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25 <br />2013 UPDATE from DEAPR <br />Stewardship plans have been created for two Lands Legacy <br />properties, with six more yet to be completed. <br />Priority 16: Develop an accounting and assessment system of water and <br />air pollution: (a) In conjunction with ICLEI; Set emissions reduction target <br />for 2030; Conduct public education campaign; and Link public with <br />opportunities to improve energy efficiency and use sustainable energy <br />sources; (b) Begin multi -year implementation of Observable Well Network <br />2013 UPDATE from DEAPR <br />DEAPR has established a network of nine groundwater <br />monitoring wells ( "Orange Well Net ") to help monitor impact <br />of drought on groundwater levels across the county. One of <br />the nine wells had to be removed from the network in 2012, <br />but there are plans to add new wells in other unrepresented <br />sections of the county. <br />The Commission for the Environment stays abreast of <br />ongoing and developing environmental issues of importance <br />to the county, such as the Falls & Jordan Lake nutrient <br />management rules, the permitting of bio- solids land <br />application on farmland, and solid waste management. <br />Follow -up activity on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br />Inventory and Forecast report (setting of reduction targets, <br />public education campaign) has been delayed due to other <br />priorities, economic downturn and staff turnover. Some <br />public education on energy efficiency and sustainable or <br />renewable energy sources has occurred through special <br />events, street fairs, Earth Day events, etc. A coordinated <br />and comprehensive program in this area will be considered <br />by the Commission for the Environment's Energy Resources <br />Committee in 2013 -14. <br />For the last four years, the focus of the Historic Preservation <br />Commission's booth at Last Fridays during Historic <br />Preservation Month has been historic preservation and <br />green building, including information on how to improve the <br />energy efficiency of existing buildings in a way that retains <br />their historic significance. <br />Priority 24: Plan to acquire /land bank for future park development. <br />