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reason the quarry must expand in surface area. The expansion would also require the construction of a new Nello Teer Asphalt Plant at a location east of relocated SR 1104 and removal of the existing plant. A new asphalt plant will be constructed at the new location and shall meet or exceed the requirements of Chapter 143, Article 21 of the North Carolina General Statutes, all regulations of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, and all other pertinent local, state and federal regulations including those which were not in effect at the time the existing asphalt plant was constructed. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) has entered into an agreement by which they will obtain ownership of the property in 2030 when quarry activities cease, OWASA proposes to fill the pit with water, creating a three billion gallon reservoir that will be a vital resource for meeting projected water demand in 2030 and beyond. 1.1 Project Location In 1969,American Stone Company began quarrying operations on a tract of property, now owned by OWASA. Operations continued at this site (located in the northeast quadrant of NC 54 and Bethel Church/Hickory Grove Road (SR 1104)), until the late 1970's. Operations were then moved across SR 1104 to the present location (the northwest quadrant of NC 54 and SR 1104 (shown in Figure 1.1). The previous site including the pit was then acquired by OWASA. The pit has been converted to a 200 million gallon water reservoir. Zoning was not extended into Bingham Township until the early 1980's. The proposed action involves the relocation of SR 1104 to a new location east of the existing OWASA reservoir and the expansion of mining activities from the existing pit toward the reservoir where quarrying took place from 1969 until 1978. The American Stone Quarry site consists of 136 acres located in Bingham Township of Orange County approximately 4,5 miles west of Carrboro. American Stone Company owns 18 acres and the remaining 118 acres is leased from Philip and Alice Durham (life-long Orange County residents who currently live adjacent to the quarry). The property is located in the Rural Buffer portion of the Joint Planning Area of Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro and falls within the University Lake watershed (see Figure 1.2). The nearest metropolitan area is the Chapel Hill- Carrboro urban area within the adjacent township of Chapel Hill. 1-2