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Page <br />IL Comments on EA Sectionsm. <br />3.0 Existing Environmental Characteristics of Project Area <br />3.J Nome Levels <br />Reference to the American Stone Quarry is misleading. While there are <br />trucks that enter and exit the shone quarry. 3.5 miles east of the project <br />area, almost all trucks leaving the quarry burn east on Highway 54 toward <br />Chapel Hill rather than west toward Site 056,, according to company <br />employees. There is lithe or no noise or related truck traffic at the project <br />area from the quarry and tucks located 3.5 miles east. <br />3.10 Water Resources <br />3.10.1 Groundwater Resources <br />Groundwater recharge in the project area, rather than in the vicinity needs <br />to be examined closely, <br />4.0 predicted Environmental Effects of the Project <br />4.1 Topography <br />'i l w n 1! I l effect" cited r"th no numerical or comparative data. <br />4.3 Land Use <br />According to county Planning staff., the "exclusive planning jurisdiction' <br />ffi <br />means that the county may build a government facility anywhere in Orange <br />County regardless of zoning and without rezoning. Staffing that there are no <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 />4.4 Wetlands <br />Several areas of wetlands are identified in the SVVID 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 />Comments- Orange County Transfer Station Site 056 Environmental Assessment <br />Laura t eft fell, Preserve Rural Orange <br />