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memorandum <br /> page 3 <br /> December 18, 1978 <br /> 5. Licensed by the State or the U. S. - no information available on this <br /> category. Impact is assumed to be slight. <br /> 10+ 6. Activities within the corporate limits of Rillsborough. Impact judged <br /> to be severe along South Churton Street Fxte mion. Slight to moderate <br /> elsewhere. <br /> 7. Activities exempt by State Law <br /> a. Agriculture -- approximately 25% of the farms in Orange County have <br /> had conservation practices applied during the past 5 years (SCS <br /> District Office). While !there is little doubt that significant <br /> erosion occurs on farmland, it is not recommended that these <br /> activities be monitored by this office. Such monitoring would be <br /> very time consuming, and the legality of free access to private <br /> farmland by this office is questionable. <br /> b. Forestry -- Impacts can be severe where good forests management is <br /> not practiced. The N. C. Forest Service has its own monitoring and <br /> enforcement program. It is not recommended that this activity <br /> be monitored. <br /> 5 c. Mining -- The N. C. Mining ,Act covers this activity (Inspection and <br /> enforcement). There are approximately a half dozen mines in the <br /> County. Monitoring would be feasible assumming right of access <br /> could be obtained. Impacts could be very severe should a mine be <br /> operated in violation of the Mining Act. American Stone and Piedmont <br /> Minerals appear to have adequate sediment controls in use. Chapel <br /> Bill gravel pits that have been looked at (2 of the 4) did not <br /> appear to have any operable controls (based on cursotiy examinations). <br />