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water, clean air, wildlife, important natural lands, and sustainable energy <br /> for present and future generations <br /> Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity, <br /> education at all levels, libraries, parks, recreation, and animal welfare" <br /> 32 Water - Surface Who will monitor for groundwater pollution? Sufficiency? Who will be <br /> Water Quality; monitoring the underground tanks? Track record? Only takes small leak to <br /> Water - have dramatic negative impacts on streams. <br /> Groundwater <br /> Quality and Well <br /> Impacts; <br /> 33 Air - Greenhouse Inconsistent with climate change and net zero emissions global initiatives <br /> Gas Emissions; <br /> Transition to <br /> Renewable Energy <br /> 34 Water - The Center for Biological Diversity has significant concerns about the water The Center for Biological <br /> Impervious quality, water quantity, and water temperature impacts of this historically Diversity <br /> Surface and large, 104-acre mega-development on several imperiled aquatic <br /> Stormwater species downstream. Sevenmile Creek is a "High Quality"waterbody, and it <br /> Quantity; is also designated a "Nutrient Sensitive Water." Sevenmile Creek is also a <br /> Water - Surface part of the Upper Eno Protected Watershed. <br /> Water Quality; <br /> Water - Sevenmile Creek empties into a section of the Eno River that has recently <br /> Groundwater been proposed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service") to <br /> Quality and Well be designated as critical habitat for three native, imperiled North Carolina <br /> Impacts; species. The affected stretch of the river is well over 20 <br /> Water - miles long, and is home to the Carolina madtom (Noturus furiosus), the <br /> Groundwater Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi), and the Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia <br /> Quantity; masoni). <br /> Wildlife Impacts <br /> 35 Water - Surface Project ignores — in fact goes counter to — Orange County's commitments <br /> Water Quality; to high standards for water and air quality and reduced carbon emissions. <br /> Water - <br /> Groundwater <br />