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Till <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action A d <br /> Item No. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT 223 <br /> Meeting Date: SEPTEMBER 8, 1987 <br /> SUBJECT: USE OF ROCK QUARRY FOR WATER STORAGE yes X No <br /> DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER <br /> PUBLIC HEARING: <br /> INFORMATION CONTACT: rANAGER'S01 <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : <br /> NONE TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - - <br /> 7 2 8101 <br /> Chapel Hill <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> Consideration of Rock Quarry as possible water storage. <br /> BACKGROUND: Nello L. Teer Company to <br /> has submitted a mining (rock quarry) <br /> permit t application ion to the North Carolina Department of Natural <br /> Resources and Community Development. As a component of the <br /> review process, NRCD conducted a public hearing on August 31, <br /> to solicit comments regarding the proposed rock quarry <br /> in Little River Township. <br /> 1987, All citizen comments encouraged <br /> NRCD to deny the mining permit. <br /> Discussions among citizens, NRCD officcia can <br /> ls and Nello Teer <br /> o <br /> representatives revealed the rock q eanione used as a <br /> public water supply/storage after mining P <br /> curtailed. In fact, the City of Durham plans to seDNello <br /> Teer existing quarry, scheduled to cease op <br /> County as a public water storage. Other information indicates <br /> the proposed quarry's capacity to store water would be <br /> that of Lake Mickie and City of Durham has already requested <br /> rights to the proposed quarry which would be located in both <br /> Orange and Durham Counties. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> Ask Manager to draft letter to Nello L. Teer Company and <br /> appropriate State agencies requ esting that if a quarry is <br /> have rights <br /> located in Little River Township, the County will op erigits <br /> to the quarry, for water storage, after the mining <br /> has been completed. <br />