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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />t °gntP of <br />Administration b °` 306F Revere Road <br />(919) 245 -2575 „ <br />P O Box 8181 <br />(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) a Hillsborough, <br />www.co.orange.nc.us North Carolina, 27278 <br />DATE <br />Mr. John Doe <br />Business Name <br />123 Anywhere St <br />Efland, NC 27243 <br />Re: Implementation of the Orange County Stormwater Ordinance <br />Dear Mr. Doe: <br />The Orange County Planning and Inspections Department has implemented a Stormwater <br />Program for all lands in the County that are within the Neuse River Basin in order to satisfy <br />requirements of the State and to protect and improve water quality within these areas. Included <br />within this Program is an Ordinance which prohibits illegal discharges into the County's <br />stormwater system [any conduit, pipe, channel, curb, or gutter for the primary purpose of <br />transporting (not treating)run -offl. Illegal discharges include but are not limited to pollutants or <br />waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water <br />quality standards, other than stormwater. Exceptions to this are listed below, provided that they <br />do not significantly impact water quality: <br />(A) Waterline flushing, <br />(B) Landscape irrigation, <br />(C) Diverted stream flows, <br />(D) Uncontaminated rising groundwater, <br />(E) Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration to the stormwater collection system, <br />(F) Uncontaminated pumped groundwater, <br />(G) Discharges from potable water sources, <br />(H) Foundation drains, <br />(I) Uncontaminated air conditioning condensation, <br />(J) Irrigation water, <br />(K) Springs, <br />48 <br />