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0009 <br /> Table 1 - Key Milestones 1175 , <br /> May, 1992 First meeting of the Water Resources Committee <br /> March, 1993 Interim report to the Board of Commissioners <br /> November, 1993 Committee forms two subcommittees(Public <br /> Information and Public Education,or PIPE,and <br /> Technical Advisory Subcommittee,or TAS)to meet <br /> between Committee meetings <br /> March, 1994 Informational brochure("Addressing Ground Water <br /> Concerns in Orange County")created and mailed to <br /> 1100 households on master mailing list <br /> April, 1994 Open house held at Homestead Center <br /> May, 1994 Cooperative agreement signed with U.S.Geological <br /> Survey(USGS)for pilot project ground water <br /> analysis of recharge rates in County by watershed <br /> September, 1995 Committee sponsors and helps conduct lead and <br /> nitrate water screening in Hillsborough. <br /> May, 1996 Senior essay thesis entitled"Statistical Analysis of <br /> Data from Water Supply Wells in Orange County" <br /> is produced by UNC graduate student,working with <br /> County and USGS. <br /> July 1996 Ground Water Center opens,housed in Soil and <br /> Water office.First meeting of Ground Water Inter- <br /> departmental Team to coordinate efforts among <br /> Environmental Health,Soil and Water,Cooperative <br /> Extension,County Engineer and Planning. <br /> August 1996 Global Positioning System equipment purchased for <br /> the location of all new wells.Part-time Water <br /> Resources Technician hired,works with <br /> Environmental Health to locate and map new wells. <br /> Work begins on a comprehensive Ground Water <br /> Database,to develop GIS coverages for all available <br /> round water-related data <br /> November, 1996 USGS pilot project on Recharge Rates is published <br /> and presented to BOCC.Ground water model <br /> purchased for demonstration and public outreach. <br /> April, 1997 Committee sponsors and staffs ground water station <br /> at Earthwalk,an environmental event held annually <br /> at Eno River State park.Station includes electronic <br /> ground water quiz and demonstration of ground <br /> water model.Station continues annually next two <br /> ears. <br /> April, 1997 County applies for and is designated a Ground <br /> Water Guardian Community,one of 54 nationwide, <br /> by The Groundwater Foundation <br /> June, 1997 County agrees to cooperative agreement for full <br /> Ground Water Resource Investigation <br /> October, 1999 Review of Ground Water Susceptibility mapping <br /> project <br /> August,2000 Commission for the Environment creates Water <br /> Committee to begin transition of Committee efforts <br /> October,2000 Committee begins discussion of final report <br /> February,2001 Investigation of Ground Water Availability and <br /> Quality report completed and published <br /> 2 <br />