2012-436 DEAPR - Interlocal Agreement for Phase VII of the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHATHAM COUNTY OF DURHAM COUNTY OF ORANGE COUNTY OF WAKE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT for PHASE VII of the TRIANGLE AREA WATER SUPPLY MONITORING PROJECT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the County of Chatham, Orange County,the Town of Apex,the Town of Cary, the City of Durham,the Town of Hillsborough, and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority(hereinafter,the"Participants"),to be effective from and after July 1, 2012. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, on August 18, 1988, several local governments in Region J entered into an interlocal agreement to establish the Triangle Area Water Supply Water Quality Monitoring Project(hereinafter,the"Monitoring Project") applicable to certain surface water supplies in Region J;and WHEREAS,the local governments participating in the project established a Monitoring Project Steering Committee (hereinafter, the"Committee")to make technical, financial, and administrative recommendations to the participating local entities; and WHEREAS, the Monitoring Project has been continuously funded through a Joint Funding Agreement with the US Geological Survey(hereinafter,the "USGS")through June 30, 2012 as described in Attachment A; and; WHEREAS,the Monitoring Project will complete its Phase VI monitoring program on June 30, 2012; and WHEREAS, said Committee has determined that additional monitoring is needed and desirable to meet the objectives of measuring water quality conditions and long-term trends in water quality; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto desire to enter into an Interlocal Agreement pursuant to GS 160A-460 et seq for the purpose of operating a water quality monitoring project for the Triangle Area surface water supplies. Toward that end,the Participants have agreed to the following requirements and conditions: Page 1 of 22