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TRIANGLE AREA WATER SUPPLY MONITORING PROJECT <br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br /> Section 1. Purpose of the Project <br /> A. The primary objectives of the Monitoring Project are to: <br /> 1. Supplement existing data on major ions,nutrients, and trace elements to enable <br /> determination of long-term water quality trends; <br /> 2. Examine the differences in water quality among water supplies within the region, <br /> especially differences among smaller upland sources, large multi-purpose reservoirs, <br /> and run-of-river supplies; <br /> 3. Provide tributary loading data and in-lake data for predictive modeling; <br /> 4. Establish a database for the presence or absence of synthetic organic compounds in <br /> surface waters in the region; and <br /> 5. Report results of the monitoring program to governmental officials, the scientific <br /> community, and the general public. <br /> B. The objectives for Phase V11 of the Monitoring Project are to: <br /> 1. Continue fixed-interval water quality monitoring at the sites and frequencies and for <br /> the parameters listed on Table I of the Monitoring Project Proposal for Phase VI (see <br /> Attachment C); <br /> 2. Continue water quality data collection at existing tributary sites during high-flow <br /> events as shown on Table 2 of Attachment C; <br /> 3. Continue stream flow gaging at the sites shown on Table 3 of Attachment C; <br /> 4. Conduct additional monitoring and data analysis to ascertain the occurrence and <br /> distribution of algal toxins and taste and odor compounds at drinking-water intake <br /> sites in the Monitoring Project study area and prepare an interpretive report on the <br /> findings; and <br /> 5. Support the USGS application for DWQ certification for selected field parameters <br /> and laboratory analytes, including nitrogen and phosphorus fractions, chlorophyll a, <br /> and selected metals and trace elements. <br /> Section 2. Roles of the Participants, Managing Agent and Committee <br /> A. The role of the Participants is to provide funds for the local portion of the Monitoring <br /> Project costs and to provide representatives to the Committee. <br /> B. The Managing Agent is the Triangle J Council of Government. The role of the Managing <br /> Agent is to: <br /> 1. Act on behalf of the Committee in contractual agreements; <br /> 2. Provide overall project management services that will include, but not be limited to, <br /> coordination among technical contractors, data management and periodic summaries <br /> to the Participants; and <br /> 3. Provide administrative support to the Committee, such as meeting announcements, <br /> minutes,billing and overall accounting. <br /> C. The role of the Committee is to provide Monitoring Project oversight. The Committee <br /> will consist of one member, each entitled to a single vote, appointed by the Manager or <br /> Administrator of each Participant. All appointments shall be made by July 31, 2012. <br /> Page 2 of 22 <br />