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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD, OF COMMISSIONERS
Resolution Approving the No Fault Privately-Owned Well Repair Concept
and Authorizing the Development and Implementation of a No Fault
Privately-Owned Well Repair Policy for Properties Near the Orange County
Landfill
Whereas, in 1999, Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of
Carrboro and the Town of Hillsborough entered into agreement whereby Orange
County (subject to the terms of the agreement) assumed the solid waste
management responsibility for the disposal of solid waste county-wide; and
Whereas, among the many items covered in detail with the agreement were
provisions for the County to address various improvements within the `area'
neighboring the landfill property at the time the agreement was established; and
Whereas, since the County has assumed the responsibility for managing the
Solid ~ Waste Landfill property and its functions, residents have expressed
concerns pertaining to several issues including unconfirmed or documented
failures of personal, privately-owned wells and septic systems serving individual
residents within the general area of the landfill; and
Whereas, staff developed the attached private residential well repair program
proposal wherein wells within an impact area (3000 feet of the landfill's
boundary) could qualify for consideration for repair or replacement; and
Whereas, this program is proposed for funding via revenues from current Solid
Waste landfill revenues/fees or a surcharge depending upon staff estimates and
experiences at replacing wells; and
Whereas, staff presented this program proposal to the Board of Commissioners
at its November 17, 2009 regular meeting to solicit Board input and feedback;
and
Whereas, the County Public Health Department would need to confirm the need
for repair before any well repair or replacement actions commenced;
Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners approves the no fault privately-owned well repair concept and
authorizes staff to proceed with the development and implementation of a no
fault .privately-owned well repair policy for properties near the Orange County
Landfill.
Be It Further Resolved that the Board directs staff to meet with the County's
solid waste partners to assure concurrence and upon implementation initiate
contact with residents within the impact area served by a non public water
supply.
This the 2"d day of February 2010. ,~,~,,, ~~~
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Valerie P. Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners