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A ORANGr, COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 306F REVERE ROAD HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 v c I I r February 25, 1994 I Ms. Kathryn R. Kalb, P.E. General Manager of Operations Orange Water and Sewer Authority P.O. Box 366 Carrboro, NC 27510 In the matter of: OWASA's Proposed Remote Sludge Storage Facility Environmental Assessment Application Dear Ms. Kalb: On February 7, 1994, this office received OWASA's site plan map of its proposed Remote Sludge Storage Facility prepared by Brown and Caldwell on January20, 1994. The map is done to the detail we require. Along with the other materials sent, the Environmental Assessment Application is now complete. Based on review of the environmental assessment, this office declares a "finding of no significant impact" for the proposed facility. Natural and Wildlife Rabitats and Cultural Resources are not severely impacted. There were no negative comments received through the N.C. State Clearinghouse. Your environmental assessment states, "This sludge is being utilized as an agricultural resource by land application to farms in Orange and Chatham Counties." The proposed use is considered to be an 'agricultural service, ' a use allowed by right solely in the AS Agricultural Services zoning district. The Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan classifies the general area around the proposed facility as Agricultural Residential. Although rezoning will be necessary, amending the Plan will not be required. The Agricultural Residential designation already allows for the tract to be rezoned to AS Agricultural Services which will permit the Remote Sludge Storage Facility. Rezoning of the tract will require a public hearing held jointly before the Orange County Board of Commissioners and Planning Board. The next available public hearing date is May 23. Your first deadline for the rezoning process, however, is on April 5.