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<br />2441 <br />13. Over how many years will <br />this emissions reduction <br />take place as a result of <br />your project? Please <br />consider the expected <br />lifetime of the <br />technology/program/impa <br />ct, etc. <br />Most often BMP installations last 10 to 20 years depending <br />on the practice and the maintenance. Some BMP <br />installations enabled by this funding will remain literally into <br />perpetuity, such as riparian buffers. Other practices require <br />at least bi-annual maintenance services. There is growing <br />demand for such green maintenance services, providing <br />new entrepreneurial opportunities in the Triangle. USS is <br />working to train teachers and students for these new Green <br />jobs. Indeed, NC stormwater needs will likely exceed $2.76 <br />billion over the next 15 years (https://efc.sog.unc.edu/north- <br />carolina-stormwater-needs-exceed-2-76-billion-over-the- <br />next-15- <br />years/#:~:text=North%20Carolina%20Stormwater%20Need <br />s%20Exceed,Years%20%7C%20UNC%20Environmental <br />%20Finance%20Center). <br />14. Please describe the <br />location of the emissions <br />reduction. Where would <br />fossil fuels have been <br />burned if not for your <br />project? For projects that <br />reduce electricity usage <br />or that generate solar <br />energy, feel free to state <br />“grid-tied electricity <br />reduction” if you cannot <br />determine the location of <br />emissions produced from <br />electric power generation. <br />Plants absorb CO2 from the water, soil and the <br />atmosphere. Most vegetative CO2 capture is attributed to <br />gasoline and oil emissions from automobiles and fossil fuel <br />consumption for energy production. Additionally, animals <br />and plants produce CO2 that is released into the <br />atmosphere and absorbed by plants for energy. All three <br />sources have increased exponentially with the growing <br />human population and its ever-greater appetite for energy <br />consumption. USS BMP installations target low-income <br />residential properties that have been historically <br />underserved in turns of stormwater management, causing <br />flooding and erosion of their properties. These areas also <br />suffer from soil and ground-water contamination due to <br />industrial use and/or disposal near or previously on their <br />properties (https://abc11.com/water-contamination-forever- <br />chemicals-pfas-clean/13165340/). While identifying the low- <br />income sites on which to install stormwater BMPs, we are <br />currently collaborating with Orange County Stormwater <br />Management to prioritize sites with the highest need for <br />clean-up as described above. See the seven most critical <br />Orange County sites including its 7 dry-cleaning- <br />contaminated sites here: https://indyweek.com/news/archives- <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 7E7D300B-F83F-4917-A8A3-638B79C7D566