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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 10, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4 <br /> SUBJECT: Orange Well Net Update <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> Parks and Recreation <br /> (DEAPR) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> A. Orange Well Net Well Details <br /> B. Map of OWN Well Locations Tom Davis, 245-2510 <br /> C. Draft Outreach Document - Waterin David Stancil, 245-2510 <br /> Orange County <br /> D. Draft Outreach Document - Improving <br /> Groundwater Yield from Wells <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an update regarding the Orange Well Net (OWN), Orange County's <br /> groundwater observation well network. <br /> BACKGROUND: DEAPR's groundwater observation well network, Orange Well Net (OWN), <br /> uses a combination of bedrock and regolith wells spread across the main types of bedrock <br /> geology present in Orange County. Regolith wells measure groundwater levels in the <br /> unconsolidated material present above bedrock to monitor natural stresses on the quantity of <br /> groundwater available in storage caused by variations in climatic conditions. Bedrock wells <br /> monitor changes in groundwater levels in the bedrock across the County. <br /> Groundwater level data collection is underway at seven bedrock wells and five regolith wells. In <br /> early 2015, a bedrock well on Triangle Land Conservancy property was added to the network. <br /> Attachment A is a listing of well construction details for the current OWN observation wells. <br /> Attachment B is a map showing the locations of the wells that are currently in use along with the <br /> underlying geology. <br /> All data collected by OWN is available to the public on the NC Division of Water Resources <br /> (DWR) web site provided below. The web site includes maps of well locations, geologic <br /> information, and statistical curves that provide monthly minimum, mean, and maximum <br /> groundwater level information for each well in the network. This information can be used to <br /> compare recent groundwater levels with historical values. <br /> ht!g-://www.ncwater.org/Data and M2delin / and Water Data basesfleveltable.php?tl=1&net <br /> =orange&inactive= <br />