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NFWRF upon the issuance of this permit and for so long as it continues to mine on the permitted property, will add up to $20,000.00 annually to the fund if Orange County determines the additional funds are necessary to provide for repairs. In any year in which them are still insufficient funds in the. NFWRF to cover the cost of well repairs after American Stone Company's contribution, OWASA shall contribute up to $15,000,00 to the fund. At the end of mining in the year 2030, any funds remaining in the NFWRF shall be returned to American Stone and OWASA based on their percentage contribution. 16. Within three years of the issuance of this permit, OWASA will complete an evaluation of the possibility of extending water and/or sewer to residents living within a 3000 foot radius of the perimeter of the property subject to this special use permit. OWASA will encourage citizen participation in its integrated master planning process including reviews of policies and practices. regarding the demand management, water conservation and water supply projections. Because Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro have the authority to - approve water and/or sewer extensions, OWASA's evaluation will be conducted within the context of applicable land use policies and the requirements of its respective local government entities. 17. Within two years of the issuance of this permit any property owner within a 3000 foot radius of the property encumbered by this permit may request American Stone Company to conduct apre-blast survey of structures on his or her property. An outside consultant selected and paid for by American Stone with expertise in this field will perform the survey, and a copy of the survey will be provided to the homeowner. American Stone Company shall; .acting in good faith, accept responsibility for any damage alleged to have occurred after the pre-blast survey where the pre-blast survey and blasting data as determined by an expert indicate a probability but not a certainty that the. damage was caused by the activities of American Stone Company. 18. American. Stone Company shall attempt to notify by telephone each neighbor living within a 3000-foot radius of the perimeter of the permitted property who asks that it do sa on the day of a blast. 19. Within two. years of the issuance of this permit American Stone Company shall complete. the installation of baffling equipment in accordance with the guidelines and in general conformance with the National Stone Association's Community Noise Manual for the purpose of reducing plant noise. 20. American Stone Company shall continue its current "stemming" practices that were implemented in 1997. This change represents an increase by 10% aver prior levels of the amount of "stemming material" used on the tap two benches of the existing and expanded quarry pit. 21. American Stone Company shall construct a 20' high berm, landscaped with grass and trees as recommended in the National Stone Association's Community Noise Manual, between the pit and relocated S.R.1104 as shown on the submitted Plans for the purpose of reducing .noise in the buffer area surrounding the edge of the quarry. In all instances, the berm adjacent to the mine shall be expanded ahead of the mine expansion.