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~ au~e i -Key r~iies>cones <br />r , <br />Ma , 1992 First meetin of the Water Resources Committee <br />March, 1993 Interim re ort to the Board of Commissioners <br />November, 1993 Committee forms two subcommittees (Public <br />• Information and Public Education, or PIPE, and <br /> Technical Advisory Subcommittee, or TAS) to meet <br /> between Committee meetin s <br />March, 1994 Informational brochure ("Addressing Ground Water <br /> Concerns in Orange County") created and mailed to <br /> 1100 households on master mailin list <br />A ril, 1994 en house held at Homestead Center <br />May, 1994 Cooperative agreement signed with U.S. Geological <br /> Survey (C7SGS) for pilot project ground water <br /> anal sis of rechar a rates in Count by watershed <br />September, 1995 Committee sponsors and helps conduct lead and <br /> nitrate water screenin in Hillsborou h. <br />May, 1996 Senior essay thesis entitled "Statistical Analysis of <br /> Data from Water Supply Wells in Orange County" <br /> is produced by UNC graduate student, working with <br /> Coun and USGS. <br />July 1996 Ground Water Center opens, housed in Soil and <br /> Water office. First meeting of Ground Water Inter- <br />. departmental Team to coordinate efforts among <br /> Environmental Health, Soil and Water, Cooperative <br /> Extension, Count En ineer and Plannin . <br />August 1996 _ Global Positioning System equipment purchased for <br /> the.location of all new wells. Part-time Water <br /> Resources Technician hired, works with <br /> Environmental Health to locate and map new wells. <br /> Work begins on a comprehensive Ground Water <br /> Database, to develop GIS coverages for all available <br /> ound water-related data <br />November, 1996 USGS pilot project on Recharge Rates is published <br /> and presented to BOCC. Ground water model <br /> urchased for demonstration and ublic outreach. <br />April, 1997 Committee sponsors and staffs ground water station <br /> at Earthwalk, an environmental event held annually <br /> at Eno River State park. Station includes electronic <br /> ground water quiz and demonstration of ground <br /> water model. Station continues annually next two <br />' ears. <br />April, 1997 County applies for and is designated a Ground <br />" Water Guardian Community, one of 54 nationwide, <br /> b The Groundwater Foundation <br />Tune; 1997 County agrees to cooperative agreement for full <br /> Ground Water Resource Investi ation <br />October, 1999 Review of Ground Water Susceptibility mapping <br /> ro"ect <br />August, 2000 Commission for the Environment creates Water <br /> Committee to be in transition of Committee efforts <br />October, 2000 Committee be ins discussion of final re ort <br />February, 2001 Investigation of Ground Water Availability and <br /> uali re art com feted and ublished <br />