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23. Please comment on endangered species, owls in particular, and explain why no natural heritage inventory was taken for the Guess Road site. The siting process is being carried out with reference to the inventories maintained by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCDENR — Division of Parks and Recreation), and Orange County. Orange County's inventory had no information regarding endangered species in this area. The state issued a letter dated June 3, 1999 in response to our request regarding the potential. presence of threatened or endangered species and their habitats in the proposed site. They stated that there was no information regarding threatened or endangered species or their habitat on the site. This would include owls. However, because there are records of rare species, high quality natural communities, and a Significant Natural Heritage Area (the Little River Aquatic Habitat) within a 1.0 mile radius of the site, they request that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Best Management Practices be followed to prevent siltation in the North Fork/Little River aquatic habitat: The loss of silt from the site into the streams in this area is considered to be the greatest threat to these creatures, since the listed rare species are all aquatic (fish or freshwater mussels). Therefore, sediment and erosion control measures on the site will be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the most stringent standard or better. 24. "Please clarify the 25, 50 & 100- year flood zones. " The terms refer to the probability that a flood of a certain size will occur in a given year. For example, the 25 -year flood has a 1 -in -25 probability of occurring in a given year. 25. "What is Orange County going to do about property devaluation? " We have no reason to believe that property values will decrease, based on Eubanks Road and other facilities in the state as a model. 26. "What is going to be done about air quality (dust) and noise? " The facility will be designed with minimum 200 -foot buffers between any property boundary and the actual landfill footprint. The working face of the fill area (from which most dust and noise would originate) is likely to be much further from the property boundary at any given time during the life of the facility. This distance will serve to attenuate noise and dust effects from earth moving activities. Additionally, water trucks will be used on cleared areas as needed to suppress dust during dry periods. 27. "Will the State of N. C. do an engineering report? " Engineers and geologists at the NC Solid Waste Section review the Site Applications and the Design Applications for C&D landfills, and issue a response requiring any necessary changes to the plans. They may also choose to deny a permit for the site if it does not meet regulatory requirements. Responses to Questions 8 Joyce Engineering, Inc.