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32 WHAT IS THE QUARRY RESERVOIR. ?
<br /> (continued from page 1 ) The existing stone quarry, proposed quarry extension and Stone
<br /> Quarry Reservoir site are within the University Lake watershed ,
<br /> The extended Stone Quarry Reservoir would store water pumped but the quarry/reservoir itself receives rain water that drains from a
<br /> from Cane Creek and/or University Lake, which are protected through very small area around it. Almost all of the water in the extended
<br /> stringent development rules adopted by the Town of Carrboro Board Quarry Reservoir would come from Cane Creek Reservoir and/or
<br /> of Aldermen and the Orange County Board of Commissioners . University Lake when they are overflowing .
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<br /> ® The quarry reservoir will enable us to
<br /> maintain higher water levels at Uniyer- West of Carrboro , on the west side of Bethel- Hickory Grove Church Road and north of NC 54, is an existing quarry
<br /> which the American Stone Company (ASC) has operated since 1978 , East of Bethel- Hickory Grove Church Road
<br /> Slty Lake and the Cane Creek Reser-
<br /> is an older quarry, now a small reservoir, which OWASA acquired from ASC in the early 1980s ,
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<br /> reational and other benefits . ceived others ' help in the past. • If the quarry extension is approved ,
<br /> OWASA and the American Stone Com -
<br /> e The quarry reservoir would be a pow • The extended quarry reservoir would al - pany (ASC ) will provide substantial ben -
<br /> tentially important regional resource low the community to maximize the use efits to homeowners in the quarry area ,
<br /> allowing us to help other communities of highly protected water from within Or- ( Please see the article below on the
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<br /> n times of need , just as we have re - ange Counter. quarry mitigation plan . )
<br /> OWASA AND THE AMERICAN STONE CO . OFFER
<br /> MITIGATION PLAN TO BENEFIT STONE QUARRY NEIGHBORS
<br /> The effects of blasting on wells , homes and other structures Noise and blasting limits : American Stone will limit blast-
<br /> in the vicinity of the quarry have been extensively studied , ing intensities to -levels well below regulatory standards , will
<br /> both for quarries in general and the American Stone Com - relocate its primary rock crusher from grade level down into
<br /> pany (ASC ) quarry, the quarry within seven years , and will install sound baffles .
<br /> There is no technical evidence of damage to wells or homes Buffer area : The extended quarry will have a minimum 500 -
<br /> from the present quarry operation . However, OWASA and the foot-wide buffer, which exceeds present regulatory require -
<br /> ASC are offering a " mitigation plan " to address noise and other ments , with landscaping and 20 -foot-high berms . The buffer
<br /> concerns about the present quarry and the quarry extension , will exceed 100 acres .
<br /> If it is approved .
<br /> Air Quality Flyrock control procedures will be used ; moni -
<br /> The plan includes the following actions and commitments : toring and reporting of particulate levels are required .
<br /> No- Fault Well Repair Fund : ASC will initially provide $87 , 500 Quarrying to end by 2030 : Quarrying has occurred at this
<br /> in a No - Fault Well Repair Fund ( NFWRF ) when all approvals location for more than twenty years , and could continue for
<br /> for the extended quarry have occurred . The company will add as long as the land owner and the American Stone Company
<br /> $20 , 000 annually to the fund as long as ASC quarries on wish . As a part of the mitigation , if the rezoning is approved ,
<br /> OWASA property. If there is a shortfall in any year, OWASA will OWASA and the American Stone Company have promised to
<br /> contribute up to $ 15 , 000 annually to the repair fund . stop quarrying no later than 2030 , and to accept that deadline
<br /> as a legal condition in the County ' s Special Use Permit.
<br /> ASC will also pay the full cost of well repairs in the unlikely
<br /> event that an expert determines are probably the result of quay- For more information on the mitigation plan or other aspects
<br /> tying . (ASC would not use the NFWRF for these costs . ) of the proposed Quarry and Reservoir extension , please call _
<br /> us at 968-4421 or see our Web site , www. owasa . org .
<br /> Property values : The ASC and OWASA will compensate
<br /> property owners for any decrease in property values resulting ATENC1. 01�1 : Este documento contiene information t
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