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,. 4 r• <br />Richard L. Honeycutt <br />Assistant County Manager /Operations <br />ALAMANCE COUNTY <br />Department of Administration <br />COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING <br />124 West Elm Street <br />Graham, North Carolina 27253 <br />COMMENTS TO <br />THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION <br />AT PUBLIC HEARING <br />REGARDING WATERSHED RECLASSIFICATIONS <br />Hearing Date: August 15, 1991 <br />Location: Raleigh, NC <br />Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the <br />reclassifications of watersheds in Alamance County. <br />Telephone 228.1312 <br />Area Code 919 <br />Proposed <br />Alamance County has been a leader in adopting watershed protection <br />regulations as recommended by the State. Our ordinance has been on <br />the books since 1987. The proposed reclassifications for the <br />watersheds in Alamance County could severely limit growth in some <br />areas of our County. <br />The Alamance County Board of Commissioners have authorized S. C. <br />Kitchen, County Attorney and myself to present the Board's concerns <br />about the proposed regulations. I will present the' County's <br />position on each proposed watershed classification, and Mr. Kitchen <br />will discuss some of our concerns on the newly proposed <br />regulations. <br />Taking each watershed separately, Alamance County proposes the <br />following: <br />1. <br />Stoney Creek Watershed <br />State Proposes WS II <br />Alamance County Proposes WS III <br />Comment: There are currently almost 28 acres per dwelling unit in <br />the watershed. The Alamance County Board Of Commissioners submits <br />that outside the water quality critical area the minimum lot size <br />should be one unit per acre as allowed in WS III. The soil <br />conditions of this watershed will naturally limit growth. We would <br />submit that if soils on a one -acre lot will allow a home to be <br />built with septic tank, .then a one -acre lot should be allowed. <br />Recycled Paper <br />23 <br />