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4 selecting a site for -a future landfill. Property owners can receive compensation for damages that occur as a result of required testing,. At the May 19, 1992- Board' -of County Commissioners meeting, the Board deferred'a decision on exercising that statutory authority pending a detailed report on the landfill site search process. The staff of the Landfill Owners' Group and Joyce Engineering presented that report to the Board of Commissioners at its most recent meeting on June 29, 1992. The resolution authorizes the County Manager to sign the interlocal agreement as presented in the agenda allowing the Town of Chapel Hill to carry out this activity-on behalf of all three jurisdictions. John Link stated that he has requested that the Health Department staff be on location at the time the boring holes are filled to affirm that they are filled appropriately so that there will. not be any damage to the property at a Future date. 'The test pits would require a 25 foot setback from the leach -lines for future development. CITIZEN COMMENTS Vic Knight expressed concern about what the testing may do to the Fox Hill Farm. He distributed additional information to the Board members. He explained that he is trying to determine the impact on what they may want to do with the development of Fox Hill Farm. He referred to a letter from Bob Cheek, head of the groundwater section for NCDEM, which outlined the necessary process for anyone going on site to do any exploration for a future landfill. The test borings fit the definition of a well. He referred to a letter dated July 7 to Gayle Wilson from Mark Taylor of Joyce Engineering which indicated that they had contacted the Orange County Environmental Health Department about the setback requirement and the potential effect and site disturbance on the future septic systems. This letter indicated that setback requirements apply only to water wells and not to monitoring wells and definitely not to soil test borings. This was confirmed with Bob Cheek. Vic Knight noted that he has had conversations with Tony Laws and Bob Cheek who both stated that the setback requirements do apply if the engineers don't abandon it and abandon it properly. Knight's concern is that these people will go on the site, do some intrusive activity that will permanently affect the site which will remain even if the site is not chosen. No where does it say that these borings will be abandoned properly. John Link noted that the governing jurisdictions can instruct the Environmental Health staff to confirm when each soil. boring has been abandoned appropriately. They will be at every single boring and also when they fill the hole to be sure it is done correctly. Mark Taylor stated in the letter that "with the test site density proposed, roughly one test site per 100 acres, Tony Laws saw no reason not to proceed with the planned activities. In fact, he was quite comfortable with Joyce's plans for backfilling and site restoration." Vic Knight stated that neither Tony Laws or Bob Cheek have ever talked with Joyce Engineering. He feels this is deceptive. Knight continued stating that the current state regulations strictly applied do require that bore holes be grated or abandoned by some other means through variance. According to the state regulations, there is no such thing as a variance as to whether they abandon it or not. The proposed rules referred to on the second page of this memo to Gayle Wilson are only proposed and have not been submitted to DEM for their review. He feels it disturbing to make statements that are not substantiated. They talk