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1' <br />II. Charge to the WRC / BOCC Goal <br />When the Water Resources Committee was formed, the Committee was charged <br />with the following task: <br />Develop along-range study .and placnning process to identify and address <br />the i waste treatrrient options on .the <br />mpacts of various land uses and :; <br />q ntLty and ual o round and sur es of .gran <br />ua q ` ity f g farce water resourc ge <br />County, ,so that'these impacts .can. be factored into long~range planning. <br />All of the subsequent activities of the Committee and the project have been <br />oriented .around this dual purpose . of assessing quantity and quality of <br />groundwater. This includes the substantial research and three reports produced <br />by USGS, the research of graduate students, the activities of the Committee <br />(such as the creation of the Ground Water Center, joining the Groundwater <br />Guardian program, and conducting open houses and other informational <br />brochures). The final stages of the project, the integration of surtace water and <br />ground water planning, is scheduled to occur in the next two years, using this <br />Committee's report as a guide, <br />Finally, as per the Board of Commissioners goal, the WRC is also asked to <br />conduct the following tasks; <br />• Estimate the activities and costs that will be needed to have complete <br />data and information (i.e., further research needs) <br />• Examine the implications of the USGS reports <br />•. Offer ideas on directions the Commission for the Environment and the <br />BOCC. might take for ground water protection, and in linking surface and <br />ground water planning into the Water Resources Element of the <br />Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />