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U. ➢ Identify Purpose , Goal ➢ Identify and collect existing state and local regulations ➢ Focus group meeting ➢ Draft outline of Comprehensive Groundwater Program ➢ Seek Stakeholder input ➢ Final Draft of Comprehensive Groundwater program ➢ Effective date of Comprehensive Groundwater program CfE members asked Corbitt a number of questions . Pratt suggested that Orange County explore a program for sealing abandoned wells . Shaw asked how the division finds out about possible well contamination sites . Corbitt said the division usually samples wells around a known contamination area . She said that often times people don 't know their well is contaminated as there is no unusual taste or odor in the water , and it is sometimes difficult to get the people to do anything about their own well or to hook up to city water where available . Wachholz asked about the Learn & Serve Grant and the possibility of using an educational booklet . Corbitt explained that it was a joint funding process between the governmental entities and can be used by other counties . Members asked about budgets and shared staffing for the groundwater protection program . Corbitt said her division works closely with the county 's environmental health staff and Charlotte - Mecklenburg utilities to protect groundwater . Smith asked about landfill monitoring . Corbitt said that in 1987 USGS was doing Mecklenburg County surface water and landfill monitoring . Now her department is doing the monitoring . Members asked for a copy of Corbitt 's presentation . Crisler encouraged CfE members to email Corbitt if they had more questions . V . Air Quality Issues ( Guest Speaker ) At the May meeting CfE members asked to have a basic background presentation on the "non - attainment " designation for NC Division of Air Quality. Laura Boothe , of the N . C . Division of Air Quality , presented information regarding the new Federal ozone standards and the State 's plan for addressing these in a State Implementation Plan . Boothe said the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) initiated a new eight - hour ozone standard a couple years ago that was caught up in litigation . EPA won its case and is in the process of designating those areas that are in violation of the standard . Boothe said North Carolina has to submit to EPA its recommendations for what areas should be designated as violating the standard by July 15 . EPA will make its recommendations and publish in the Federal Register by April of 2004 . EPA does not have to accept North Carolina 's recommendations . Boothe described non - attainment designation as the Federal Action under the Clean Air Act based upon violating the national ambient air quality standards for eight - Page 4of8 DRAFT