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• Lack of environmental studies conducted to see how this would affect the water, air, and surrounding nature. <br /> • Allowing stormwater control measures within protected areas <br /> Summary Listing of Environmental Issues or Concerns Cited by Public or Organizations to the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners— Efland Station Development Proposal <br /> # Applicable Comment Organization (if noted) <br /> Categories <br /> 1 Air - Greenhouse Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions, carbon and Volatile Organic Clean Air Carolina (letter) <br /> Gas Emissions; Compounds. Inconsistent with Governors Exec Order 80 <br /> Transition to <br /> Renewable Energy <br /> 2 Air - Pollution; Traffic Increases and related air quality impacts* <br /> Traffic Concerns <br /> 3 Water - Increased runoff from the site (volume /flooding, and contamination) into <br /> Impervious Upper Eno tributaries* <br /> Surface and <br /> Stormwater <br /> Quantity; <br /> Water - Surface <br /> Water Quality <br /> 4 Water - Contamination of ground water from the gasoline storage tanks et al. <br /> Groundwater Underlying geology very different from other areas, such as Texas.* <br /> Quality and Well <br /> Impacts <br /> 5 Water - Surface Contamination of surface water from the site into Upper Eno tributaries* <br /> Water Quality <br /> 6 Transition to Inconsistent with move away from fossil fuel vehicles toward alternative <br /> Renewable Energy fuel vehicles* <br /> 7 Wildlife Impacts Impacts on wildlife in neighboring/nearby habitats of the Eno and Duke <br /> Forest* <br /> 8 Water - Adequacy of monitoring of underground storage tanks and stormwater <br /> Impervious runoff* <br />