plant materials that are <br />suitable for the climate in this area. This process confirmed that the Eurosport Soccer Center is <br />being managed and operated by Orange County in agroundwater-friendly manner. It is hoped <br />that the designation of the site as a Groundwater Guardian Green Site will help educate the <br />public on the importance and practicality of adopting "green" practices which will in turn <br />encourage the sustainability of the groundwater resource. <br />It should be noted that this is the first site in North Carolina to achieve Groundwater Guardian <br />Green Site status from The Groundwater Foundation. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this award. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the Groundwater <br />Guardian Green Site designation for the Eurosport Soccer Center. <br />