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200 <br />p.6-78, line i2 (Surface Water Quality) <br />First chapter under "Surface Water Quality" should talk more generally about the sources of <br />impacts/stressors before diving into the impacts of sediment. Stressors are generally human activities, <br />particularly agriculture, forestry, and urban and suburban land uses and their associated impervious cover. <br />This is very important background for this topic and should be given due attention. <br />p.6-78, -ine l2 (Surface Water Qvality) <br />Where are efforts/measures/existing programs to address water quality discussed? <br />p.6-82 fhru 6-85 (Water Resources Trends -the Synthesis...) <br />This chapter has a lot of information in it that seems like more like background than trends. <br />p.b-83, line 26 (Water Resources Trends -the Synthesis...), Bullet #1 <br />"The County has little to no potential for new surface water supplies. This is placing additional <br />pressure on water conservation as a means of meeting increasing demand." <br />The part about this condition "placing additional pressure on water conservation" needs to be recast. <br />Americans use far too much water per capita. Reducing per-capita demand is a positive thing acid long <br />overdue. Better to have the second sentence instead say <br />"This means that conservation is more important than ever, and will continue to be key to <br />providing residents with potable water long into the future." <br />p.b-83, line 32 (Water Resources Trends -the Synthesis...), Bullet #2 <br />Nitrogen and phosphorous concentrations are important considerations for land use planning, <br />conservation efforts, and other planning-related activities. In terms of water quality, they are constituents <br />and pollutants. <br />p.b-83, line 36 (Wafer Resources Trends -the Synthesis...), Bullet #3 <br />What exactly is changing? Plow? <br />p.b-83 fhru 6-85 (Wafer Resources Trends -the Synthesis...) <br />Where is this laundry list of "trends" going? These items, need context and some sort of narrative. <br />p.b-84, -ine 43 (Water Resources Trends -the Synthesis...), Bullet #i7 <br />We believe the DWQ study you mention is pursuant to the Falls NMS, which will impact land uses and <br />point sources. There is another Neuse study getting.underway, ahydrologic model, which is being <br />conducted by the Div. of Water Resources; which may provide better data that might be used to update <br />future allocations. If these two studies are both discussed, they should be listed separately to reduce <br />confusion. <br />p.b-86, -ine l-8, Section 6.4.5.2 (Orange County Wafer Resource Needs), Bullet #5 <br />The so-called "nonstructural" approach (an overly broad. term used here to refer to low-density zoning) <br />should be compared against other alternative means of managing growth in terms of protecting Orange <br />County's watersheds, and possibly other considerations (such as wildlife habitat). For example, what if <br />the subdivisions have been constructed using conservation subdivision design principles, or low-impact <br />development design principles, or been mixed-use developments located near existing activity nodes? <br />p.6-87, Objective WR-6 <br />Please add the language underlined to this objective: <br />"Promote land use patterns that preserve the natural hydrologic system and, in conjunction with <br />innovative and onaoinq conservation practices, maintain a sustainable "carrying capacity" <br />balance for the future between ground water and surface water resources." <br />The Village Project • PO Box 685 • Carrboro NC 27510 • 919-942-6114 • wtivw thevillageproject.com 10 <br />