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23 <br /> a NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-2011-2012—LEGISLATIVE GOALS <br /> ® <br /> O <br /> Goal Accomplished Goal Partially Accomplished Goal Not Met <br /> Environment <br /> r <br /> 1. �^ Enhance river basin monitoring and streamline rule-malting - Enhance monitoring for all river basins in <br /> North Carolina and review the rule-making process to enhance regional cooperation. <br /> 2. OStreamline water supply reservoir permitting - Seek legislation to streamline local water supply reservoir <br /> permitting without sacrificing the scientific rigor of Environmental Impact Assessment and ensure adequate <br /> opportunities for public and local official comment. <br /> 3. OAuthorize county oversight of bio-solids disposal - Support legislation to authorize counties to regulate, but <br /> not prohibit, bio-solids application activities, including the acceptable 'classes" of bio-solids for application and the <br /> prohibition of bio-solids application in certain environmentally sensitive areas. <br /> 4. (�DClarify yard waste facility runoff statutes-Seek legislation to clarify that runoff from yard waste staging areas <br /> at county landfills does not require wastewater treatment. <br /> 5. @Create study commission on horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing and uranium mining - Seek <br /> legislation to create a Study Commission on horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing for shale gas deposits and <br /> uranium mining. <br />