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~~ <br />Amendments to the Orange County Soil Erosion <br />and Sedimentation Control Ordinance <br />June 2001 <br />NOTE: The bold, underlined text will be added to the Ordinance and the struck- <br />through text will be deleted. <br />Section 2.1 Findings of Fact Relating to Sedimentation and Erosion in <br />Universi Lake Cane Creek and U er Eno Protected Watershed Areas <br />The County Commissioners find that, without strict sedimentation and erosion <br />controls, the development of land within the University Lake, Cane Creek and <br />U er Eno Protected Watershed Areas will have a significant adverse impact <br />upon the health, safety, and welfare of all persons served by the University <br />Lake Cane Creek and U er Eno Protected Watershed Areas. More <br />specifically: <br />A. Stormwater runoff carries pollutants into Universi Lake Cane Creek <br />and U er Eno Protected Watershed Areas, degrading water quality. <br />These pollutants include, but are not limited to, organic and inorganic <br />chemicals. <br />B. The increase in nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen will accelerate <br />eutrophication of University Lake, Cane Creek, and Upper Eno <br />Protected Watershed Areas, adversely affecting flora and fauna. <br />C. The improper channelization of watercourses and drainage areas in the <br />Universi Lake Cane Creek and U er Eno Protected Watershed <br />Areas will increase the velocity of runoff, thereby increasing erosion and <br />sedimentation. <br />D. The alteration of the natural topography and removal of vegetation will <br />increase erosion by increasing velocity of runoff. <br />E. The siltation of water bodies resulting from increased erosion will <br />decrease the capacity of the water bodies to hold and transport water, and <br />harm flora and fauna. <br />F. Sedimentation further reduces water quality because it transports <br />pollutants into the water, then releases them in the water as it settles. <br />G. Impervious surfaces will increase the volume and rate of stormwater <br />runoff. This allows less water to percolate into the soil, thereby decreasing <br />G:\EROSION\AmendmentsWMENDS2001.doc <br />