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32 <br /> 1 Slide #26 <br /> 0 Community Well System <br /> What We Proposed What We heard How We Responded Guiding Policy/Agency <br /> Community well proposed to Concern that existing -Spangler Environmental monitored two Orange County issued well Town of Hillsborough <br /> serve lots well(s)may run dry adjacent wells during well draw down of Permit on 10.01.2024 indicates that they may <br /> due to new well the Community well;no Impact to be willing to allow this <br /> Community Well draw nearby wells was observed NC DEQ-Division of Water community to connect <br /> down test run twice on Resources-Public water to public water lines <br /> 11.19.2024 -This risk exists today-farms are Supply <br /> • 07.29 2025 permitted by right(big water users) New condition added <br /> Rules Governing Public to require property <br /> • Required Capacity is 0.56 -As our study result document,the Water Systems-15A North owner to again petition <br /> GPM per unit x 49 units= Community well will not impact adjacent Carolina Administrative Code Hillshorough for Public <br /> 27.44 GPM wells 18C water and utilize it if <br /> What options do approved,provided <br /> Provided Minimum property owners have -Relatively few nearby properties utilize necessary easements <br /> Capacity is 50 GPM- if their well IS wells given public water lines in the area can be obtained. <br /> almost double the <br /> requirement negatively impacted? -Request Hillsborough to allow Town of Hillsborough <br /> connection to public water-existing lines requires Town Board <br /> • well Capacity is 84 GPM are in close proximity to the site approval for water <br /> connection. <br /> Fox <br /> Rothschild <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Beth Trahos said her team has done significant analysis of the site for a community well <br /> 4 and has found that this well is sufficient to serve the proposed community without a likely negative <br /> 5 impact on neighbors. She added that most of the surrounding properties are not using private <br /> 6 wells; they're using Town of Hillsborough water, so less groundwater is being used in this area <br /> 7 than perhaps some other areas of the county. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 <br />