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Amendments to the Orange County Soil Erosion and <br />Sedimentation Control Ordinance <br />June 2001 <br />NOTE: The bold, underlined text will be added to the Ordinance and the struck #hrough text <br />will be deleted. <br />Section 2.1 Findings of Fact Relating to Sedimentation and Erosion in University <br />Lake. Cane Creek, and -Upper Eno Protected Watershed Areas <br />The County Commissioners find that, without strict sedimentation and erasion controls, the <br />development of land within the University Lake, Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Protected <br />Watershed Areas will have a significant adverse impact upon the health, safety, and <br />welfare of all persons served by the University Lake, Cane Creek and U er Eno <br />Protected Watershed Areas. Mare specifically: <br />A. stormwater runoff carries pollutants into University Lake,-Cane Creek and U er <br />Eno Protected Watershed Areas, degrading water. quality. These pollutants <br />include, but are not limited to, organic and inorganic chemicals. <br />B. The increase in nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen will accelerate <br />eutrophication of University Lake, Cane Creek, and, Upper Eno Protected <br />Watershed Areas, adversely affecting flora and fauna. <br />C. The improper channelization of watercourses and drainage areas in the University <br />Lake, Cane Creek and U er Eno Protected Watershed Areas will increase the <br />velocity of runoff, thereby increasing erosion and sedimentation. <br />D. The alteration of the natural topography and removal of vegetation will increase <br />erosion by increasing velocity of runoff. <br />E. The siltation of water bodies resulting from increased erosion will decrease the <br />capacity of the water bodies to hold and transport water, and harm flora and fauna. <br />F. Sedimentation further reduces water quality because it transports pollutants into the <br />water, then releases them in the water as it settles. <br />G. Impervious surfaces will increase the. volume and rate of stormwater runoff. This <br />allows less water to percolate into the sail, thereby decreasing groundwater <br />recharge. Increased velocity of runoff also reduces the filtering effect of the soil. <br />H. Improperly managed stormwater runoff will increase the incidence of flooding and <br />the level of floods which occur. <br />