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Article 6: Development Standards 75 <br /> Section 6.15: Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Contro1201 F <br /> (a) Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person <br /> responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency <br /> response for a facility or operation (the financially rResponsible <br /> P-er party199) has information of any known or suspected release of <br /> materials which are resulting or may result in illegal discharges or <br /> pollutants discharging into or may reach the stormwater collection <br /> system or waters of Orange County, the fPinancially rResponsible <br /> P--ersen-party shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, <br /> containment, and cleanup of such discharge. <br /> (b) In the event of such a discharge of hazardous materials, the fl=inancially <br /> rResponsible RerSerparty shall immediately notify emergency response <br /> agencies of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services, and shall <br /> notify the Erosion Control Officer within 24 hours. <br /> (c) In the event of a discharge of non- hazardous materials, the fl=inancially <br /> rResponsible Person party shall notify the Erosion Control Officer no <br /> later than the next business day. <br /> (d) All notifications shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and <br /> mailed to the Orange200 County within three business days of the <br /> discharge. <br /> (e) Notification shall not relieve the f_Pinancially rResponsible Person party <br /> of: <br /> (i) Any liability or expense related to the discharge. <br /> (ii) Restoration of any area affected by the discharge to preexisting <br /> conditions. <br /> (iii) Liability or violation of any regulatory body of the-Orange201 <br /> County, State or Federal government. <br /> Section 6.15: EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION • • <br /> 6.15.1 Purpose and Intent <br /> (A) Overall <br /> (1) The regulations and standards included herein have been adopted for the <br /> purposes of: <br /> (a) Regulating the clearing, grading, excavation, filling and manipulation of <br /> the earth and the moving and storing of waters in order to: <br /> (i) Control and prevent accelerated soil erosion and sedimentation, <br /> (ii) Prevent the pollution of water, <br /> (iii) Prevent damage to public and private property, <br /> (iv) Maintain the balance of nature, <br /> (v) Prevent the obstruction of natural and artificial <br /> dFaiRagewaysdrainage ways, <br /> (vi) Inhibit flooding, and <br /> 199 Consistent use of"financially responsible party"so as to match the Definitions section of this Ordinance— <br /> NOTE: "financially responsible party"is integrated through the remainder of Section 6.14, where applicable. <br /> zoo Consistent reference to"Orange County". <br /> 101 Consistent reference to"Orange County". <br /> "I Title of Section 6.15 revised so as to match the naming conventions of other section titles related to"Erosion <br /> and Sedimentation Control Plans"as defined in 15A NCAC 02H.1002 (Definitions). <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-113 <br />