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McLENNAN'S FARM SUBDIVISION 021 <br /> BOWDEN ROAD, ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br /> QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CONCERNING PROJECT DEVELOP'.IENT <br /> The following questions and brief responses have been developed as an aid <br /> to the public understanding and awareness of this project's compatability <br /> with the environmental sensitivity of the University Lake Watershed <br /> region. <br /> A. General. <br /> 1. What is McLennan's Farm Subdivision? <br /> A proposed, planned development/housing/rural buffer project con- <br /> sisting of 14 residential lots which average 2.17 acres in size. <br /> Each lot will have individual wells and will be served by an on-site <br /> central wastewater collection and treatment system. <br /> 2. Where is the project to be located? <br /> The project will be located on 37 acres along the east side of Lowden <br /> Road (S.R. 1946) about 1/2 mile south of Old Greensboro Highway (S.R. <br /> 1005). <br /> 3. What is the environmental sensitivity associated with project <br /> development? <br /> The project site lies within the secondary protected watershed of <br /> University Lake. <br /> 4. What is a watershed? <br /> A region or area which ultimately drains to a particular watercourse <br /> (river, stream), thence to a body of water (lake or pond). <br /> 5. What is the difference between primary and secondary watershed areas <br /> as may apply to University Lake? <br /> Primary watershed areas drain directly to major tributaries to <br /> University Lake. Secondary watershed areas are more remote from <br /> University Lake. These areas drain through intermittent streams and <br /> roadside ditches to the major tributaries of University Lake. Drain- <br /> age in secondary watershed areas may often traverse large rural <br /> buffer areas and is often impounded (form ponds) and used for <br /> agricultural purposes. <br /> 6. What impact will the proposed project have on increased non-point <br /> pollution? How will this adversely affect University Lake? <br /> Whenever the natural landscape is altered by construction of roads, <br /> drainage ditches and sewer systems, runoff from these areas travels <br /> to surface watercourses more rapidly. Sometimes this rapid runoff <br /> CRAIG B. MORGAN AND ASSOCIATES, P.A. <br />