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30 <br /> • What would the water temperature impact be on Sevenmile Creek, and the first and <br /> second order streams that feed into it, from parcel B, if the Buckhorn Area Plan <br /> should be implemented? <br /> • What technical research has been done to determine the short and long term impact <br /> on Sevenmile Creek, a NC State designated WS-II, Nutrient Sensitive system, by <br /> impervious surfaces as a result of implementing the Buckhorn Area Plan? <br /> • How would the Buckhorn Area Plan impact the aquifer that flows out of area B and <br /> provides and purifies the ground water that charges Sevenmile Creek? <br /> •What would the impact of the Buckhorn Area Plan proposed industrial build-out be <br /> on the existing wildlife corridors between the Neuse and the Cape Fear watersheds? <br /> • Sevenmile Creek feeds into the Eno River just upstream from the intake for the <br /> Hillsborough Municipal water supply. What would be the sediment load impact on the <br /> fresh water currently flowing from that creek almost directly into Hillsborough's water <br /> supply intake? <br /> • Has the Orange County Planning Board worked directly with the Hillsborough Water <br /> Treatment Plant Staff or the Hillsborough City Government to determine the potential <br /> sediment load and possible pollution impact on Hillsborough's water supply? <br /> • The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission recently published a <br /> conservation plan to direct management activities for threatened flora and fauna <br /> within the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico river basins, it includes species in the Eno River <br /> and Sevenmile Creek. Has the Orange County Planning Department been working <br /> with that State agency to coordinate the Buckhorn Area Plan in support of their <br /> conservation efforts? <br /> • Why wasn't Orange County's own Committee for the Environment not consulted for <br /> information and input regarding the environmental impact of rezoning rural residential <br /> and agricultural use land, much of which falls within a County designated protected <br /> watershed, for industrial and manufacturing use? <br /> Thanks again for the opportunity to participate and for listening to the vital <br /> information provided by Orange County residents. Together we make better <br /> decisions. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> John Dempsey <br /> Hillsborough. <br />