North Carolina Geological Survey

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North Carolina Geological Survey

• Geological Advisory Committee
• March 2, 2004

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Welcome and IntroductionsRepresentative Michael
Decker Gems, Gold, and Fossils of North
Carolina Staffing UpdateBudget StatusNCGS
Project Updates
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Special Presentation by State Representative
Michael Decker

• Gems, Gold, and Fossils of North Carolina

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• Staffing Update
• VACANCY POSTED
• Geologist II Archdale Office
• Geologic Mapping/Research
• Publications Editor
• Public Relations Officer
• Posting closes Friday, March 5

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• Staffing Update cont.
• RESIGNATION
• Mark Carter - Geologist II Asheville Office
• Last Day March 27, 2004
• Vacancy posted in early April

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• Staffing Update cont.
• NEW STAFF
• Phil Bradley
• Senior Piedmont Geologist
• Started November 2003

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NCGS Budget News

• Appropriated Funds
• 622K

Receipted Funds 952K
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NCGS Budget News cont.
Appropriations
Filled Positions 20 Vacancies 3 Total
positions 23
Chief Geo Clark
Receipts
Special Funds
Prg. Asst. Maynor
Off. Asst. Merritt
ASHEVILLE
ARCHDALE
COASTAL PLAIN
Geo III Merschat
Geo III Wooten
Geo III Bradley
Geo III Reid
Geo III Hoffman
Geo III Farrell
Geo II vacant
Geo II Carter
Geo II Nickerson
Geo I Cattanach
Geo I Latham
Geo I Gay
Com. Con. Shroyer
Geo I vacant
Geo I vacant
Geo I Phillips
Geo I Pierson
Cart. Tech Medina
Geotech II Chapman
Geotech II Ganey
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NCGS Budget News cont.
SER SALARY INCREASES Jan. 2004 7-11 increases
for all Geologist Is, IIs, IIIs (both
appropriated and receipted). No increases
for Chief Geologist or support staff.
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NCGS Budget News cont.
BUDGET REDUCTIONS 1-3 budget reduction plan for
FY 04-05. 15,000 to 50,000 Summary of budget
reductions. FY02-03 52K Oper. budget and 1
position FY03-04 50K Topo map
funding FY04-05? 15-50K Topo map funding
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NCGS Budget News cont.
Map and Publication Sales at seven-year low.
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How do we get out of this mess?
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NC_at_ Your Service Storewww.store.yahoo.net/nc-maps
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Target Resellers along Blue Ridge Parkway
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What are we working on?
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NCGS Current projects
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Coastal Cooperative Outer Banks Project

• Quaternary stratigraphic framework of
  northeastern NC (east of Suffolk Scarp)
• Logging of core from last year continues
• New core acquisition to begin this week

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National Park Service Outer Banks Project

• Geomorphic Mapping for NCGS project share
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore 67,000
  (8/00-9/04)
• Cape Lookout National Seashore
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
• Wright Brothers National Historic Site

Geomorphic Map of Pea Island Area
LIDAR on color infrared
LIDAR Topography
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Neuse River Basin Little Contentnea Creek
Project

• Cooperative project between NCGS, DWQ-GWS,
  USGS-WRD, and EPA
• Identify architecture of shallow aquifers and
  confining units
• Identify primary pollutant pathways from field to
  stream at site-specific scale
• CGS 2003 Field Trip
• NCGS current project - 96K,
• 25K extension for more drilling
• New Federal FY03/04 - 150K

Neuse River Basin
Little Contentnea Creek Watershed
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Carolina Continental Margin Drilling Project

• Cooperative project w/ USGS, UNC-W, DWR, DWQ,
  VPI, U of Delaware, Virginia Museum, Duke, UNC-CH
• Identify stratigraphic framework to basement and
  relate to local aquifer systems
• 01 - Kure Beach - 1200 corehole
• 02/03 Outer Banks shallow drilling
• 03 Elizabethtown 570 corehole
• Pending at E-town hole monitoring wells for
  surficial, first confined, and deep aquifer.
• USGS provided 6000 grant to NCGS for core
  logging of E-town hole

E-town drilling
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Raleigh 100K Coastal Plain Compilation

• USGS STATEMAP Grant - 82,608 Map Delivered
  Dec. 15, 2003
• 423 coreholes (383 Penetrate Bedrock) Detailed
  Logs/Descriptions Generated

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Raleigh 100K Bedrock Compilation

• USGS STATEMAP Grant - 17,825
• Bedrock geologic mapping completed
• Digital compilation field checking underway
• Map Delivered Dec. 15, 2003

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Northeastern Piedmont Geologic Mapping

• USGS STATEMAP 11 grant - 84K for Chapel Hill,
  Henderson, and Rocky Mount 100K quads (blue
  squares)
• USGS STATEMAP 12 proposal - 109K for
  Hillsborough, Farrington, Louisburg, and
  Middleburg/Townsville (red squares)

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Asheville 100K Geologic Mapping

• USGS STATEMAP 11 grant 50K for Paint Rock and
  northern half of Leicester
• (blue squares)
• USGS STATEMAP 12 proposal - 50K for southern
  half of Leicester and northern half of Oteen
• (red squares)

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Gorges State Park

• NC Parks Rec.
• National Heritage
• Trust Fund grant
• Deliverables
• Turned in last year
• Manuscript
• peer-reviewed
• March printing
• as an Information Circular
• Field Trip for Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium
• April 1-3, 2004

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Blue Ridge Parkway Project

• National Park Service
• Three year project
• Deliverables include
• Bedrock geologic maps
• Geologic report
• Hazards assessment
• NCGS project - 50,000 (Oct. 2002 Oct. 2005)

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Geohazards Grant FEMA/NCEM

• GIS format deliverables
• Dam database
• Earthquake epicenter map
• Mine subsidence hazards
• Landslides
• Sinkholes (Brunswick
• New Hanover Counties)
• NCGS share - 104,000

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Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals

• May 2006 Asheville
• International showcase for States industrial
  minerals and construction aggregates
• Statewide pre- and post meeting fieldtrips
• Cooperative effort with industry, MRL and
  professional societies
• NCGS will publish proceedings

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Arsenic Study
Cooperative project between NCGS and
DWQ-GWS Contract Amount 5,412 February 1
September 30, 2004. Improve understanding of
naturally occurring arsenic in Davidson and
Montgomery Counties. Geochemical exploration of
archived core in NCGS core repository Boulder
and fracture coating analyses Quanitfy dissolved
vs. particulate arsenic concentrations in water
samples Minealogic analyses of polished thin
sections from archived core.
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STATEMAP 12 Proposal
September 15, 2004 September 15,
2005 Subproject A Asheville 30 x 60
sheet Recommended w/ budget reduction Subproject
B Northeastern Piedmont Recommended w/ budget
reduction Subproject C Northeastern Coastal
Plain Not recommended for funding Total Funding
Requested 176K Total Funding Awarded 128K Budge
t Shortfall 48K
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Discussion, Questions, and Feedback from Committee
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Further Business and Next Meeting October 2004?