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NOV— 1 S -9 1 MON 1 05 P4L_ 4MF "Ca CG _ ATTORNEY <br />RICAdrtl L. hlorIOCUtt <br />Assl,tant County msnagor /op;rdtlon: <br />ALANIANCE COUNTY <br />Dcpartmcnt of Administration <br />COUNTY OFFICE: BUILDING <br />124 West Elm Strcct <br />Graham, north Carolina 27253 <br />Cori MENTS 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 />Tolophon• 228.1912 <br />Am* Cod; 919 <br />Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the proposed <br />reclassifications of watersheds in Alamance County. <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 d,sciiss some of our concerns on the newly proposed <br />regulations. <br />Taking each watershed separately, Alamance County proposes the <br />following: <br />-1.- Stone 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 112. The soil <br />Conditions of this watershed will naturally limit growth. We would <br />submit that if soils on a one -acre lot wi11 allow a home to be <br />built with septic tank, then a one -acre lot should be allowed. <br />