Common Contracts

Subject: Intergovernmental Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for Operation and Maintenance of the City of Durham Rainfall and Streamflow Network

July 26th, 2019

• Filed
  July 26th, 2019

In 2008 the City entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey to purchase, install, operate and maintain a network of automated devices measuring rainfall and streamflow. These devices are needed to provide information necessary for the City of Durham’s (City) annual report to the North Carolina Division of Water Resources regarding stormwater quality, including the response of local streams to rainfall. These devices are also used to evaluate the potential for flooding within the City. The intergovernmental agreement is negotiated and renewed regularly between the City and the U.S. Geological Survey. The cost to the City for the operation and maintenance of the rainfall and streamflow devices is $200,900.00 for the period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2021. The U.S. Geological Survey is providing $33,600.00 in matching funds for operation and maintenance.