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Items that require an EA under Orange County E110 The nine- (9) specific situations that trigger an Environmental Assessment are those that: Qualify as a small or large generator of hazardous waste as defined by the North Carolina Department Of Human Resources (Hazardou's Waste Branch of Solid Waste /Management Section); and/or Involve, as an integral part of the operation of a commercial or industrial activity, snore than 10,000 gallons per day of water usage, exclusive of domestic water (2.5 gpd per employee) and water used for climate control (air conditioning and heating); and/or Require grading in excess of 40,000 square feet, excusive of roads, for non- residential or attached residential development; and/or Require grading in excess of 40,000 square feet, exclusive of roads, for non- residential components of residential development (golf courses, recreation facilities, and the like); and/or Require one of the following Environmental permits: o A Mining Permit pursuant to the NC Mining Act o A State NPDES. (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit), as administered by the NC Division of Environmental Management .o A Non-Discharge Permit for a land application waste disposal system o A permit for sludge disposal site ® Require Environmental Documentation by a State or Federal agency Are located within the Water Quality Critical Area of the Water Supply Watershed, as defined in the Land Use component of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan; and/or Contain sites identified in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange county" or "Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina"; [dates of maps not specified in E10] and/or Contain lands with slopes in excess of 25% outside of drainage easements or stream buffer, as determined by USGS Topographic maps, at a contour interval of 10 feet.