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3~ exemption may not be developed for five years if the clearing removes trees in city required buffers. • The City of Durham requires 50 ft buffers for,jurisdictional wetlands, Ooen Snace -The City of Durham has been developing an extensive greenway system, acquiring thousands of feet yearly of floodplain and floodway land by both fee simple purchase and dedications of easements, The City has a Parks and Recreation Master Plan and a Trails and Greenways Master Plan each of which provide for open space acquisition. The City currently holds almost 1300 acres of land for recreation use, 71 % of which is developed as public parks. The park on our most recent acquisition (105 acres near the Little River Reservoir) is being plumed to minimize impervious surface by sharing parking and roads with an adjacent middle school. Stormwater Education -The City of Durham has a very active program led by a full-time educator dedicated to providing stornwater education. The progrin uses a variety of methods to educate the general public, including radio and television advertising (tluough the Clean Water Education Partnership), and direct mail campaigns, The program also targets problem business sectors to improve knowledge and awareness of steps that responsible businesses can take steps to reduce impacts. The program conducts outreach at elementary schools, booths at public events, stream clean ups, storm drain mincing, and education activities with homeowner groups. The program also provides Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) training to train local teachers. Stream monitoring -The City of Durham conducts several stream monitoring programs to assess standards compliance and use support, support stressor analyses, evaluate trends, and target our water quality protection and restoration work. The City collects benthic macro invertebrates annually in the summer at 19 sites. The City conducts monthly ambient stream monitoring at 38 sites, with an additional 15% of quality assurance samples, Dur°Izanr County Stormwater Management for New Development -Durham Cowrty requires that post- development flow rates increase by no more thazr 10% over pre-development flow rates for the one-year, 24-hour storm. Riparian Buffer Protection -Durham County requires 50 ft buffers for any waterbody on either USGS or NRCS Soil Survey maps. Orange Comzty Stormwater Muiagement for New Development -Orange County 's controls on new development include: • An Erosion Control program that requires LD pernits for all sites disturbing more than 20,000 square feet (or 10,000 squaze feet in the University Lake Watershed). Orange County implements this program for the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill, as well, 6