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Y 4 M E M O R A N D U M Orange County Planning & Inspections Department 306F Revere Road Hillsborough,NC 27278 Telephone: (919)732-8181 FAX(919)644-3002 To: John Link,County Manager From: Paul Thames,County Engineer Dave Stancil,Planner II/Land Use and Environment Date: November 26, 1996 Subject: Summary of USGS Ground Water Recharge Report Copies: Marvin Collins,Planning Director Ron Holdway,Environmental Health Director Gene Bell,Planner II-Comprehensive On December 2,the findings of a report on ground water recharge rates in Orange County will be presented to the Board of Commissioners.This report is the result of a jointly-funded project with the U.S.Geological Survey(USGS)to investigate,on a general level,the rate of recharge to ground water supplies in the County.The project was recommended to the Board of Commissioners by the Water Resources Committee in early-1995,and funding was authorized for the 18-month project in May 1995.This project is designed as the first phase of the Water Resources Committee's charge to investigate the quantity and quality of ground water within Orange County. It should be noted that the purpose of the report is to provide a broad overview on a basin-by- basin approach toward a better understanding of ground water availability. The report does not and was not intended to provide the level of data that would allow for precise site-specific estimates of ground water quantity. Two examples are provided in the report that illustrate ways of using historical streamflow data and assumed site conditions for planning purposes, but neither example is designed for use in site-specific analyse This document provides a basic summary of the main findings of the USGS report.The report was overseen by Dr.Charles Daniel,Research Hydrologist with USGS.Dr.Daniel,an Orange County resident,has published a number of studies on ground water in the Piedmont province and is among the foremost authorities on ground water in this area.He is a member of the Water Resources Committee and is currently preparing a similar report for Guilford County,NC.