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with Orange-Alamance's contribution of up to $800 per year). The water supply monitoring project is again up for re-authorization, with a fairly substantial cost increase and a new methodology of calculating each participant's cost share. Accordingly, the cost to every participant, except that of the City of Durham, has increased rather dramatically. However, Durham has always paid the lion's share of the project costs since Raleigh's withdrawal from the project (historically approximately 50°/a) as the largest water user. Orange County's share of the project cost has nearly doubled (at approximately $6,800, or $6,000 net if Orange-Alamance maintains its $800 contribution). It is important to note, however, that the local share of cost for operating the stream flow-monitoring gage at Hillsborough is included in this project. Should Orange County withdraw as a project sponsor, the County -which is obligated by the terms of the Eno River Capacity Use Agreement to ensure (by funding arrangement with the USGS) that this gage continues to operate -would be faced with paying the $3,500 annual local share required to maintain the Eno gage. At this point, USGS staff has completed all of the data collection associated with the Phase 4 project. USGS staff is currently reviewing all of the information collected, analyzing trends, etc., and preparing a report proposed for completion/publication in the spring of 2004. That report will be available to the public, and County staff will provide the report to the BOCC when it is completed. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approximately $6,800 per year, less any Orange-Alamance contribution (currently $800 per year). RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the BOCC re-authorize the County's continued participation in the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project (Phase 5) for the next four years and authorize the Manager to execute the interlocal agreement.