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State of North Carolina <br />Department of Environment, <br />Health and Natural Resources <br />Division of Water Quality <br />James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor <br />Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary � c <br />A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director C <br />August 1, 1997 <br />Mr. john Link <br />County Manager <br />Orange County <br />200 South Cameron Street. <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Re: Water Supply Watershed Protection Ordinance <br />Dear Mr. Link: <br />The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the status of the water supply <br />watershed protection ordinance for Orange County. As you are aware, the Environmental <br />Management Commission (EMC) revised the Water Supply Watershed Protection Rules in 1995 <br />in order to clarify certain provisions and add flexibility for local governments administering <br />their water supply watershed protection programs. Staff of the Division of Water Quality <br />reviewed the ordinance for compliance under both the 1992 and 1995 versions of the Rules. The <br />corrections recommended under the 1995 version of the rules are optional, and are noted as such <br />in this letter. The other corrections listed below are not optional. Once the ordinance is <br />amended and submitted to the Division of Water Quality, we will recommend approval of the <br />ordinance by the Environmental Management Commission. In accordance with the Water <br />Supply Watershed Protection Act (NCGS 143 - 214.5), the County has 120 days to correct and <br />submit the ordinance to the Division of Water Quality. The deadline for submission is Friday. <br />November 28 199 The additional changes that are necessary in order for the ordinance to <br />meet the minimum statewide requirements are as follows: <br />1. In Section 6.23.1, change the word "sludge" to the word "residual' consistent with <br />statewide terminology. All other references to the word "sludge" in the ordinance <br />should be corrected. <br />2. In Section 6.23.11, correct the following- <br />" A description of each project receiving a variance and the reasons for granting the <br />variance shall be submitted for each calendar year to the Genmiisaien Division of <br />Water Quality on or before lanuar 1st of the following ye <br />In July 1996, the Division of Environmental Management became the Division of Water <br />Quality. Please amend all references in your ordinance to the Division of <br />Environmental Management to reflect this change. <br />3. Modify the definitions of major and minor variance in Section 6.23.11, based on the 1995 <br />Rules revisions: <br />Major Variance. A variance from the minimum statewide water supply <br />watersheds rotection rules that results in (1) the eemplete weiver <br />P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 -0535 Telephone 919 - 733 -5083 FAX 919 -733 -9919 <br />An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post- consumer paper <br />