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'087 <br /> 4. The Commissioner should authorize and direct the County Sediment <br /> Control Officer to conduct a review of the adequacy of existing <br /> enforcement of the sediment control ordinance, and the adequacy <br /> of present staff resources to manage sediment and erosion in the <br /> County. The sediment control officer should be directed to <br /> deliver a report of its findings and recommendations to the EAB <br /> by December 31, 1987. <br /> * The sediment control concerns of adequacy of enforcement and the <br /> annual report are being addressed based on recommendation this <br /> is being handled administratively. <br /> 5. The Commissioners should authorize and direct the County EAB to <br /> undertake a study of the options for stormwater management. The <br /> study should include a review of policy and practices in neigh- <br /> boring communities and states. The EAB should be directed to <br /> deliver a report on its findings and recommendations to the <br /> Commissioners no later than May 1, 1988. <br /> SOLID WASTE <br /> 1. The County Commissioners should authorize the EAB to provide <br /> continuing oversight of the bi-county Solid Waste study and make <br /> recommendations, as appropriate, concerning the progress of the <br /> study and its findings. <br /> 2 . The County Commissioners should authorize the EAB to recommend <br /> appropriate steps to enhance the County's coordination with <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro concerning their recycling program. <br /> 3 . Since the planned U.N.C. power plant may contribute additional <br /> solid waste that will shorten the useful life of the landfill, <br /> the County Commissioners should strongly urge U.N.C. to consider <br /> the use of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) in the powerplant planned <br /> for the Chapel Hill campus. <br /> FUTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS BOARD <br /> 1. The Commissioners should continue the EAB indefinitely. Member- <br /> ship of the EAB should rotate through staggered three year terms <br /> with one third of the present membership being replaced <br /> annually, beginning July 1, 1988. The EAB should be directed to <br /> adopt by-laws governing the conduct of its meetings and the <br /> annual selection of its chair. <br />