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i 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COM)lUMONE 1S ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 21, 1995 Action Agenda Item # 13t-A SUBJECT: CONTRACT WITH U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - WATER RESOURCES STUDY DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: YES % NO ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Contract/cover letter Dave Stancil, Extension 2590 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough- 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 967-9251 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 PURPOSE: To contract with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for a water resources study, as budgeted in the 1994-95 Water Resources project budget. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Water Resources Committee was charged in 1993 with assessing the status of ground water quantity and quality in the County.Part of that effort calls for a Ground Water Resource Investigation to be performed. The first phase of the investigation is a jointly-funded study of ground water recharge. The study, "Determination of Recharge Rates to the Regolith- Bedrock Aquifer System in Orange County, North Carolina", would be funded by the County and USGS. The study will produce baseline information about the amount of ground water available in different parts of the County. Products will be GIS- compatible and become part of the County's GIS database. Data produced will not be for site-specific analysis, but will be important for long-range planning considerations.Funding for the study was included in the 1994-95 Water Resources budget. The project timetable has been slightly altered to adjust to USGS funding availability. The project will begin in June 1995 and conclude in October 1996. The project will span two County fiscal years, with a cost of $78,500.The County share of the cost is$39,250 ($19,625 in both the 1994-95 and 1995-96 fiscal years).Entering into the contract would obligate the County to fund the FY 96-97 installment. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the Board approve the contract and authorize the Chair to sign.