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Home My WebLink AboutU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USGS GEORGIA WATER SCIENCE CENTER Page 1 of 2 Form 9 -1366 U.S. Department of the Interior Customer #: 6000001138 (Oct. 2005) U.S. Geological Survey A #: 11ESGAMF00056 Joint Funding Agreement Project #: GCIIMFOOAB02400 TIN #: 582204274 Fixed Cost n Yes El No Agreement FOR USGS Georgia Water Science Center THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 1st day of January, 2011, by the U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, party of the first part, and the AUGUSTA UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, CITY OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, party of the second part. 1. The parties hereto agree that subject to availability of appropriations and in accordance with their respective authorities there shall be maintained in cooperation "Ground -Water Monitoring Program for the Augusta- Richmond county area, Georgia, ", herein called the program. The USGS legal authority is 43 USC 36C; 43 USC 50; and 43 USC 50b. 2. The following amounts shall be contributed to cover all of the cost of the necessary field and analytical work directly related to this program. 2(b) includes In -Kind Services in the amount of $0. by the party of the first part during the period (a) $84,712 January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 by the party of the second part during the period (b) $84,712 January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 (c) Additional or reduced amounts by each party during the above period or succeeding periods as may be determined by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. (d) The performance period may be changed by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. 3. The costs of this program may be paid by either party in conformity with the laws and regulations respectively governing each "party. 4. The field and analytical work pertaining to this program shall be under the direction of or subject to periodic review by an authorized representative of the party of the first part. 5. The areas to be included in the program shall be determined by mutual agreement between the parties hereto or their authorized representatives. The methods employed in the field and office shall be those adopted by the party of the first part to insure the required standards of accuracy subject to modification by mutual agreement. 6. During the course of this program, all field and analytical work of either party pertaining to this program shall be open to the inspection of the other party, and if the work is not being carried on in a mutually satisfactory manner, either party may terminate this agreement upon 60 days written notice to the other party. 7. The original records resulting from this program will be deposited in the office of origin of those records. Upon request, copies of the original records will be provided to the office of the other party. USGS , science for a changing world Project Proposal: Ground -Water Monitoring Program for the Augusta - Richmond County Area January - December 2011 U.S. Geological Survey in Cooperation with Augusta Utilities Department December 2010 During FY- 2011, the cooperative water program for quality data and graphs and a map showing the the Augusta Utilities Department will continue to potentiometric - surface map of the Dublin - Midville monitor, report, and investigate hydrologic and aquifer system. The report will also include water - quality conditions in the area. In addition to information collected at the new test wells such as routine monitoring activities, groundwater modeling borehole geophysical data and results of aquifer and particle tracking capabilities will be developed testing. Data will be incorporated into the USGS to evaluate the source of TCE contamination National Water Information (NWIS) system and upgradient of wellfield #2 and to evaluate pumpage made available on a user - friendly project web site. effects near wellfield #3. Specific activities include: Periodic briefings will be provided as requested. • Monitoring: o Continue investigating TCE contamination Budget: The proposed budget covers the 12 -month in the vicinity of wellfield #2. Water period, January 2011 through December 2011. One - samples will be collected and analyzed for half of the funding would be provided by the USGS volatile organic compounds including TCE through the cooperative water program. A small and its daughter products, and trace metals. increase in funding supports salary cost and o Continue water -level monitoring program equipment expenses for new real -time recorder including real -time sites at Tobacco Road (2 installation. Note this is the first increase in project wells) and Pine Hill (1 well). Initiate real expense in two years. time monitoring at one well at well field 1. o Collect synoptic water -level measurements Item Cost to produce a new potentiometric map to GW Model $62,956 show ground -water flow directions and GW monitoring $63,322 gradients. QW monitoring $34,344 • Reporting Database, reports, o Continue maintenance of project databases Web $8,802 and website Total $169,424 o Complete annual report for 2008 -2009 Funding • Ground -water modeling: USGS $84,712 o Continue refinement and calibration of Augusta Utilities $84,712 digital groundwater -flow model o Use partical tracking to simulate potential flowpaths and particle transport times originating from possible recharge areas under various pumping and hydrologic conditions. Deliverables: Project findings will be presented in a USGS report that will present water -level and water- �/' "',� United States Department of the Interior ,•.p144 , GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water Resources Division Peachtree Business Center, Suite 130 3039 Amwiler Road Atlanta, Georgia 30360 -2824 Customer Number: 6000001138 Agreement Number: 11 ESGAMF00056 DUNS: 0308282859 TIN: 582204274 Fixed Cost Agreement: YES December 6, 2010 Mr. Tom Wiedmeier, P.E. Director Augusta Utilities Department 360 Bay Street, Suite 180 Augusta, Georgia 30901 Dear Mr. Wiedmeier: Enclosed please find two copies of the Joint Funding Agreement (JFA) with original signatures for the project entitled "Ground -Water Monitoring Program for the Augusta - Richmond County area, Georgia" as described in the enclosed proposal and dated December 2010, and made part of this agreement. This agreement is entered into by the USGS under authority of 43 USC 36C; 43 USC 50; and 43 USC 50b. This JFA covers the period beginning on January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2011, at a total cost of $169,424 with a contribution of $84,712 from the USGS and $84,712 from the AUGUSTA UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, CITY OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Please have both copies signed by an authorized official(s), retaining one copy for your records, and returning the other to the attention of Edward H. Martin at the address shown above. Work cannot be started or continued until we receive the signed agreement. All work performed with funds from this agreement will be conducted on a fixed - price basis. Billing for this JFA will be rendered quarterly. Please do not send a check at this time as you will be billed at a later date which will include payment instructions with the address for mailing your check. The results of all work under this agreement will be available for publication by the U.S. Geological Survey. Any party may terminate this agreement by providing 60 day's written notice to the other party. If you have any questions or require additional information please contact John S. Clarke, Assistant Director, at 770- 903 -9170 or via email at jsclarke @usgs.gov. Sincerely, el■Cri 741 7///t------ . Edward H. Martin, Director USGS Georgia Water Science Center DUNS# 937842847 / Cost Center 2503 Enclosures #212 " Office Of The Administrator G ` ,i 1J& lti i l � Frederick L. Russell, Administrator Room 801 - Municipal Building 530 Greene Street- AUGUSTA, GA. 30901 Tameka Allen, Interim Deputy Administrator (706) 821 -2400 - FAX (706) 821 -2819 Robert Leverets; Interim Deputy Administrator www.augustaga.gov January 18, 2011 Mr. Tom Wiedmeier Utilities Director 360 Bay Street Augusta, GA 30901 Dear Tom: The Augusta - Richmond County Commission, at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 authorized the execution of an agreement with the U. S. Department of the Interior U. 5. Geological Survey (USGS) for the operation, modeling, and analyzing of monitoring wells to investigate water levels and water quality for Augusta's Groundwater Production Facilities in the amount not to exceed of $89,412. If you have any questions, please contact me. Yo rs truly, y , O ip a Allen Interim Deputy Administrator 01- 18 -10: #30 cc: Ms. Donna Williams •