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3 <br />NO FAULT WELL REPAIR FUND POLICY <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION <br />BACKGROUND <br />The No Fault Well Repair Fund (NFWRF) was established by Martin Marietta (d.b.a. <br />American Stone Company or ASC) to provide for the repair or replacement of wells <br />that fail and it is determined that the failure is not a probable result of the American <br />Stone's quarry operations. The fund was established as a condition of a special use <br />permit for the continued quarry activities and will expire in 2033 or 3 years after the <br />quarry use is discontinued, whichever is sooner. The active quarry is in south central <br />Orange County just to the north and west of the intersection of Highway 54 and <br />Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road. Wells serving properties that are within 3,000 <br />feet of the perimeter of the quarry are eligible for this relief if and when they fail. The <br />Orange County Health Department, Environmental Health Division (OCHD), will assist <br />in the determination of well failures and in the development of strategies to repair, <br />replace or renovate the failures. <br />Other activities involving the quarry and claims against the quarry will be <br />administered through other agencies and will not involve OCHD. Other funds <br />established by the special use permit are not covered in this policy. <br />WELL FAILURE <br />Suspected well failures reported to the County will be referred to OCHD in a timely <br />manner. The initial review of the complaint will be to determine if the failure is <br />related to water quality or quantity. Once that initial determination is made, steps to <br />evaluate the well and confirm or deny the failure will begin according to this policy. <br />The evaluation will be made in accordance with field assessment, empirical laboratory <br />results of water samples, technical expertise and professional judgment of the <br />evaluators. <br />The evaluators will be OCHD staff, American Stone consultants and other experts as <br />appropriate and as deemed necessary by OCHD. Public water supply wells are not <br />covered by this policy and are not eligible for the NFWRF monies. <br />