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Page 4 <br />=I. ~ t'~e0'tts on EA ~ectlol1ASe ~ " <br />3.~ Existing Environmental Characteristics of Project Area <br />3.9 Noise Levels <br />Reference to the American Stone Quarry is misleading. While there are <br />trucks that enter and exit the stone quarry.3.5 miles east of the project <br />area, almost all trucks leaving the quarry turn east on Highway 54 toward <br />Chapel Hill rather than west toward Site 056, according to company <br />employees. There is little or no noise or related truck traffic at the project <br />area from the quarry and trucks located 3,5 miles east. <br />3.10 1i4later liesoorces <br />~.1®.1 Caroa~nstwater ftesou'rces <br />Groundwater recharge in the project area, rather than in the vicinity needs <br />to be examined closely. <br />,;, , , <br />4.~ ~re~lictecl En~ri~~nrnental Effects of the i~royect '(~ <br />~.~. Tapography <br />"Minimal efFect" cited, with no numerical or comparative data. <br />4.3 Land Use <br />According to county Planning staff, the "exclusive planning jurisdiction" <br />means that the county may build a government facility anywhere in Orange <br />County regardless of zoning and without rezoning. Stating that there are na <br />conflicts with zoning does not address the proposed industrial facility's <br />inconsistency with current land use and the property's zoning, which is <br />agricultural residential, <br />~AT ~4 ~tla n~s <br />Several areas of wetlands are identified~irr the SWID in Appendix A, one of <br />which drains into the stream located along the proposed access road, and <br />these areas merit further investigation before any determination is made as <br />to impact. <br />Camments~ Orange Cauniy Transfer Station Site. OS6 Erxviranmental Assessment <br />Laura Streitfeld, Preserve Rural Orange ~, <br />