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I. Project Activities Since its formation in 1992, the Water Resources Committee (or WRC for short) has worked steadily to learn more about the County's groundwater resources, with the eventual intention of helping the County coordinate and integrate planning for surface water and ground water. Because of the long-range, scientific nature of this project and the need for substantial research, much of the Committee's time and energy has been engaged in review and discussion of the major products of the report — a pair of published ground water studies from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on the County's ground water, and a related map report also published by USGS: 1. Ground-Water Recharge to the Regolith-Fractured Crystalline Rock Aquifer System in Orange County. North Carolina, by Dr. Charles C. Daniel III. This report was a pilot project recharge rate study performed by USGS in collaboration with the County, published in October 1996. 2. Susceptibility of Ground Water to Surface and Shallow Sources of Contamination. Orange County, North Carolina, by Silvia Terziotti and Jo Leslie Eimers. Prepared in conjunction with #3 below, this 1999 map report illustrates the areas of the County that are most susceptible to ground water contamination. 3. Investigation of Ground-Water Availability and Quality in Orange County, North Carolina, by William L. Cunningham and Dr. Charles C. Daniel III. This, the primary project of the Water Resources effort, was a three-year ground water resource investigation, also conducted by USGS and the County on a cost-share basis. The review and discussion of the above reports commanded the majority of the Committee's time. However, over the seven years of the project a number of other activities were also performed. Several key milestones in the Water Resources Project are outlined below: 1