HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-1994-018 Aquatic Week Control Resolution AQUATIC WEED CONTROL RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners desires technical and
financial assistance from the N.C. Aquatic Weed Program for
treatment and control of eighty acres of hydrilla infestation at
Lake Orange, a reservoir useful for raw drinking water supply,
recreation, wildlife habitat and scenic beauty,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The Board requests that the N C Aquatic Weed Program conduct the
Lake Orange aquatic weed control project;
The Board assumes full obligation for payment of fifty percent
(50%) of non-federal costs associated with Lake Orange aquatic
weed project;
The Board will assist the NC Department of Environment, Health
and Natural Resources and/or the US Army Corps of Engineers in
quantifying its aquatic weed problems and determining the public
benefits of the project;
The Board will hold the State harmless from any damages that may
result from the project with the exception that the State will
not be held harmless from damages resulting from any negligence,
incompetency or malfeasance on the part of its employees, agents
or contractors;
The Board will be responsible for notifying all landowners whose
property is adjacent to the body of water in which the control
project is located and for sponsoring any public information
meetings that may be needed; and
The Board will, to the extent of its power and authority, enforce
any temporary restrictions on the use of the body of water as
required by the specific method of treatment used.
ADOPTED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS this 2nd day
of May, 1994
Mo es Carey, Chair - nge
County Board of Co i sioners
Witness• Bever y Blythe,
Clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners