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AGENDA E �! Orange County Commission for the Environment All C Monday, August 14 , 2000 7 : 30 p . m . Southern Human Services Center 2505 Homestead Road Chapel Hill , NC 7 : 30 I . Call to Order 7 : 30 II . Additions or Changes to Agenda 7 : 32 1 III . Approval of Minutes ( June 12 ) 7 : 35 8 IV . Draft Outline - Natural Areas and Open Space Element ( attached ) ' 7 : 55 V . Regional Transportation Planning The Commission may wish to consider a number of sub - topics , including regional TTA transit corridors , high - speed rail , and Metropolitan Planning Organization ( MPO ) planning efforts . 8 : 15 VI . New Hope Corridor Report Staff, CFE liaison Annette Jurgelski and ( possibly ) a guest speaker will talk about current efforts . 8 : 30 9 VII . Timber Harvesting Techniques Information Session Attached agenda . Final plans should be agreed upon . The date has been set for October 5 . 8 : 50 15 VIII . Updates See miscellaneous attachments to agenda 8 : 45 IX . Agenda Items for Next Meeting ( 9/ 11 ) TLC 's regional Greenprint , C & D Task Force , 2001 Lands Legacy Action Plan , Shaping Orange Cou nty 's Future . 8 : 55 X . Committee Breakout Sessions 9 : 30 XI . Adjournment 7A Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation De Partment P . O . Box 81. 81. Hillsborough, NC 2 72 78 .Phone : (9 :19) 245- 2597 ( 919 h - 3UO � , Fax : ) Emailt ccrazv vrMC0.0range nc. us „ �r Memorandum I AUG To : Commission for the Environment 1 From : Kris Price , Chair Date : August 7 , 2000 Re : August 14 Meeting Agenda Please find attached the agenda and materials for the next meeting of the Commission for the Environment , which is scheduled for : Monday, August 14, 2000 7@30 p . m . Southern Human Services center 2505 Homestead Road Chapel Hill , NC Items for discussion include a draft outline of the Natural Areas and Open Space Element by the Biological Resources Committee , discussion of the regional transportation planning , the New Hope Advisory Committee report , final plans for the Timber Harvesting forum , and updates on several topics ( including the alternative fuel vehicles work and composting toilets - see materials attached ) . We will try to save time for breakout sessions . If you have questions , or will be unable to attend , please contact Carol Crawford ( 245 - 2597 , ccrawford@co . orange . nc . us ) . I look forward to seeing you on the 14t " . AGENDA Orange County commission for the Environment Monday , August 14 , 2000 7 : 30 p . m . Southern Human Services Center 2505 Homestead Road Chapel Hill , NC 7 : 30 I . Call to Order 7 : 30 II . Additions or Changes to Agenda 7 : 32 1 III , Approval of Minutes ( June 12 ) 7 : 35 8 IV . Draft Outline - Natural Areas and Open Space Element ( attached ) 7 : 55 V . Regional Transportation Planning The Commission may wish to consider a number of sub - topics , including regional TTA transit corridors , high - speed rail , and Metropolitan Planning Organization ( MPO ) planning efforts . 8 : 15 VI . New Hope Corridor Report Staff, CFE liaison Annette Jurgelski and ( possibly ) a guest speaker will talk about current efforts . 8 : 30 9 VII . Timber Harvesting Techniques Information Session Attached agenda . Final plans should be agreed upon . The date has been set for October 5 . S : 50 15 VIII . Updates See miscellaneous attachments to agenda 8 : 45 IX . Agenda Items for Next Meeting ( 9 / 11 ) TLC 's regional Greenprint , C &D Task Force , 2001 Lands Legacy Action Plan , Shaping Orange County ' s Future . S : 55 X . Committee Breakout Sessions 9 : 30 XI . Adjournment ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Summary of Meeting June 12, 2000 Is Held at Orange County Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill , NC Members Present : Cara Crisler , Julie Tucker , Kris Price , Annette Jurgelski , Laura Cotterman , Mark Smith , Roy Fortmann , Hervey McIver , Richard Pratt, Rosalinda Lidh . Excused Absences : Loraine Kohorn , Dan Okun , William Glaze , Lee Rafalow . Guests Commissioner Margaret Brown ; Ron Holdway , Environmental Health Directors and Mark Marcopolos and Bernadette Pelissier , both of OWASA . Staff Present : David Stancil , ERCD Director ; Rich Shaw , ERCD Land Conservation Manager ; Carol Crawford , ERCD Administrative Assistant . ONE 11M . IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN I . Call to Order . Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7 : 35 p . m . II . Additions or Changes to Agenda . Price noted a desire to switch agenda items # IV and V to allow Commissioner Brown to be present for the proposed quarry expansion agenda item . III . Approval of Minutes (April 10 , and May 8 , 2000 ) . This item was addressed following agenda Item # IV when there was a quorum . MOTION : Pratt made motion to approve the April 10 , 2000 minutes . Seconded by McIver . VOTE : unanimous . Fortmann requested that the May 8t" minutes show the proxy vote taken for forming the Water Committee . It was noted that with seven members attending on May 8t" , one more member was needed for a quorum , and that Dan Okun via & mail had endorsed the formation of the water committee . MOTION : Cotterman made motion to approve the May 8 , 2000 minutes with the inclusion of the proxy vote for the formation of the water committee . Seconded by Lidh . VOTE : unanimous Pa DRAFT CFE 6/ 12/00 Minutes Page 1 of 7 IV . Composting Toilet Pilot Project Marc Marcoplos , a member of the Economic Development Commission , shared an idea for a research project on the use of composting toilets on his property near Haw River where he is constructing a house . He asked the CfE for letter of endorsement for an exemption to the state and county regulations that require a septic system in addition to the composting system / gray water system . Marcoplos explained that North Carolina does not allow gray water systems except for special permits . He spoke with Bill Holman , NC Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) and asked for special designation as a research project to try out the proposed composting system . Mr . Holman suggested contacting the local officials and bringing a detailed proposal to DENR for consideration . Marcoplos said he decided to approach the CfE first . Marcoplos noted his concerns about water and resource conservation , the advantages of an environmentally sound composting system , and the economic advantages of a $ 1200 toilet verses the cost of a septic system . He then described a way of handling gray water ( for shower, bath and laundry) . The gray water is piped from the house into a pit ( 2 - 3 feet deep ) with cinder blocks around sides , six inches of gravel in the bottom . The water seeps out into the soil from the sides or a small type of septic system design could be used . Marcoplos described the toilet system as having chambers that are turned causing the waste to become fertilizer in a few months for use such as fertilizer in gardens . He then asked if CfE members had questions about the system . Questions raised and discussed included use of the compost for vegetable versus flower gardens , the responsible use of the by- product, proximity to adjacent properties , the research methods , data collection , and reporting of findings . Chair Price asked Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Director, for comments on this type of system and what steps Marcoplos would be need to take to pursue this project . Holdway gave a brief synopsis of regulatory structure for waste disposal systems , noting that Orange County operates under State regulations and that this kind of system would not be allowed under that those regulations . Holdway explained there have been a few composting systems in the county , and in some cases the homeowners changed , the new homeowner was not aware of proper maintenance procedures and reverted back to a septic system . Holdway volunteered to assist Marcoplos through the process of applying for a permit for an experimental system . He recommended that a viable area for a septic system be reserved on the site . DRAFT CFE 6/ 12/00 Minutes Page 2 of 7 Discussion continued about Mr . Marcoplos ' need to develop a research plan . Marcoplos asked for CfE support of the project concept with the acknowledgement that other appropriate regulatory bodies would deal more directly with project details and final approval . Fortmann suggested writing a letter to indicate CfE endorsement of innovative technologies and to encourage the County Health Department or appropriate agency to work with Marcopolos for design and approval of a system . MOTION : Tucker made motion to support this project in concept . Smith seconded . VOTE : Unanimous . In conclusion Price asked Fortmann to draft a letter of endorsement and send via email to the CfE chair and staff for review . She asked that the letter indicate CfE endorsement of innovative technologies and encourage the appropriate agency to work with Mark in the design and approval of a system . V . Discussion of Proposed American Stone Quarry Expansion . Stancil reviewed the information distributed to the CfE via email and regular mailings , including information from the recent public hearing , Okun letter , EIS report . He handed out additional information requested by the CfE . Stancil said that although the Town of Chapel Hill has approved the expansion , the Town of Carrboro has deferred action until August and the BOCC will likely consider it at their June 29t" meeting . Stancil introduced Ed Holland , Executive Director, as well as Bernadette Pelissier and Mark Marcoplos , both members of the OWASA Board of Directors . Holland brought a map of occupied homes within 5000 feet of the proposed expansion and an aerial photo of the site . Price asked about the bulleted item stating that : " If the plan amendment were approved , a Special Use Permit must be applied for , the Special Use Permit to permit the quarry expansion would require an Environmental Assessment be performed in accordance with Section 2 . 2 ) and that an Environmental Impact Statement be completed ( Section 2 . 3 ) . " Price asked whether the existing EIS was considered satisfactory ? Stancil reported that according to the Planning Department staff, depending on what the special use permit prohibits , if the special use permit does not ask for anything new , the EIS could be used as it stands or be %Are - packaged . " If there is something new in the special use permit that was not covered in the EIS , then a new one might be required . Pa DRAFT CFE 6/ 12/00 Minutes ge 3 of 7 Price suggested that the summary of impacts and mitigation measures be a starting point for CfE discussion , including the impact on road safety , wetland forfeited , blasting effects on wells , impacts on wildlife and air pollution . Price noted that the impact on wildlife has not been assessed in conjunction with the TLC wildlife habitat report and would like for an assessment to be done with consideration of the that report . Cotterman suggested having a qualified biologist examine the site and report on the wetland area of the proposed expansion site . She noted that the wildlife inventory information is based on the 1988 natural areas inventory report . Discussion continued on topics of the environmental impact concerns of the proposed quarry expansion : the likelihood that water & sewer would not be provided to residents of that area as it is in the rural buffer, mechanisms to evaluate the EIS , and the review process for the environmental impact ordinance . Stancil noted the review of the EIO would come at the next stage for a special use permit of the quarry expansion project, as it isn 't a part of the development phase . There is a 15 - day review process in the existing ordinance that has the Planning Department receiving the EIS . Significant information was given by OWASA representatives on issues of : predictions of water supply needs , expected water supply for customers , water conservation plans , financial incentives for water conservation and recycling measures , water quality control for the county, reservoir draw - down levels , and minimizing community impacts . Holland provided an overview of the site using an aerial photo that showed the existing quarry and proposed quarry expansion . The proposed expansion of approximately 25 acres would connect to existing reservoir . Approximately half of the site was previously occupied by an asphalt plant that is in the process of being cleaned up . The wetland used to be settling pond from the previous quarry operation and upon quarry operations abandonment the marsh has grown to now supporting beaver ponds . Much of the 25 acres is a " moonscape " with little natural environment existing . He discussed environmental impacts from the relocation of Bethel Hickory Road to the east of OWASA property . Holland answered questions from CfE members and explained a second map showing well proximity within 5000 feet of the proposed site . He noted there are 23 houses within 1000 feet of the proposed site , 40 within 2000 , and 131 occupied homes within 5000 feet . Other items discussed included rural industrial node, land uses , deed restrictions for water supply and open space purposes , the recent discovery of toxins at dismantled asphalt plant, possible monitoring and site cleanup measures , and possible fencing of OWASA property to facilitate wildlife access to the riparian corridor . DRAFT CFE 6/ 12/00 Minutes Page 4 of 7 Price suggested that the CfE recommend to the BOCC that a biologist evaluate the property . There was interest expressed in seeing the connection of wildlife corridors between sites . Stancil exhibited a map of wildlife corridors in relation to the proposed quarry expansion site . The CfE decided to recommend that the BOCC consider the environmental issues addressed in the EIS/ Supplement in their review of the plan amendment, and if the plan amendments are approved the CfE recommends that a full biological survey ( including on - site analysis ) be conducted as part of any future Special Use Permit application . Also , that future environmental assessments and / or environmental impact statements address the issue of soil contamination at the site of the former asphalt plant , and the potential for connecting the wildlife corridor on this site to the identified corridor along Morgan Creek ( addressing design and mitigation options ) . LOTION : Cotterman made motion the above conclusion to the BOCC . Seconded by Crissler . VOTE : Nine members voted yes ; one opposed . Discussion followed about the review process and the potential of amending the Environmental Impact Ordinance to include other appropriate agencies , such as ERCD , in the evaluation process . As it applies to other projects , the review of the EIO should be independent from current quarry issue . The EIE committee is planning to review this issue . V . Draft Agenda — Timber Harvesting Techniques Information session Stancil reviewed the draft agenda for timber harvesting practices - citizen information session developed from the previous CfE brainstorming session . Possible dates were discussed along with location , publicity , visuals , citi9zen participation , information sharing techniques , panel members , video taping by The People 's Channel , and possible follow - up meetings . It was decided that the purpose of this meeting would be to provide a forum for the CfE and citizens to receive accurate information about timber harvesting . The Southern Human Services Center was decided to be a satisfactory location , considering the availability of visual aid setups and acceptable acoustics . DRAFT CFE 6/ 12/00 Minutes Page 5 of 7 A strategy deliberation followed including these ideas : What is purpose ? Highlight problems w / current - nebulous - disseminate info End Product? * Alternative techniques & Alts - Written document in the melt forces ( Loc of mills ) - make sure State pursues market alternatives ? Allow panelists to submit Chip Mill Mania - info/AV materials < 20 pages - have as handout for audience Hold at SHSC Large groundwork w / landowners & General Assembly ( springboard - all in same room ) Need Press release * well in advance * Who is Audience ? * Title - large landowners — need to "Timber harvesting : current practices understand options and alternatives " - Env . activists groups - influential policy charge Timely session to help get word out When ? Rural forest program - Kincaide Co . - Washington What questions to address ? Setup ground rules of agreed purpose in advance for sharing information during forum . Rely on Facilitator/ moderator to handle questions and opinions that might develop in the question & answer session . Staff to prepare a one page mission statement . VII . Agenda Items for Next Meeting (August 14 ) Timber harvesting forum . Natural Areas and Open Space Element , New Hope Corridor Advisory Committee , VIII . Committee Breakout Sessions Committee breakout sessions were deferred . DRAFT CFE 6/ 12/00 Minutes Page 6 of 7 Chair Price conveyed a reminder from the BOCC that all commission members should attend scheduled meetings . If several consecutive meetings are missed , a member should excuse themselves from the commission . Stancil thanked Rosalinda Lidh for her dedicated time spent on the CfE . The commission conveyed well wishes to Lidh and her relocation in Florida . IX . Adjournment The CFE adjourned at 9 : 50 p . m . DRAFT CFE 6/ 12/00 Minutes Page 7 of 7 Natural Areas and Open Space Element Orange County Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Lists of Figures , Tables , Maps 1 . 0 Introduction [include definitions of "natural areas "' and "open space '? 2. 0 Overview of Orange County' s Natural Landscape [Emphasis on Plants and Animals using narrative and maps from existing Land Use Element; expand and amend as needed; there will be separate Water Resources and Rec & Parks elements. ] 3 . 0 Summary of Existing Inventories and Available Knowledge 3 . 1 Inventory of Sites of Cultural , Historic , Recreational , Biological and Geographical Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County ( 1988 , Orange County Planning Dept . ) 3 . 2 Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats ( 1988 , TLC ) 3 . 3 Catalogue Vascular Flora of the Duke Forest , NC ( Palmer , 1990 ) 3 . 4 New Hope Corridor Open Space Plan ( 1991 , Orange/ Du rham/ChHill ) 3 . 5 Catalogue of Permanent Accessions ( NC Botanical Garden , 1993 ) 3 . 6 A Landscape with Wildlife , Part 1 ( 1997 , Triangle Land Conservancy) 3 . 7 Rating Land in Orange County for its Wildlife Value : A Landscape with Wildlife , Part II ( 1999 , Triangle Land Conservancy ) 3 . 8 Jordan Lake Natural Heritage Inventory ( 19997 NC Nat . Heritage Program ) 3 . 9 State of the Environment Report ( 2000 , Orange County CfE ) 3 . 10 A Lands Legacy Program for Orange County ( 2000 , Orange Co . ERCD ) 111 Status of Open Space 2000 ( 2000 , Triangle Land Conservancy) 3 . 12 Inventory of Breeding Birds in Orange County (Wiley/UNC ) 3 . 13 Listings from the NC Natural Heritage Program ( NCDENR ) 4 . 0 Inventory of Orange County Natural Areas [ 1988 ] 5 . 0 Status of Identified Natural Areas [CfE State of Env. Report, updates] 6. 0 Current Protection Measures [Planning, Reg/Development Process, Acquisition; critique; what 's missing ?] 7 . 0 Natural Area/Open Space Goals and Objectives 8 . 0 Natural Areas/Open Space Protection Action Strategy [zoning, sub reps . , education, land acquisition, New Hope master plan, coordination w/ other jurisdictions/land trusts/partners, etc. ] 9 . 0 Interface with other Plan Elements [Land Use, Water, Rec. & Parks] 10 . 0 Plan Adoption , Evaluation and Review Appendices DRAFT 7/ 28 / 00 Timber Harvesting : current Practices and Alternatives Information Session October 5 , 2000 7 : 30 p . m . Southern Human Services Center 2505 Homestead Road Chapel Hill , NC Proposed Session Agenda 1 . 7 : 30 Introductions ( ? ) What is the issue/problem. . 2 . 7 : 35 Purpose of Session ( Andy Sachs , Dispute Settlement Center — moderator ) To disseminate information on timber harvesting and explore alternatives to clear-cutting. What alternatives exist? Get everyone on the same page in terms of information about what can/can 't be done Also cover ground rules for evening, One page mission statement to be prepared. 3 . 7 : 45 Panel Discussion Each member of the panel will have five minutes to address " what you see as the most important issue in timber harvesting techniques today . " Panelists can submit written material as handout and/or have A/V if desired. Panel members Judson Edeburn, Duke Forest Resource Manager Rick Hamilton, Extension Forestry Specialist, NCSU Dan Richter, Duke SDE or Fred Cubbage, NCSU (chip mill report) Rich Ducker, Institute of Government Also in vite Ha ven Wiley, UNC Biology professor and Livy L udington (TL C report), representative from timber industry; l(irk Pelland, UNC forester; citizens concerned with clear-cutting from previous discussions, Forest Service Employees for Responsibility; Environmental Law Center. Other advisory boards and civic groups to be invited. 4 . 5 : 20 Question and Answer ( Andy Sachs , moderator) 5 . 5 : 55 Next Steps / Needed Follow - up ? Alternative techniques and market alternatives learned about . Could do forum once everyone is more knowledgeable . Other follow - up meetings ( regional ? ) 6 . 5 : 00 Adjournment and " Mingling "' DRAFT 7/ 28/ 00 • Publicize — get word out to people who want/ need to know how things work . Press release well in advance • What questions to address ? Staff to prepare one - page mission statement on purpose . • Written product ? Make sure State follows up • Have information on other programs ( Kincaid County WA) • Videotape — The People 's Channel , UN &TV ? • • POP, • Pol, • 1 111 • • � � 111 1 1 • t Y ti _Fi "st { f-y _ -k # It IPPil PIPP# - IP t ��t��yy��yy�y t 'i;^ , � .. . 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In the Pacific Northwest, where environmentalists crusaded for the spotted owl and other endangered wildlife, federal regulations became abundant. But in the South, where most logging occurs on private land , the industry has gone unchecked . The nature of the logging has also changed . Of great concern among environmentalists is the proliferation of chip mills throughout the South. Over the last decade, timber companies have been clear- cutting Southern forests to feed chip mills , �� � Conservation groups point to a recent � ; �'' t �, proposal by Willamette Industries to " � , 24 c more than double production at its chip M mill in Kingsport, Tennessee . o Willamette plans to cut 50 , 0000 acres a year from six states to supply the mill . L K ` Since 1985 , more than 100 chip mills r TI . 4,1 44 r have been constructed in the region . As lam. 4 a result, conservation groups say , Hardwood logs await the production mill at v massive in clear-cutting Cadron Creek , Arkansas has accelerated across the landscape . An estimated 1 . 2 million acres of forests are cleared every year to feed the 1.40 chip mills currently operating in the region While most of the timber industry claims to follow voluntary best-management practices , conservation groups want better enforcement through state laws . " The timber industry wrote (the rules ) , " Fitzgibbon said . " They 're not enforceable and there are no checks and balances . " Conservation groups say loggers should be certified to guarantee that they adhere to basic standards . "If you are a logger in the South, you don' t have to ' tell a sole , " said Cielo Sand of Dogwood Alliance . " There are thousands of cuts across 13 states that nobody knows about . " " You need a license to become a barber, and you should need a license to become a logger, " Fitzgibbon added. Copyright 2000, Environmental News Network, All Rights Reserved RELATED STORIES , LoQQina battle may end with executive order . ii iiv a Pnnn Environment News Service : AmeriScan : August 1 , 2000 wysiwyg :H3/http : //ens . lycos . com/ens/aug2000/2000L- 08 - 01 - 09 , html MISSOURI PARCEL REJECTS MAN13ATORY RULES FOR CHIP Inviror MILLS JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri , August 1 , 2000 ( ENS ) - A panel appointed by Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan has concluded that mandatory rules for the state 's chip mills are unnecessary , recommending instead that voluntary measures be promoted . The report by the Advisory Committee on Chip Mills , released Monday , angers environmentalists who fear that high capacity chip mills will devastate state forests . The committee is made up of politicians , forest industry representatives , landowners and environmentalists . " We give the committee and staff credit for a comprehensive look at the issues , but they are failing to make recommendations that position the state to adequately control the negative effects of large chip mills , " said Roy Hengerson of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment . Two large chip mills have opened in Missouri since 1997 , and more may be on the way . Governor Carnahan asked the panel to examine whether regulations are needed to slow the rate of clear cutting and other timber practices . So far , the panel has suggested only voluntary education and training programs , additional studies and the formation of a Forest Resources Council to advise the state ' s forestry practices . Proponents of the mills argue that they can be sustainable , using scrap wood and logging debris to create chips for pulp and paper mills . But critics say the mills provide few jobs and harm the local environment . " Two years of talking has not yielded a product that ' s going to protect Ozark streams and meet the challenges of an emerging , risky timber and small tree extraction industry , " said state Attorney General ] ay Nixon . " Traditional logging is not a threat . Mechanized timber harvesting by giant international corporate conglomerates , in stark contrast , is a menace to the Ozarks . CNN . com. - EPA exempts wood products industry from runoff rule - June 14 , 2000 wysiwyg:// 17/http : //www . cnn . com/2000/NATURE/06/ 14/epa. runoff. ap/index . htrr t 'r> [ Click Here Click Here M.Com ., nature �' � s a • t r ,r' t f. � a: M 't >a r_ m• qy� .ii . ,.�. a A� . CNN . Sites ;x t 3 a A v d p t _ tIF c RIMINI v. IF MAINPAGE WORLD EPA exempts wood products industry from u • s • runoff rule WEATHER BUSINESS June 14 , 2000 SPORTS Web posted at : 12 , 26 p . m . EDT ( 1626 GMT ) IF TECHNOLOGY J� 1 SPACE I WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a blow to IF conservationists , the Environmental HEALTH Protection Agency said it will exempt ENTERTAINMENT loggers , ' tree farmers and other forest t " n POLITICS operations from a pending rule aimedIF • : . P P g LAW at reducing water pollution on private _ . , W '* 4LIFFIF ' '" land . OFFTRAVEL R . � ' `�":'�- t l , t . i m FOOD Loggers successfully lobbied for exemption IF IF IF The move is a major victory for the from upcoming water pollution rules ARTS & STYLE. : . wood products industry, which III BOOKS aggressively fought the rule . Among other things , critics sent the EPA 30 , 000 postcards and held public meetings to encourage opposition . . IN - DEPTH... " They finally heard the loud uproar across this country . . 41 that what they were ANALYSIS proposing simply wouldn 't work, " Chris West , vice president of the Northwest LOCAL Forestry Association in Portland , Ore . , said Tuesday. The EPA will propose a new rule this fall that 4 = 4 ' 911 m-- /�C N N would cover forestry practices , said Charles Fox , Saving the environment Headline News assistant EPA administrator for water. That rule has an uncertain fate : It would briefIF be up to a George W . Bush or Al Gore administration to decide whether to flews g iZ : , enact it . :daily: ., ' lmanac s The rest of the original rule , which would affect farmers and other private landowners , should become final in about a month , Fox said . Vid20 ` , He said criticism directed at the forestry portion of the rule was distracting attention from the overall plan to clean up the nation ' s waterways , so the EPA Video archive decided last week to make the exemption , audio I IF multimedia " There 's no question that the industry mounted an extremely aggressive and no showcase doubt expensive campaign , " he said . " Much of the information they put out more services was not entirely true , if not downright false in some cases . " com - EPA exempts wood products industry from runoff rule - June 14, 2000 wysiwyg:H17/http ://www. cnn . com/2000/NATURE/06/ 14/epa. runoff. ap/index . hftni IF 111G lU1G 1J1U1JUJGl1 1QJL PlUgUJL LUL1U111U6 JLQLQ3 LU JUU1111L dplculJ LU ulval1 Uji GVGly MW _ waterway that fails to meet quality standards for fishing, drinking and Ill F swimming, among other categories . Subscribeto o6eof our. t` ' news :e mall ; llsts Enter your address : EPA estimates more than 20 , 000 streams and lakes don't meet water-qualIF FFII . Nity I IF standards , or about 40 percent of all lakes , rivers and streams in the nation . '1 go IF Fri I IF IF IF IF I FA IF : States would be required to say how much pollution should be allowed from For IF indirect sources such as farmers or parking lot owner . .Get a free a =mall account p g s who send polluted IF runoff into streams . meT IF ss gellboards Landowners would be required to get a pollution discharge permit if the EPA I IF `chatIF found they were contributing to nearby water quality problems and if a state feedback , had failed to draft an adequate plan for improving water quality. �Z ' IF Forest said under the Forestry g ou s p rule , private landowners would need an EPA permit to cut down or even plant trees . The expensive and time -consuming atlpI�tEs ., process would put some small forestry practices out of business , the groups Asiallow said . " En Espanol IF IF IF P .I Em Portugues Fox said 99 percent of forestry operations would not have been affected . Only Svenska a few problem polluters would have been required to get EPA permits , he said. IF Nor e; I IF Danmark Opposition also came from states like Washington and Oregon, which already ItalianIF F IF I IF regulate private forestry lands and say new regulatory tools are not needed . i ` Sen . Blanche Lincoln , D -Ark. , sponsored le islation to exempt the forestry eurone g p IF industry from the rule . Other lawmakers hope to derail the rest of the proposal ` a an IF before it takes effect . Copyright 2000 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may Go TIF o ♦ not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. a ' IF 0 ` CIINTER►A'IONAL RELATED STORIESI IF IF IF more networksIF Kyoto provision : Spare the forests , boost the It ranscriptsIF economy i It FF : F IF June 9 , 2000 l2 EPA says U . S . economy depends on clean water conI IF tenfs June 9 , 2000 searchIll + ; i Environmental groups list best , cleanest U S a Info beaches LobI IF I IF 19 , 2000 Forest Service roadless plan is a detour , say criticsIF May 10 , 2000 RELATED SITES , H , ;, il.bnii �` � 01lZo." The United States Environmental Protection Agency BARKE3016 ' LE :a _ Northwest Forestry Association AI A� A • C� AMAA \ \ / III A \.� AM ■ N A NA \ � / I+ MA\ � / AAM • a / \ NwI A\ � / ' big P �ountp °� 0 Mrang Healt4 arty Head {Q D Jonathan Klein, MD, Chair Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH Janet Southerland, DDS , vice-chair 014 LJ Orange County Board of Health Health Director Orange County Board of Health N«+hi�.. hwkHwhl � Environmental Health Division Ron Holdway, Division Director 30&C Revere Road , P. O. Box 8181 Phone: (919) 732.8181 , x2360 FAX: (919) 644-3006 Hillsborough , NC 27278 Betty Borland Barbara Patterson Chapel Hill Durham Mebane �� �r�r . cu . i . ur . nr . 0 ;irr,� rn�e/em filth/ Administrative Assistant Office Assistant (919) 968.4501 (919) 6887331 (919) 22?-2031 June 26 , 2000 MEMORANDUM TO : David Stancil , Director, Orange County Environment and Resources Conservation Department FROM : Ron Holdway IPA RE : Composting Toilets/Graywater Systems CC : Rosie Summers Tom Konsler Susan Mellott As you know, Marc Marcopolos approached the Commission for the Environment on June 12 seeking support for a " pilot project on the use of composting toilets . " We also heard that night that he wanted to incorporate the use of graywater discharge , possibly surface irrigation, with the use of the composting toilets and thereby be granted a reduction in the size of the septic system for such situations or be exempt from the necessity of a septic system altogether . Mr . Marcopolos also correctly related to your board that , while the use of composting toilets is legal and permissible in North Carolina, there is no provision for reducing the size of the septic system for a residence when they are installed and there is no allowance within the state wastewater rules to allow graywater discharges . By way of this memo , I, wanted to formally advise you and thus your board and Mr . Marcopolos of what avenues need to be pursued in order to proceed with such a proposal . In no way do I want to be presumptuous in addressing this matter, but I feel that it is in yours and Mr . Marcopolos ' best interest to know which agencies , both state and local, are involved in the siting , design and permitting of on- site wastewater systems . It is important to understand that on- site wastewater systems ( septic tanks and other methods) are sited and permitted by rules promulgated by the N . C . Commission for Health Services and those rules are administered by local health departments under guidance from a state office . In addition, local boards of health can adopt more stringent rules on top of the state framework and this is the case here in Orange County . Therefore , both state and local rules apply to on- site wastewater systems and composting toilets are allowable in both the current frameworks , but, as mentioned above , there is no reduction granted in the septic system size when they are installed . Jim Brown , RS Perry Burns , RS Alan Clapp , RS , LSS Greg Grimes, RS Tom Konsler, RS David Hecht, RS Ron Hedrick, RS Jan Jackson , RS Wendy Thigpen , RS EH Specialist EH Specialist Soil Scientist EH Program Specialist EH Supervisor EH Specialist EH Specialist EH Specialist EH Specialist David Stancil Memo , 6 - 2 &00 Page 2 Mr . Marcopolos ' s best avenue to securing the authorization to proceed with his " research prof ect " will be to approach the On- Site Wastewater Section of the Division of Environmental Health at the state level . The best contact person I know is Steven Berkowitz, who is the engineering team leader . His phone number is 919 - 715 - 3271 and email is steven . berkowitz(a�ncmail net . I assume Mr . Marcoplos will submit plans for approval in the experimental classification as either a proprietor or researcher and will be guided as to what requirements or standards must be met to implement his proposal or if it is even possible . It may be to his advantage oto be able to cite references for the graywater/blackwater pathogen differentials he alluded to during the meeting as well as any other wastewater characteristic studies germane to the situation. Also note that if the fate of the graywater in his proposal involves surface application or discharge , he will need to contact the NC Division of Water Quality for further guidance and permitting as the On- Site Section deals only with subsurface disposal . Examples of the experimental that have gone through the application and approval process can be viewed at \ �rNti� \YV� . dell . eiu . state . nc us/oww/Experime/experimental htm . Finally , once he has secured the approval or authorization from the state for his project, Rosie and I will facilitate his approaching Orange County' s Board of Health if it appears there will be a conflict with our local wastewater rules . I don't anticipate this to be a problem, but wanted to mention it so that no surprises in procedures arise . He should likewise check with the Building Inspections Division of the Planning Department to make sure his proposal is allowable under their codes . Please let me know if you have questions or comments concerning this situation . Dave Stancil - Re : 9 Comp ostin Toilets _ Page 1 . , From : Susan Mellott To : Holdway , Ron Date : 6/29/00 10 : 19AM Subject : Re : Composting Toilets Harold contacted Henry Webster , Code Consultant with Dept of Ins . Henry responded that the position of the NCDOI and the NC State Building Code would not allow a composting toilet in a residence . Therefore we could not allow the installation of the composting toilet . > > > Ron Holdway 06/27/00 12 : 04PM > > > FYI GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 SESSION LAW 2000 - 107 HOUSE BILL 1768 AN ACT MAKING OMNIBUS CHANGES TO CERTAIN GENERAL AND LOCAL LAWS AFFECTING CARTERET, ORANGE , AND PENDER COUNTIES . The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts . PART I . CARTERET, ORANGE, AND PENDER COUNTIES ADDED TO THOSE COUNTIES USING ATTACHMENT AND GARNISHMENT IN THE COLLECTION OF AMBULANCE SERVICE FEES Section 1 . G . S . 44 - 51 . 8 reads as rewritten : 44 - 51 . 8 . Counties to which Article applies . The provisions of this Article shall apply only to Alamance , Alexander, Alleghany, Anson , Ashe , Beaufort, Bladen , Brunswick, Buncombe , Burke , Cabarrus , Caldwell , Carteret, Caswell , Catawba , Chatham , Cherokee , Chowan , Cleveland , Columbus , Craven , Cumberland , Dare , Davidson , Davie , Duplin , Durham , Edgecombe , Forsyth , Franklin , Gaston , Graham , Granville , Greene , Guilford , Halifax, Harnett, Haywood , Henderson , Hertford , Hoke , Hyde , Iredell , Johnston , Jones , Lee , Lenoir, Lincoln , McDowell , Macon , Madison , Mecklenburg , Mitchell , Montgomery, Moore , Nash , New Hanover, Onslow, Orange , Pasquotank, Pender, Person , Pitt, Polk, Randolph , Richmond , Robeson , Rockingham , Rowan , Rutherford , Sampson , Scotland , Stanly, Stokes , Surry, Swain , Transylvania , Tyrrell , Union , Vance , Wake , Warren , Washington , Watauga , Wilkes , Wilson , Yadkin and Yancey Counties . " PART II . REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING Section 2 . G . S . 153A- 136 reads as rewritten : 153A436 . Regulation of solid wastes . ( a ) A county may by ordinance regulate the storage , collection , transportation , use , disposal , and other disposition of solid wastes . Such an ordinance may : ( 1 ) Regulate the activities of persons , firms , and corporations, both public and private . ( 2 ) Require each person wishing to commercially collect or dispose of solid wastes to secure a license from the county and prohibit any person from commercially collecting or disposing of solid wastes without a license . A fee may be charged for a license . ( 3 ) Grant a franchise to one or more persons for the exclusive right to commercially collect or dispose of solid wastes within all or a defined portion of the county and prohibit any other person from commercially collecting or disposing of solid wastes in that area . The board of commissioners may set the terms of any franchise, except that no - franchise may be granted for a period exceeding 30 years , nor may any franchise by its terms impair the authority of the board of commissioners to regulate fees as authorized by this section . ( 4 ) Regulate the fees , if any, that may be charged by licensed or franchised persons for collecting or disposing of solid wastes . ( 5 ) Require the source separation of materials prior to collection of solid waste for disposal . ( 6 ) Require participation in a recycling program by requiring separation of designated materials by the owner or occupant of the property prior to disposal . An owner of recovered materials as defined by G . S . 130A- 290 ( a ) ( 24 ) retains ownership of the recovered materials until the owner conveys , sells , donates, or otherwise transfers the recovered materials to a person , firm , company, corporation , or unit of local government . A county may not require an owner to convey, sell , donate , or otherwise transfer recovered materials to the county or its designee . If an owner places recovered materials in receptacles or delivers recovered materials to specific locations, receptacles , and facilities that are owned or operated by the county or its designee , then ownership of these materials is transferred to the county or its designee . ( 7 ) Include any other proper matter . ( b ) Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be consistent with and supplementary to any rules adopted by the Commission for Health Services or the Department of Environment and Natural Resources . ( c ) The board of commissioners of a county shall consider alternative sites and socioeconomic and demographic data and shall hold a public hearing prior to selecting or approving a site for a new sanitary landfill that receives residential solid waste that is located within one mile of an existing sanitary landfill within the State . The distance between an existing and a proposed site shall be determined by measurement between the closest points on the outer boundary of each site . The definitions set out in G . S . 130A- 290 apply to this subsection . As used in this subsection . ( 1 ) "Approving a site " refers to prior approval of a site under G . S . 130A- 294 ( a ) ( 4 ) . ( 2 ) " Existing sanitary landfill " means a sanitary landfill that is in operation or that has been in operation within the five -year period immediately prior to the date on which an application for a permit is submitted . ( 3 ) " New sanitary landfill " means a sanitary landfill that includes areas not within the legal description of an existing sanitary landfill as set out in the permit for the existing sanitary landfill . ( 4 ) " Socioeconomic and demographic data " means the most recent socioeconomic and demographic data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and any additional socioeconomic and demographic data submitted at the public hearing . ( d ) As used in this section , " solid waste " means nonhazardous solid waste , that is, solid waste as defined in G . S . 130A- 290 but not including hazardous waste . ( e ) A county may, as a condition of approval of any permit for a subdivision , clearing , and development of land or construction of buildings within the planning jurisdiction of the county, regulate and prohibit the open burning of trees, limbs , stumps, and construction debris associated with the permitted activity . Agricultural , horticultural , and silvacultural activities which are exempt by law from requirements of a county permit for subdivision , clearing , and development of land or construction of buildings within the planning jurisdiction of the county are not made subject to such permitting by this subsection . " PART III . APPLICABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE Section 3 . Section 1 of this act applies to Carteret, Orange , and Pender Counties only . Section 2 of this act applies to Orange County only, except that it does not apply to Carr and Cheeks Precincts , Section 4 . This act is effective when it becomes law . In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of July, 2000 . s/ Marc Basnight President Pro Tempore of the Senate s/ James B . Black Speaker of the House of Representatives A a. } �" lair �'f# `;, _ .5 jar Owe169 CD C 06 r -- tr L to y� � y wit � r �.J1�.1 d; = R o. lap S� � z o � F. a, t t '... t a, a s a a) O . �b E t . ' i c0 �+ G .+. 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The scenario of forecasted development and associated water use is intended to serve as a policy-making tool to help the Board of Commissioners and Planning Board determine the location and type of growth that is best suited to protect long- term quality of life issues as well as adequately plan for a "balanced" future . Reasons for Preparing the Analysis • Water is a finite resource for Hillsborough, since the Eno River is not a * large -volume water source . • Even with the construction of the Reservoir the Town needs to be aware of how this new capacity translates into "real world" growth (e . g . , how much development can Hillsborough safely accommodate) . • The Town needs to know today how much development the water supply can accommodate , so well thought-out plans can be made to ensure that Hillsborough grows in a way that is congruent with the long-term desires and needs of its citizenry . • The combination of Hillsborough being a highly attractive location for new development , along with limited water availability creates a simple " supply and demand" situation . Since the demand will surely out weigh the supply, the Town must place a premium on its priorities regarding the type of development it allows to locate in this area and connect to the Town ' s water system. To allow a mediocre development to build today means potentially losing the ability to serve a high quality development ( e . g . , one that better addresses the community ' s goals ) in the future . • To provide a " scenario " showing the locations and types of developments that can be responsibly sustained by the Town ' s future water supply will assist the Board of Commissioners and Planning Board in making well-informed decisions regarding Hillsborough ' s future . • Evaluate the Town ' s Capital Facility Fees for Water and Wastewater service to ensure new growth will be paying its fair share of the system capacity that it will be using . • The staff will be better able to predict when expansion of the Water Plant and Reservoir may be necessary . Page 1 101 East Orange Street • P. O . Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 919 - 732 -2104 • Fax: 919 -644 -2390 Methodology of Analysis The first step in preparing the Analysis was to make projections about the type , size, build- out time , and location of new development in the Hillsborough area. Spreadsheets are included in this analysis that project residential and non-residential development . Those projections were prepared by the Planning Director and were based on a wide variety of factors . Assumptions were then made for water usage based on the type of developments . Water use assumptions were based on local surveys conducted by the staff, national averages , and comparisons with other systems/developments . This data provided a yearly projection of water demands in addition to current usage levels through Fiscal Year 2010 . The data is also presented on the map included in this document. The methodology for projecting water availability and Capital Facility Fees is shown on attachments within this document. Capacity to Accommodate Future Growth To help create a policy identifying the maximum limit for Hillsborough ' s water system capacity, the staff recommends that an ultimate limit of 4 . 13 mgd (million gallons per day) be established as the Town ' s "line of demarcation" for maximum responsible growth . The 4 . 13 mgd limit is suggested since it represents the amount of water likely to be available to Hillsborough water customers during a Stage 5 or severe drought situation in 2010 , this includes water provided from Phases 1 and 2 of the Reservoir. Hillsborough has never reached a Stage 5 limit, but has been close . Stage 6 events are infrequent and planning for such extreme situations may prove to be practically, operationally, and financially unreasonable . To use a figure higher than 4 . 13 mgd risks putting Hillsborough in the same situation it faces today, dependency on outside systems to supplement a lack of water supply during drought situations . When surpluses of water exist, due to the need to maintain an adequate "buffer ' for droughts , the Town will be in the position to sell water to other systems . Sales of outside water should be earmarked to fund retirement of long- term debt on the Water Plant expansion and Reservoir. Projected Development in Hillsborough The "development and water usage" scenario prepared as part of this analysis projects that the Town ' s daily water use could be 4 . 1 mgd in as little as ten years . If the ultimate growth limit is established as 4. 13 mgd and since the Development Forecast projects that water consumption will be 4. 1 mQd in FY2010, then the Town of Hillsborough could reach maximum build-out in just ten years. Reaching the "safe limit" of the Town ' s projected water supply by FY2010 , could gt occur sooner or later depending on the economy, Board adopted policies , local growth/development rates , and intensity of water users allowed connection to the Hillsborough system . The possibility of the Town ' s projected water capacity being used up by FY2010 is cause for the Board to give intense thought to how, when, where , why, and what type of development it wants in Hillsborough ' s future . Once this capacity is used up Hillsborough will have to live with the development that it exists in Town at that time . The possibility of impending "build- out" occurring so soon (even if it happens 25 years) , places a premium on the Town making well- informed and well thought-out planning decisions in order to control Hillsborough ' s future . Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Phase 2 Reservoir Expansion The Development and Water Usage Scenario projects that the Phase 2 Reservoir expansion needs to be completed and on- line by June 30 , 2004 to avoid the likelihood of having to purchase Page 2 water from an outside system . The water plant expansion project would need to be completed at the same time as the Phase 2 reservoir expansion. Changes in policy , growth patterns , and the economy are likely to change the precise time when these expansions will need to occur. Capital Facility Fees — Water The purpose of Capital Facility Fees are to make sure that new water customers pay their " fair share" of the capacity they will be using (e . g . , water plant and reservoir) . The purpose of this portion of the study is to help ensure that the Town ' s Water Capital Facility Fees are reasonably congruent with the long-term costs of providing water service to new development . More specifically, the costs associated with the Water Plant and Reservoir expansions , that are needed to accommodate new growth, - must equal the amount of money that new development is likely to pay in Capital Facility Fees . Since there has been no recent documented correlation of costs verses income regarding Capital Facility Fees , the staff felt it was crucial that this issue be analyzed immediately. The worksheets contained in the Analysis show that the cost of providing new customers with ity is $8. 17. Therefore, the Town should base its Water one (1) gallon per day of water capac Capital Facility Fee on this rate, whether its residential , commercial, or industrial development . ailable to customers is the same , regardless of the type The cost of making one gallon of water av of development . To. fail in charging new water customers the $ 8 . 17 gpd Capital Facility Fee means having to use water sales revenues (from all customers) to make debt service payments on the Water Plant expansion and Reservoir projects . In simple terms , this would mean the Town failed in making new development pay for itself. Giving breaks to a4v future customer is simply transferring the long-term cost of these projects to all Hillsborough water customers . This essentially provides a subsidy to the project, development, house, apartment, school, business , or industry requesting a "relaxation" of capital facility fees for their project. Using a standard residential unit (that averages 200 gpd of water) , the Capital Facility Fee should be $ 1 , 634 . The Town currently charges $ 1 , 000 for its in-Town rate and $ 2 , 000 for out-of--Town. The staff is developing a new Capital Facility Fee rate schedule for the Board to consider as part of the budget process . The fees will unquestionably have to go up if "new development" is to pay its fair share and to ensure the fiscal well-being of the Water/Sewer Fund . Key Observations & Recommendations • The Town needs to fund a rate study in late FY01 to ensure that rates and capital facility fees for the water and sewer systems are fair. The study cannot be done until the wastewater plant study is completed. The study is necessary to ensure the Town is neither overcharging customers nor under funding its operations . While the analysis started by this study on Water Capital Facility Fees will help the staff to make solid recommendations to the Board as part of the upcoming budget, a complete analysis is necessary to protect the Water/Sewer Fund ' s long-term operations and fiscal health. • The Town ' s Capital Facility Fees for Water are low when compared to the projected cost of providing water to new development . The fees need to be adjusted to make sure that new development pays for itself, thus not placing an unfair burden on current customers . Page 3 • Since the development scenario provided in this analysis will likely use up all of Hillsborough ' s future water capacity (regardless if it takes 10 , 20 , or 30 years ) the Town must decide as soon as possible how , where , and what type of development it wants . • Decide via a .policy statement where Hillsborough ' s "growth limits " or boundaries will be located . Establishing a non-binding "growth boundary" helps with planning and sends a message that Hillsborough will not follow wanton or arbitrary growth patterns . One residual benefit of this action may result in the Town gaining additional leverage in extracting the type of development it wants from developers , since vacant land that can be provided with water/sewer service will then become a very limited commodity . For those areas requesting water/sewer service and annexation, the Town has the ultimate leverage since it does not have to provide service unless it chooses to do so ( e . g . , clearly meets or exceeds the Town ' s goals for growth) . A growth boundary could be smaller than the proposed Water/Sewer Boundary Agreement for Orange County . A growth boundary that is smaller than the Water/Sewer Boundary provides the Town maximum long-term service flexibility or could eventually provide Hillsborough with its own defacto "rural buffer . " • The manager strongly recommends not getting obsessed or distracted with small details of the forecast, but rather to focus on the "big picture" issues addressed by this analysis . To get distracted by less consequential items means to risk losing the benefit of the major lessons to be learned by the work contained in this document . Page 4 'F. w L1 - r�ryT",�" 's�y'�!�_ a W .'t-yrx .0 a ,y " r'"�{ 1, Ly- 5 7'!n F.-•- ♦ t' sh "`aa �y4t +acy"yn�.'R,° . . r $Iy . f1, 4 di _ , eit 1999 Water Qual " t f d. I IS. rid pr OWASA MEETS ALL - DRINKING WATER STANDARDSRAN '~ In 1999 , the Orange Water and Sewer Authority provided more Inside this report: s than 3 billion gallons of drinking water to the Carrboro-Chapel where our water comes from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 2 Hill community in accord with State and Federal standards . ; did", Where contaminants come from . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 2 We tested our drinking water in 1999 for more than 100 contaminants itTypes and levels of contaminants found in but only 12 of them were present at detectable levels . As shown treated water and the related drinking water inside this report, the substances that we detected were well below standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 3 the limits established under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Howdrinking wateris treated . 4 . . . 4 . . . . 8066 . 60p. 4 Regular testing of OWASA's drinking water indicates that it is healthy and safe for almost everyone . However, people with weak or ° ' what is Cryptosporidium ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 4 developing immune systems may need to take special precautions regarding their drinking water. ( Please see more information below. ) Getting involved in water issues . . . . . . . . . . .p. 4 For people with special risks of infection . . . id Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium (please see in drinking water than the general population . Immuno- page 4) and other microbial contaminants are available compromised persons such as persons with cancer from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline ( 8004264791 ) . undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants , people with HIV/AIDS or To assist people with these infection risks , OWASA other immune system disorders , some elderly, and offers water treated with extra filtration , a reverse infants can be particularly at risk from infections . osmosis process and final disinfection with ultraviolet light. This water is available from an outdoor water These people should seek advice about drinking water vending machine on the west side of our Operations from their health care providers . Guidelines from the U . S . Center, 400 Jones Ferry Road , Carrboro . The cost is Environmental Protection Agency ( EFTA) and Centers for 35 cents per gallon . The water vending machine can Disease Control ( CDC ) on appropriate means to lessen fill a customer's container up to 5 gallons . FOR MORE INFORMATION : If you have any questions about this report or concerning ¢ 0 tjA OilYk. yourwater utility, lease contact the u "' ? {`tYP t , �' d Chemist at (919 ) 9684421 , ext . 227 . ( Our U . S . mail , r - ' ); ° e - mail and fax numbers are also listed below. ) We r - appreciate the opportunity to respond to any concerns or questions you may have . IL It : T. � - - - - _ . , . Este documento contiene information importante =r ' acerca de la calidad del suministro del agua publico . ! r < < F ` 4 Si necesita ayuda para traducir este documento , Ilame R` iad ` por favor a la Impresa de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado Doug Terry, Water Supply and Treatment Manager, at a con" de Orange al 9684421 . trol panel in the Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant, Orange Water and Sewer Authority Public Water Supply No . : 03 -68-010 EPA' s Drinking Water d. How to contact us: 400 Jones Ferry Rd . , Carrboro , NC 27510 Telephone: (919) 968-4421 Hotline: (800)4264791 Fax: 9684464 E-mail: webmaster® owasa . org Web site: www. owasa. org This report on the quality of drinking water in 1999 was distributed in May, 2000. Printed on recycled paper. di 4 f ;t Where Does Our Water Come From ? PAGE 2 The Carrboro - Chapel Hill community uses water from three surface water reservoirs : 6 University Lake , which can hold about 450 million gallons ; f the Cane Creek Reservoir, which has a capacity of 3 billion gallons ; and 6 the Stone Quarry Reservoir, which holds about 200 million gallons . Water from Cane Creek and University Lake is pumped directly to the Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant in Carrboro . Water from the stone quarry reservoir can be pumped to University Lake via Phil ' s Creek . Please see page 4 for information on the water treatment process . In addition to these sources , OWASA has water line connections with the City of Durham and the Town of Hillsborough , and OWASA has a water allocation from Jordan Lake for future emergency use if necessary. Watershed Boundary C " ne Cr : se r lot 1 4o n , FF CHAPEL RM ALAMANCE S e Qua rye �• S Y ., ih , + t1 �C 10 rvoir S� COUNTY A s � Sco �5 ��f ; tif ; x j �a I . wr;� f _ , ? i ; l r slxa ?rY'y P.r RIY F T t FF 'T F . LF ORANGE COUNTY nive ity DURHAM Or COUNTY o I h CHATHAM COUNTY J5 Where does cowaminatim Watershed protection : cottte f•om ? the first line of defense for our water supplies . The sources of drinking water ( both tap water To help protect the quality of our water supplies , the Orange County, and bottled water ) include rivers , lakes , Carrboro and Chatham County governments have adopted devel - streams , ponds , reservoirs , springs and wells , opment standards and limits for University Lake and Cane Creek As water travels over the surface of the land " watershed areas within their planning jurisdictions . The develop - or through the ground , the water dissolves ment standards are designed to reduce the amount of pollution naturally occurring minerals and , in some carried in stormwater to the reservoirs . Several studies in the U . S . cases , radioactive material , and can pick up have shown that pollution in stormwater is related to the amount substances resulting from the presence of of development and impervious surfaces , animals or human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Town of water before it is treated include : microbial Carrboro Board of Aldermen adopted stronger standards for the contaminants such as viruses and bacteria , University Lake watershed in the early 1990s after a technical study which may come from sewage treatment commissioned by OWASA . In the fall of 1999 , Orange County plants , septic systems , agricultural livestock adopted new development standards for the Cane Creek water- operations and wildlife ; inorganic contami - shed after a technical study by OWASA and a 3 -year public dis - pants such as salts and metals , which can cussion process , be naturally occurring or result from stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater dis - The standards adopted by Orange County and the Town of charges , oil and gas production , mining or Carrboro limit most development to a density of one dwelling unit farming ; pesticides and herbicides , which per 5 acres , with a limited number of 2 - acre lots allowed in some may come from a variety of sources such as cases . In addition , new commercial development is stringently lim - agriculture , stormwater runoff and residential ited . uses ; organic chemical contaminants includ - ing synthetic and volatile organic chemicals , Last fall , the Chatham County Commissioners also adopted new which are by- products of industrial processes standards which limit development to one dwelling unit per 2 acres and petroleum production , and can also come for the part of University Lake watershed in Chatham County. ( The from gas stations and stormwater runoff; and previous standard was one residence per acre . ) . radioactive contaminants , which can be natu - rally- occurring the result of oil and gas pro- OWASA commends the local governing boards for their actions duction and mining activities . to protect the public water sources through these standards . ;44: . . s Drinking Water Qualm : 1999 Test Results PAGE 3 In 1999, OWASA tested drinking water for over 100 substances in accord with State and Federal requirements. Listed below are the only substances that were detected, all of which were below the regulatory limits. To get a list of all test results including substances not detected, please call us at 9684421 or see our Web site, www. owasa. org. Glossary : Definitions for words and acronyms used below Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) - the level Picocuries per liter (pCYL) - a measure of the radioac- of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is tivity in water. (A picocune is one quadrillionth of a curie . ) r no known or expected risk to health . MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) - a measure of the clarity of water. Turbidity over 5 NTU is just notice ,,, Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - the highest level able to the average person . of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best Action Level (AL) - the concentration of a contaminant available treatment technology. which , if exceeded , triggers treatment or other require Parts per million (ppm) - one part per million corre- ments which a water system must follow, sponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in -$ 101000 . Treatment Technique (77) - a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. Parts per billion (ppb) - one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2 , 000 years , or one penny in $ 10 million . Levels and Types of Substances found in 1999 Drinking Water Tests Substance Highest Level Ran a Maximum Max . Flow 1. Detected (ex- g Contaminant Contami - Major Sources in eaunit of ( measurement Detected nant Level Drinking Water Ji ) cept as noted) Level Goal t . y Microbiological Substances r Turbidity ( NTU ) 0 . 28 ; 100 % of 0 . 01 - 0 . 28 TT = 5 n /a Soil runoff samples <_ 0 . 5 Radiological Substances Beta/ Photon Emitters 4 . 34 no range 50 0 Decay of natural and ( pCi/ L) artificial deposits Ilk Inorganic Substances Barium ( ppm ) 0 . 023 0 . 018 -0 . 023 2 2 Erosion of natural deposits Copper 90% of samples Action Level : Corrosion of household 5 0 . 193 * ; none 0 . 016 - 0 . 339 1 . 3 1 . 3 plumbing systems , erosion of ( ppb) above AL natural deposits , Leaching from wood preservatives Flouride 1 . 15 4 4 Erosion of natural depos- s. 1 . 10 - 1 . 15 its ; water additive which ( ppm ) promotes strong teeth rl Lead 90 % of samples Action Level : 0 Corrosion of household ( ppb ) <_ 3* ; none above 3 - 7 15 plumbing systems , ero - Action Level sion of natural deposits 'r Sodium ( ppm ) 23 no range Elements that occur not regulated natural ) in soils If Sulfate ( ppm ) 35 18 - 35 y Volatile Organic Substances r Total Trihalomethanes 69 . 8 40 . 9 - 112 . 7 100 n�a By- products of drinking ( ppb) yearly running avg , yearly running avg . * water chlorination Unregulated Volatile Organic Substances Bromodichloromethane 8 . 2 ppb Components of trihalomethanes , a by- Chloroform 44 . 3 ppb no range not regulated product of drinking water Chlorodibromomethane 1 . 5 ppb chlorination * These items are listed on a 90th percentile or running average basis in accord with federal reporting requirements . All of the data reported above are in a required format . rl All drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants . The presence of these contaminants does not necessarily pose a health risk . The t Environmental Protection Agency limits the amount of certain contaminants in water from public drinking y. : water systems . The Food and Drug Administration sets limits for contaminants in bottled water to provide the J. ' f . same protection for the public health . HOW OUR WATER IS TREATED PAGE 4 Q Water Tower eIt Is I 1 - r © Clarification t _ v -I ® Raw water 41 - 1 0 ` lean {l'el! ' Plan[ h®rJlvorks iM fs Q 0wi 000to y 9f] � � 0 Eil �7 __ !s } Filters © Disinfection 0 Post Treatment (1 ) Raw water from University Lake and/or Cane Creek is and anthracite coal) , where remaining particles are removed . pumped to the plant and (2) enters through the headworks facile (6) The water enters the post-treatment stage, where fluoride ity, where nontoxic chemicals are added to make solid particles and other substances are added before the water is M pumped clump together and improve taste and odor. (3) Water is then to the 1 .5 million gallon clear well for temporary storage. Millions pumped to either the pulsator or sedimentation basins , which of gallons are then pumped daily to one of several elevated stor- mix the water and allow time for solids to settle. (4) As water is age tanks (8 ) , which provide pressure so finished water can pumped to filters , a liquid form of chlorine is added for disinfec- be delivered to your tap through a 300 - plus mile waterline tion . (5) Water flows downward through dual media filters (sand network . How you can get involved What 15 in water quality and water supply issues Cryptospo idium? You can1 get involved in water resource issues at the local , State and national levels in several ways . ✓ Becoming informed is the first step in being an effective Cryptosporidium is a microscopic organism that participant6 can cause diarrhea , fever and other gastrointes- tinal symptoms if ingested . You can learn about water and water resource issues from news media ; books in the library ; Web sites , such as those of the U . S . The organism comes from human and animal Environmental Protection Agency, American Water Works Associa - wastes and may occur in local streams and tion and other organizations ; and by contacting OWASA (telephone : lakes . We control Cryptosporidium through a 9684421 ; Web site : www . owasa . org ; e - mail : combination of source water protection and webmaster@owasa . org ) , sophisticated treatment technology. ✓ Expressing your views at public meetings , by contacting public OWASA has tested for Cryptosporidium but has officials , etc . is important when improvements , new policies and stan - never detected it in treated water. dards affecting water quality are needed or proposed . Please contact us at 9684421 if you would like We invite you to attend and participate in meetings of the more information about Cryptosporidium . OWASA Board of Directors , which sets policies and adopts the budget for our water and wastewater services . The Board Water conservation is not just a good meets at 7 pm on second Thursdays of most months in the idea . It's a practical solution that can Community Room in the OWASA Operations Building , 400 Jones help prevent and/ or cope with water Ferry Road , Carrboro ; and on fourth Thursdays at the Chapel shortages . Two of the most of important Hill Town Hall . On fourth Thursdays , you can watch OWASA conservation techniques are using low- Board meetings on the cable television systems in Chapel Hill flow toilets and other plumbing devices , '1 and Carrboro . and using water- efficient landscaping . Orange Water and Sewer Authority Public Water Supply No . : 03 -6811010 EPA7s Drinking Water How to contact us: 400 Jones Ferry Rd . , Carrboro , NC 27510 Telephone: (919) 968-4421 Hotline: (800)4264791 Fax: 9684464 E-mail.• webmaster@owasa . org Web site : vvww. owasa . org 4. :. ;i Legislative Briefs http : //www .joumalnow . com/news/local/local/genassembly/legbrfs30 . htm clicki ffl 'Etl" AU "WNSURAMU QUOTES NOW N � A & E I ASKSAM I BUSINESS I CLASSIFIEDS I CYBERGUIDE I HOME I LIVING I NEWS L � s OPINION 1 SEARCH I SPEAK OUT l SPORTS i THE WIRE I TV LISTINGS I WEATHER IV Legislative Briefs An n� �► r . . ........ . . Committee removes provisions favoring railroad GE114ERAL 4, JOURNAL STAFF AND WIRE REPORT A. Y General Assembly RALEIGH -- Legislators agreed yesterday to delete coverage a provision that would have made it easy for the Web Link: North Carolina Railroad to remove hundreds of N . C . General Assembly buildings , roads , parking lots and other Home Page encroachments along a 200400t-wide corridor that spans the railroad' s 317 -mile route . The railroad = - which is owned by the state but operates as a private company -- - owns tracks running from Charlotte to Morehead City , and leases the tracks to passenger and freight-train companies . Under one provision of a bill to restructure the railroad, a Superior Court clerk would initially decide whether the owner of the structure or the railroad had a rightful claim to the land . If the clerk were to side with the railroad, the structure would have to be removed within 15 days , regardless of whether an appeal is filed . Members of a state House subcommittee removed that provision yesterday . Railroad officials estimate that hundreds of encroachments exist illegally in the railroad' s right of way , which runs through Greensboro , Thomasville , Lexington and Kannapolis . If the bill is approved in its amended form, railroad officials would have to go through a lengthy legal process to get the land back . Legislators also removed a controversial provision that would have given the railroad the right to the ground beneath the right of way and the air above it, as well as the ability to quickly condemn land for rail -related projects . 1 of 3 6/30/2000 2 : 18 PM ,egislative Briefs httpe //wwwojoumalnow . com/news/local/local/genassembly/legbrfs3C .htm All railroad companies in North Carolina can condemn land, but the process takes longer for them than it does for such state agencies as the N . C . Department of Transportation . Committee members plan to continue discussing the bill today . Committee approves boat bill Boat owners who abandon their vessels in the Neuse River could have the crafts seized and end up in court under a bill approved by a Senate committee yesterday . The bill, which now goes to the full Senate for consideration, would establish a pilot program on the Neuse River and its tributaries to remove abandoned boats . If passed, the bill would allow state environmental regulators to begin the process of removing boats if they have been observed abandoned for more than 90 days . The state would then give boat owners 45 days to remove them . If the owners took no action, state regulators would remove them and could take the owners to court to recover the cost . The push for the legislation came after several barges were abandoned in the Trent River at New Bern . State and local officials went through several legal obstacles before finally being able to remove them . House revises flood - plain bill The state would have to wait 18 months before it could penalize cities and counties that do not have flood-plain ordinances under a revised bill approved yesterday by a House committee . The bill originally would have denied disaster relief funds for future floods to local governments that did not restrict businesses like junkyards and chemical - storage facilities in flood plains . But the bill was changed so that governments without such ordinances would only be placed at the end of the line for clean-water grants . On Thursday, the House Environment Committee diluted the bill even more , agreeing that cities and counties without flood ordinances would have until January 2002 to get the rules in place before they could be penalized through the grant program . The bill had required flooding rules by next January . of 3 A11W'? 000 7 12 PM Legislative Briefs httpe//wwwooumalnowocom/news/local/local/genassembly/legbrfs30 . htrn Most of the counties and cities without ordinances on flood-plain construction are in the area hit hardest by Hurricane Floyd in September . 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STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT LEWIS A a Q 14ivno CtFl m} in " isin Durham BY BARBARA lg STAFF RRRETT _ . V FOR, �,�' {`{ OF ICx ' Cf3 DifliA� Li3. DU IIIA � On warm summerFF � , � K*0A1 . �r t zc1:4 . a __.. r � ' tly 0 �' evenings , Charles Joyner steps gin- 's N c1 . k- '� 1 gerly down a bath behind his home, A " ' d Study drawn by the gentle rush of white- .4 IFI AIR w rt to cha Y , � Rrver r Fil water. There he sits and drinks in sic, . AI, t. LA FSR , ; 3 5oIdFo lako . . ` 'f ._ihlitbie the peace of the Little OWN- River maybe ? =, � Opp,js FF . _ :x: ' ' , r I . 4III the be5t ' y S Alto �o�ON F Ir� l ��®. � t _�i` t 1 C5 'i - sharing a bit of wine and cheese ;,. . r �� } ` r. with his wife . F k � FF. I I F Lakes -� �' ` ,, `�, Of l r, t� " We sort of build our life around : orange _FF ,f ' � � � s . f j tcouhat , Joyner said of the river, IF FF - u` _ � FtIFFIFFOz trifle Rives l But with most of the land aroundd . r x F ; Y i ': I }� 5 ' IF r t Reservorr ? RN Ct thNNOFe Little River privately held, few �0 �r��c� `; nul�am ;�jNoIAn I . . s % { 1 F = 2tt�s r other residents have such oppor- :• ItA. `� a Falls 5 ` id, pasto • tunity. That ' s one of the reasons ' NorI TVr :::., rt HillstiorouIN '9h ,,. ` R(ver .. ' 1IF _ ` Coke city - county planners are devisingal I;no I IF . "dowM1 • . an open space plan for the river and 1 OR ONION- ,. : '� . . 11 9ttle � V e • its hundreds of tributaries . Source : Durham City- County Planning ept . T. HOSIER / The News & Observer The best method , says senior No" d th planner Keith Luck, is to shield the six - month study of the Little River land might make sense for recrea- surrounding land front develop - watershed , hoping to chart the best tion such as hiking or horseback . r , ment , go the City- County Planning parcels for future protection , L -4/1 Ut . Department has embarked on a Planners want to choose which SEE RIVE11 , PAGE 7B nent domain as a way of obtaining RIVER land . Government seizure might CONTINUED FROM PAGE * 1 B be among residents ' worst fears . " One thing we didn' t want to see riding . But there ' s more to the was them come in , condemn a plan , bunch of property and turn it The river pours into one of the around to . public use, " said Joyner, city' s drinking-water sources , the who attended the first community Little River Reservoir. Several en- meeting and plans to serve on a dangered mussel species live in the task force advising planners . river and its tributaries, vulnerable Joyner, who built his house along to the silt from construction sites the river about three years ; ago , is miles away. If enough silt gets in , typical of the recent development the mussels die — and Durham in the Little River basin — custom- County loses another form of built homes , wildlife and a key indicator. of water But Wayne Cash , a local natu - quality. ralist who helped planners orga- Planners want to fight this cycle nize the community meetings , said as they search for ways to protect more development is likely to push the Little River. They can' t stop . farther north in Durham . development entirely, and they "There may not be in the next six don't want to , Luck said. . months a whole lot of pressure, but But the study aims to find which it takes a lot of time to develop a plots of land would best protect plan, " said Cash, president of the water quality — and which plots Eno River Association . " 1 think might offer recreation opportune- before we accomplish a great deal, ties such as walking trails . Plan- the pressure will certainly be ners have sought residents ' advice there . " at community meetings . They plan The Eno River Association and three more meetings this fall and the New Hope Creek Advisory hope to have a plan by December. Committee have used similar "We get people who live up there methods to protect other bodies of in a room, and some will say, ` Oh water — though the Eno River yeah , I used to hike up there as a Association also has been suc - ldd, "' Luck said. " So there are peo- cessful in raising money to protect ple who know something about this land. area that we don' t. " The Little River plan received a What planners do know is that boost this spring when Orange and an old American Indian trading Durham county commissioners path winds through the study area, voted to help buy a 390 -acre tract that the land is dotted with historic that straddles the two counties , houses and that residents in north- The river' s south fork runs right ern Durham crave more recre - through the land, which might be ation areas . Those would all be bought for. $ 1 . 6 million in grant and subjects for ' the study. government money. Although the city and county gov- Planners hope to protect enough ernments might set aside some wildlife corridors to allow animals money to buy land, planners hope to move unencumbered from the landowners might donate land or Little River to the Flat River to the take advantage of programs such Eno River watersheds — and to as conservation easements . Such protect the mussel species for methods offer tax credits in years to come , exchange for keeping land in its But even with a blueprint com- natural state , ing out in six months , Luck does- "We try to look at objective things n' t expect to have the land pro like parcel size , " Luck said . tected anytime soon . "Maybe folks can live on part 'of the "The Eno River effort, it' s 20 or land, 0;hen dedicate the other part. . 30 years old, and they're still work- There' s quite a bit of stewardship- ing on it, " he said. "It may b that of-the-landAype people out there , way with this . " I think that' s the kind of support that will make this happen . " Donations also discourage the Staff writer Barbara Barrett can be reached government from turning to emi- at 956.2433 or bbarrett@nando.com IALI mv%mm, - -. .. .. ...r -...... .. � ---., ..mm. ,. mL i. -, - - .. .. - - Orange Coun ty preserves park lan d - - �. EFLANO gram s land d conservation manoALAI 1. r ,_ J � , e ager, asked as he looked out ti A �' v` , , ` s over McGowan's Creek in the A . By Brent Lancaster ,n a+ nature preserve. V .A If ' f ` tz Times News His answer: "To protect a rip , L Much of the land between watershed but also to protect er �s. fsr 'j i ' Hillsborough and Mebane some green space. There willAll. I mls� �� Al y � ' ,,L } iz along U.S. 70 could be a hot be fewer and fewer of these t � : ; area for development in the areas left." �� + L � w next few years, but not all of it. Duke University once - f. Ar=` Just off the noisy highway, owned the McGowan Creek All�jf ,t tax . LAI �. east of Efland, is 63 acres of land as part of Duke Forest T �'� L ` ' r unALL Atouched hardwood forest The university had plans to ti i' 4. ` ` it sell it to developers, but the i � . tk � ° v K i ., $ Er near the Eno River, and offs- �„ " �~ �* 'r cials in Orange County have , county stepped in. Orange " t rY made sure that it stays just the County paid $280,000 for the 11+ , } x land, half of which was state Y . i , . 4":;N way it is. A . t& a'¢- .:y3 `�M`'" The county acquired the grant money, Shaw said. ALP �� " +; j�: ,_7 y ; The area will be turned into s _ . • land, now called the McGowan Vk ;L,5 p3" - „ : ,5m� �, a low impact park with hiking ,� IOU:tI S Creek Preserve, as part of its l � - F t~ , ; t 4 + A� a ,� x .w ti trails. Even with Eno River .dFALands Legacy effort The pro State Park within its borders , � 4 i ,r . � �" ! .if � � j - ` ', gram, which kicked off in Yf �t :� 4 �� ,- . Orange County has 645 less , t ; ` April, is the first county level acres of park land than it s " E; t ' ,"` ' c 'i land resource program of its should far its population size �.. ,ti +pt+sue » s . P . ` 3 + : �- - Y kind in the state, said David ' : �` ` � ' Shaw said. fy� fi LILA , fi x�' Stencil, head of the county's Parkland is the focus of the � �?' + � - z y ,LPAI Environment and Resource , L e programs first year. The coun- c s a s Conservation Department, �',�,,, ty is now working with 1" tyALL" s.: N ; ,� � � ,} 5 The program uses county Durham County; the Triangle i �' 2 :f � , # a " r y ti ' ' funds and grant money to buy 1 �ti3 try s� dv `� 1' ` { Land Conservancy and the # ; . and preserve land in Orange Eno River Association to all, t � Y , r t^ � ' a' ' "` County that is threatened by establish the Little River vsf � ;J4 development. The county `� n1R A, ,jij �" AAA A , ' ` t hopes to preserve prime farm Regional Park and Natural 1 �, L, , „ i u ? Area . on 391' acres along . the Askz land park and natural areas u t -ALL s1 border with Durham County. -. } s� 1 ems} t watershed buffers and historicfill Plans are also in the works f r { '� A . - f ,' � � _ z districts. for parks between Chapel Hill x � o� f � "Why would a county buy r T ' "' this? " Richard Shaw, the pro- See ORANGE/Page C2 Ltgq�fL , r -f�L r „ � �t. k:� Y' ;,„�: 3i'' tkr irxl 4�i f -::+i� r . # P4 ,� a .# 7. ' i w A^'fi�•r 5 K AAI 44 R v ..tr. . ?.3 fJ�"' ^� K" y a hit �\ i'i10 A �, r* _ .fit '� - . -� ^ 4, .7.' ' .r { ,: TzI it ILI a f�i - Z i2 �, f - 7 � Sv �LA I K�t° ,1 „ r � .l,+r�`-•' .,iL. t : Lt "hy T AILS A A, r r S -ue• 3 Wit.=- ^r.'F -a a4.�"> 'r-� a. Asoz't ari-'Y�:- ' "".-� H' . rx > •ra+ y. Tk _ rxt7y A agiT' i faro,. Y'w t, js .� yc"� 3 p� J • ,tea ' ° h. 2 '1i » , '�='}^k.� r _ _ r A. ALIy S ftf r 't # -0 •�( r . y .•f „z f„�N. v rj,. € i ... ' ay. .. _ . . +.'j,��� _,� , •a?, ` `4 ,{� �: is ., {t'ss. Photos by Jerome Sturm / Anmes-News McGowan Creek winds its way through part of the . Orange Rich Shaw stands beside a large chimney on the 65 acres acquired by the Orange County Lands County Lands Legacy program 's acquired land . A proposed Legacy program . Shaw is not sure of the age of the chimney but thinks it would be a good stop walking trail will lead visitors to the banks of the creek. The coun- on at planned walking trail through the nature preserve. ty paid $280 ,000 for the parkland . I ILL. Orange : Land - not . cheap WA ^ encourage land donations that /i -4rVpf -- Mw Continued from Page C1 are eligible for federal and and Hillsborough, in the state tax credits. The county Cedar Grove area on the north will use some sales tax rev- side of the county, and in the enues and park bond funds \�4/ 7 � / 2 �s uZ, Bingham Township area in the along with state grant funds southwest part of the county, that have added up to about Stancil said. $770,000 so far. "Orange County has to play Stancil hopes to move as catch up. We actually have a quickly and aggressively as deficit in park land based on our population and it's just possible to acquire whatever going to get worse," Shaw said. kinds of grant funds might be The program is strictly vol- available. untarily. The county will buy "Land in Orange County cer- land through standard real tainly isn't getting any cheap- estate transactions or will er," he said . i - - : _ OFF, - - FA AF f • The Chapel Hill News . Friday, July 14 , 2000EWS N F. ate:C11 .Afi» gigs:s `, :a` `9.ax.x -<a XG Y�..s13 1+ 'll< t '.W,W' 2 Si`h�,% ' �.j�G j _�k '3 n $ R range creates 4 �i a w . :: Y3 >Y ,c. c5a' - e. FF OF Ale e Ales oFi tp `'Sh - A a legacy All% , i+, e.•u < > >< s. �Aw ' �x�� t� •goytdw. rt • }$� aK _ z�'y -< , " { t4,,�. ' • ,d,,,s " - - ,cx .. "`F ?a^srakr... K }� > :3y2�'. r 0h' l EfiY a — A A u t ! < s .,BRE,`1sx aura aim .s,}^ . . . - S Y '.. ! 'bt fY iNF Ras? •'Yy� ♦ ,Y`AAw: -' `` � -# `W Ali IF OFF of land � u V . <, aa• .z s. � a<ez<' �Pr y. rrAl ^:, a' ram' 'm4 C �CAwl ss . s� P e m a s , h. }=�'�ry, s< 'z,sa ... County aims t ® save z� f Y - � xx ; s pristine forests and x �' ` �� �!< _ 5 7 ! r < X a All places to la 2 s , FAA . A OFF x , 2 M t M Q` T A ,z .§Y rsx <x r �Y STEPI IAAN x xair s�v:.. . rr tY< Y Sri HARRIS The News � X zr �'m .y & Observer R � �1 r :Hz s NAFs zs'�"zxa£ „a - ,� � ¢s�, Mrs AwAn i•r-�k � a,AN y. }< �„`� Orange County environmental Y��flXa &mot � �� � AFy ON �£ � �~ s a z o€4Ia �zx a �wa x � .. 3w"^'z zr^ N f officials have . be ' *�� � ,}} b , "' a� ` �Pi gun an ambitious . rf t t a. a t F� x ; 9 r x .a sc " '` '� *x �£ VAl campaign to preserve thousands " ::< . � of acres of land, hoping to keep the `� � 3 # � Fei tit • . <' k. ¢ <. ,c >. "'''. , cam, - H,Si a IFFO lee. Fee county's swaths of woods, farm- XFe A 2'd'ii .17 : �� 1, `7^» lands and open fields intact. � � kAll-s 8 . . vMg rt ry °r! t3s sskx � The Lands Legacy program aA. 'k.N � � k .�� one �R r .. w .. of o a ;L� �w �.; £ � '�` „K; � . ' my handful of county-ru >rF >:, ,! land �. ., acquisition estate, ffor is n h �... . .. : , . , � . ,. _ has been launched with the pur- ��� a chase of 63A. Mm a _ t acres in Duke Forest a . , adjacent to the A � 9 Eno River and � � }fiF a L � ,A v szs �ar l � fs�'R" tatr l k n Creek :< McGowan ust zap j west of Hillsborough . } z-. < . �S £ � :h<; "��i.., s<��• RK ?s—�<xNx�p ag az � � .c s � � ,� Recently christened ' a 3 , � ' _ � . $ : azL � ;£ r ✓ v � the F ; G �f � w McGowan a a y Creek Preserve, the � . �� t ` . - R woodehardwood area a � h �. s:. _ < x ��. £a �� � mix of fa} � z A : �� x NJIF fNI. and pine trees, was acquired for ,a, " ' < x x.Yrf 06 x : : s Y watershed ' protection . , .t:a °� sir Y 00! ; "This is the y e `county' s process of .. k £f x s M a stepping in to become a player, r d A ?a s ar Rl y sal David Stancil, conservation "' x x�> ; ` � : zT ; £ ra ; �} i department "We' re � s Y f r = < . �x �� A < .,., director . not . . , ss fix^ �j , x } x �s ; y �s doing it Paz ...AA � .:. �€ so much for ourselves as €= tY } n Y A for our childrent Z y FAA and grandchil , ' t'� t# xx dren . " F t »cam Y a$ rz Xs r t F rs£� R ' -Amt r £g <,a 'R t x. ° n < a = 3 azt 3y k` s � x3s tk q� baw A. The county ' s new EnvironmentMOO r All and Resource ws Cons �"R< ?a tr : . < ?x5Y f <r � a s : ervat2onFI AA x f � A$xy � r ..fix` . .. Y Q S £ Pt�artmPnf• „ o , ,, ,� 'a195 � �'C>v.. „�. -a•..?r t ' xa, ,,, y ,�i. ; ? +. ._ ..,t ,� - �x r. -` . . and Resource Conservation Department, using a mix of county dollars and state funds and grants, plans to acquire land to preserve News & Observer photo by Harry Lynch for parks, farmland or natural Orange conservation manager (Rick Shaw spent Wednesday habitats . The county has made a morning walking around the new 63 - acre McGowan Greek priority of acquiring at least 213 Preserve west of Hillsborough , acres of natural land this year, of a land acquisition program in a county owns only 0 . 24 percent of including the area along written proposal to other commis - that land — 632 acres . McGowan Creek. The acquisitions primarily will be areas for recre- sinners, who adopted the Lands To acquire more, the county ational use, including public trails Legacy program in April . The plans to buy some parcels, ask for in woodlands . county s Environment and donations of land and solicit con- Resource Conservation servation easements whereby Though other counties have _ Department was created about landowners voluntarilyagree to undertaken 's' larict 'presLatvatio`rt twb• yVars ago in part . tQ . handle the , . conserve. . arts of their and while r . . 1 A _ r . . * 7 J / . 1 AJ •. ).1 . 1 . l l ..r . L1 .c... .. - efforts; Orange is the first in the ' monumental task. . _F hlti Triang�e� � � . � .: . . 7 . ; 7 . . . . 7 . , . . retaining ownership, - - . . .:_._ __ : . . �. . . : • . . - . with a formal program Wliat concerns .Commissioner . Land . conservation ^mama er= primarily aimed at acquiring land Margaret Brown most is the coup- Rich Shaw said the countywill not to save it from development. ty' s disappearing crop fields . take any land by emmen domain, The initiative is scheduled to Farmland has decreased from a process with which a overn- stretch over 10 years and could 187,000 acres in 1957 to 67, 000 ment takes over private land for encompass thousands of acres, at a acres at the last count in 1997. public use , county cost of $5 million . Several Officials contribute the loss to land The county plans to form money sources would be tapped, development and economic hard- alliances with other agencies , including a 1997 voter-approved ships such as the Triangle Land parks bond and a Lands Le ac g g y "'We' re trying to get out in front Conservancy, which also buys -fund, made up primarily of sales and be proactive," Brown said . "I and preserves land . The conser- tax revenue , hope we' re building a model that vancy has. preserved about 750 A hodgepodge of private agen- other counties could use . " acres in Orange County, said cies buys natural areas to save Legislators approved, as part of director of land protection Kevin them from development, but only this year' s state budget, $64 * mil- Brice . In the past, organization a few counties in North Carolina lion in four major trust funds — has worked with Orange and have similar programs, said natural heritage, clean water man- Durham counties , Chapel Hill Margaret Jordan, spokeswoman agement, parks and recreation and and the city of Durham to buy for the state parks and recreation farmland preservation . About $31 nearly 1 , 000 acres alongNew division of the Department of million of that is available for land Hope Creek . Environment and Natural preservation. "It' s a wonderful g lan," Brice _Resources . Among them are Orange County also could get a said . "I ' see a growingawareness Mecklenburg, Burke ' and New federal financial boost. In May, the that progress doesn't have to come Hanover counties . U. S . House passed the at the expense of what makes thus Officials say that land preserva- Conservation and Reinvestment area special. " tion is necessary to scale back a Act, which would direct $2 . 85 bil- loss of open space, particularly in lion a year into federal and state Stephaan Harris can be reached at the face of residential and business land acquisition, restoration of 932=2015 or shams@nando . com development. Orange County' s coastal areas, recovery efforts for conservation department esti- endangered species and other pro- mates, for example, that 25 percent grams . of the county's prime forest land North Carolina' s annual cut was lost in the last 20 years . could be $43 .5 million — money Former county planning director that Orange County could apply ' Marvin Collins, who died in July for. This fund, made up of offshore 1998, inspired initial discussion in oil and gas drilling revenue, is a 1996 report on how preservation scheduled to be discussed in a U. S . could be a function of local gov- Senate committee this month. ernment . County Commissioner although Orange County Alice Gordon introduced the idea encompasses 256, 000 acres, the _,, - _ _ . t►t eY ! s- ; L ► . t t'r ; f tow n r^ ,.'>� H ! to -fFo Fog got. htiSidECt� S,W t�.-}`.'ztot %.F' t �q, �'✓ ..e p. V 'f T 3 ; Sx'�t'T4 k f t J . - • . _ L ,L � ., .. 6 . ,.fi( S 'f.5 3 tNr f a r. 3 . E g • .IRY t r t 1 z k s _ to : ;:. - .ie t 31' y Pi • �' af; ' .. s j a ,.,�-, ; f .rS. - - *'' •. 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It promises to be the go most scenic portion" of the green- vote iv way because the trees will hide the sewer easement, Horton said. The path will be 10 feet wide, and Way its paving will make it suitable for gre an use by pedestrians, bicyclists, skaters and wheelchair users . light Chapel Hill's only comparable facil- 9ee In ity is the Bolin Creek Greenway, which runs from Airport Road to East Franklin Street . Council members did little to tin- , By RAY GRONBERG ker with the project, save to urge gronberg@herald-sun. com; 9184032 Horton to economize by forgoing some landscaping costs at the new CHAPEL HILL — A new green- path's trailhead . way connecting several northeast- . Mayor Rosemary Waldorf and ern Chapel Hill neighborhoods to Councilman Bill Strom were not the Eastgate area could be open for present for the approval vote.. the beginning of 2001, thanks to a Last Nlonday's meeting also saw recent Tblivn Council vote, the council give Horton permission Members gave the town's Parks to start scouting for property to buy and Recreation Department the with the $2. 6 million that remains green light to start building the sec- ond phase of the Lower Booker l from a $3 million open-space bond Creek Trail, at an estimated cost of I . that voters approved in 1996. $4521000. The only money the town has The project will add 4,300 feet — spent from the bond issue bought a eight-tenths of a mile — of concrete six, -acre lot along Cleland Drive, the trail to Chapel Hill's greenway net- . please see GREENWAY/PAGE 2 work. It will stretch from . booker Creek Road to East Franklin Street. The council backed the effort on a TO vote last Monday, after a short pitch from Mark Broadwell, chair- man of Chapel Hill 's Greenways RE NWAY Commission. He called the pro- posed trail "a vital link" in the FROM PAGE 1 town's burgeoning trail network. I Last Monday's vote gave Town Manager Cal Horton permission to site of the town 's prospective hire a Charlotte contractor, R&G southern fire station , and part Construction Co. , to build the new of the Lower Booker Creek trail. The firm offered to do the job Trail . for $373,423, well below the bid of Horton told the council he two competitors. wants to secure help for the Horton plans to hold the remain- scouting effort from an der of the project budget in reserve open - space planner em - for soil testing, legal bills and cost ployed by Orange County overruns , and from a real - estate pro - Given that prior trail projects ran f e s s i o n a l . into trouble with "poor soils and other conditions" that added costs, it made sense to set aside a large reserve for the Lower Booker Creek Trail, Horton said. About two-thirds of the trail will parallel an Orange Water and Sewer Authority sewer line visible to motorists and pedestrians along East Franklin Street as they pass Eastgate on their way toward Durham. The location exposes the new trail to flooding from Booker Creek, which led to the decision to pave it with concrete. 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Locos Home > News > Environment > Top News Headlines Environment g Environment News Message Board Bipartisan Senate Compromise Pledges $ 3 B for Conservation Personal News Page By Cat Lazaroff Environment Websites WASHINGTON , DC, July 17 , 2000 ( ENS ) - Royalties generated by underwater oil and gas development on the outer continental shelf News Web Guide around the United States may soon be flowing into coastal and inland conservation programs now that a breakthough has occurred Current Events in a formidable political logjam . Chat After months of partisan wrangling , the ranking Republican and Science News Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee have struck a deal that could send $ 3 billion a year into conservation E - Wire programs . The bipartisan compromise reached Friday won support Instant Updates from President Bill Clinton and some environmentalists . Environment Funds from off shore oil 4 drilling could soon flow to News Index state and federal conservation Environment ` programs . Oil rig south of New Events Calendar Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico, 1955 Photo by Robert Pryce, 1 _ courtesy National Oceanic and ENS Features � Atmospheric Administration ) EcoTravel EDF Scorecard Shopping Green ~ -i ; ' The committee starts debate Cartoons =� ` today on the Senate version of T r the Conservation and 11. L " = Reinvestment Act ( CARA ) , HR L 7011 a bill that would devote billions of dollars in offshore oil za fi k. drilling revenues to environmental protection , federal and state land acquisitions and outdoor recreation . The new version includes changes proposed by committee chair Senator Frank Murkowski , an Alaska Republican , and ranking minority member Jeff Bingaman , a New r 711 klmnn 1047 PM nvironment News Service : Bipartisan Sen . . . Compromise Pledges $ 3 B for Conservation http : //ens . lycos . com/ens/jul2000/2000L-07- 17 -06 , htnid Mexico Democrat . " This is an important measure that will affect all people across the nation , from Little League players to farmers , from historic preservationists to urban park users , " said Murkowski . " We hope this agreement will make it possible to move the bill by Wednesday from our Committee to the Senate floor . " But Congress watchers warned that it could be at least September before the bill is heard by the full Senate , which is currently under a very tight schedule to pass all the fiscal year 2001 appropriations bills . The measure will cost about $ 3 billion a year , which is similar to the House bill . However , the Senate bill allocates money to different accounts , including some not in the House bill , that fund the Youth Conservation Corps , a Coastal Stewardship program , and a Coral Reef Program , The Senate bill puts $ 805 million into Coastal Impact Assistance and other coastal programs , and $ 900 million into the Land and Water Conservation Fund ( LWCF ) for federal land acquisition and a matching grants program for the states . That fund is divided in half with $ 450 million to the state side program and $ 450 million for federal lands . Senator Frank Murkowski ( Photo courtesy office of .._ { r the Senator ) ^ " This bill began as a way to remedy a tremendous f4w inequity in the distribution of revenues generated by offshore oil and gas production from the federal outer continental shelf ( OCS ) . While revenues are shared 50 - 50 if oil and gas are developed on public lands in a state , there is no sharing with development on the OCS , " said Murkowski . " This measure directs a portion of the OCS royalties and revenues to coastal states and communities who shoulder the responsibility for energy development off their coastlines . " President Clinton supports the compromise legislation . " We have before us an historic opportunity to build a truly enduring conservation endowment , " Clinton said . The bill would be the first to " provide permanent funding to protect critical lands across America , " he noted . Difficulties with the measure in the Senate committee have centered around objections to funds for acquiring public lands under the LWCF . " Western Senators with states that are predominantly owned by the federal government do not look kindly on a fund they believe will allow the government to add to its largess of land . I believe we address their concerns in this bill , " said Murkowski . " Lands acquired under CARA must be from willing sellers and must be approved by the Congress . The Department of the Interior will have no discretionary funds to spend on land acquisition . It all must be appropriated , and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources ^711 0 /n ArM 1 . A 7 DX 4 Environment News Service: Bipartisan Sen . . . Compromise Pledges $ 3 B for Conservation http : //ens . lycos . com/ens/jul2000/2000L-07- 17-06 . html Committee will have the right to review the list of acquisitions . The appropriators receive more than a billion dollars in requests a year for land purchases . " s 4r The bill would provide funds to preserve timberlands across the country ( Photo courtesy Umpqua Watersheds, Inc . ) There is also a section in the bill that guarantees private { x property rights . It reads , " Nothing in this Act creates any new authority for Federal 1III agencies to apply regulations on privately owned land . " The rem bill also provides that , " Nothing in this Act shall authorize that private property be taken for public use , without just compensation . " A new part of the bill requires the Congress to approve all of the $ 450 million for the federal portion of the LWCF before any of the other funds in the bill can be released . The states ' portion of the LWCF provides grants to states and local communities for the planning , acquisition and development of park and recreation facilities . Over 35 years that fund has provided more than $ 3 . 2 billion for 37 , 000 grants that have built soccer fields and hiking trails . This bill changes the allocation formula to benefit smaller population states with 60 percent equally divided among all states and the remaining 40 percent based on population . Under current law , 40 percent is equally divided and 60 percent is based on population . $ 15 million a year would1/4 11,: - ' go toward preserving ° historic battlefields likethe . the Cowpens National a _--- - � Battlefield in South Carolina ( Three photos : courtesy National Park Service ) me � y . As in the House bill , this i , , -. .Ii mark provides $ 350 million . ., Y for state wildlife , • _ ', � may. - , � 4 ^� conservation and restoration I programs . This nearly . . y't, e T doubles the funds available for wildlife conservation under existing laws . The Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act will be funded at $ 75 million . A second urban program the Urban and Community Forestry Program established in 1990 , provides technical and financial assistance to plan , protect , establish and manage forests and related resources in cities and towns . This section would stabilize funding at f 7/ 18/2000 1 : 47 PM nvironment News Service : Bipartisan Sen . . . Compromise Pledges $ 3 B for Conservation http : //ens . lycos . com/ens/J* ul2000/2000L- 07 - 17- 06 . html $ 50 million a year . It does not provide for federal land acquisition . The bill guarantees at least $ 75 million a year in funding for state and tribal historic preservation efforts - $ 15 million for the American Battlefield Protection Program , and $ 60 million for federal historic preservation efforts . No federal land acquisition is allowed . The National Park Service and Indian Lands Restoration would get $ 125 million to provide money for significant natural , cultural or historical resources at National Park Service units that are threatened or in need of restoration . This includes annual funding for financial assistance for the restoration of tribal lands . America ' s aging parks system , like Alcatraz f a Island in California ' s Gateway National Recreation Area , would get funds for maintenance and ,. , 4 1 ` repairs '~ .Y . " The funding that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is offering for national park resource protection originated with a bill that Senator Bob Graham introduced earlier in this Congress , and he deserves special recognition for winning the funds to protect our parks , " said Thomas Kiernan , president of the National Parks Conservation Association . " We did not get all the funding that the parks need , but with the support of senators Jeff Bingaman and Frank Murkowski , Senator Graham ' s initial effort has paid off . Now we turn our attention to the full Senate . We hope the Senate will recognize that our beleaguered national parks hold a special place in American hearts and seize this opportunity to give a gift to the American people . " Under the Forest Legacy Program , states will be able to use $ 50 million to buy conservation easements on forest lands threatened with development , as well as fund programs for brush reduction , the thinning of dead or dying trees and new tree plantings . It will allow for continued productive economic use of the land , such as timber harvesting . Another $ 50 million would go to the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program that limits development of farmland for non - agricultural uses . Among the changes from the House version is the inclusion of full , $ 60 million funding for the Youth Conservation Corps , a summer employment program on public lands for young people between the ages of 1 . 5 and 18 . -7 / 1 oie) nnn 1 . n �7 DX Environment News Service : Bipartisan Sen . . . Compromise Pledges $ 3 B for Conservation http : //ens . lycos . com/ens/jul2000/2000L-07- 17-06 . html Coastal Areas like Padre Island National Seashore in Texas would receive funding under the bill A 250 million Coastal Stewardship program would be administered by the Pri , Poll Secretary of Commerce for the benefit of coastal states to F f 'IA— _ # : fir ar protect coastal or marine �-";;, ,�` j ` lit; � ' t I.habitats protect water quality x . P q Y A LIP 11 and coastlines , and provide assistance to manage the impact of growth and development on coastal or marine habitats and natural resources , including coastal community fishery assistance programs . Also newly funded is the Cooperative Enforcement and Research and Management program , a $ 100 million grant program administered by the Secretary of Commerce to help with fisheries management , and a $ 25 million fund for coral reef protection . Click Here for Related Stories © Environment News Service ( ENS ) 2000 . 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CD dQ " R t `G � Q Eli` t ti4. a R News & Observer(Print Friendly) : httpa . . t/friday/news/nc/200000005369 . htm1 http : // 152 . 52 , 16 , 193 /standing/help/tools/_scripts/friendly -prmt . cgi wsobserver. Published : Friday , June 30 , 2000 Environmental officials find the air foul in 40 N . C . counties The Associated Press RALEIGH - -The air in 40 North Carolina counties is so dirty it should be designated as not meeting federal ozone pollution standards , state environmental officials said Thursday . " We ' re back in the soup again , " said Bill Holman , secretary of the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources . If the Environmental Protection Agency agrees with the state recommendations , it would have authority to review proposed highway projects and long - range transportation plans in the counties . The " non -attainment" designation also would limit construction or expansion of businesses with air emissions . DENR recommended also that parts of several mountain counties be included , even though development in the areas , above 4 , 000 feet , is virtually nil . The mountain counties were selected in hopes of spurring cooperation with polluting areas of other states , Holman said . The 17 entire counties recommended to EPA for non - attainment designation are Alamance , Cabarrus , Catawba , Cumberland , Davidson , Durham , Forsyth , Gaston , Guilford , Harnett , Lincoln , Mecklenburg , Orange , Randolph , Rowan , Union and Wake . Partial county designations were recommended for 23 counties : Alexander , Buncombe , Burke , Caldwell , Caswell , Chatham , Davie , Duplin , Edgecombe , Franklin , Granville , Haywood , Iredell , Jackson , Johnston , Lenoir , McDowell , Northampton , Person , Pitt , Rockingham , Swain and Yancey . BACK © Copyright 2000 , The News & Observer. All material found on newsobserver. com is copyrighted The News & Observer and associated news services . 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OWN*, Ell ki RIANGLE OPEN SPACE NETWORK IN h Volume 2 , Number 1 June 2000 Durham / Orange Triangle Regional Project on Little R . ` Doubly Useful ' Tobacco 'frail Opens in Durham TWO NON - PROFIT ORGANIZA- pristine condition , riparian and THANKS TO THE PERSEVERANCE OF DOZENS of TIONS AND TWO LOCAL GOVERN- aquatic habitat , and wild rapids volunteers , government employees , elected offi - MENTS have joined in an unique for kayakers and canoeists * cials , and public and private dollars, the American partnership to protect open Durham County is currently Tobacco Trail will soon be a reality for the space on the North Fork of the writing an open space plan for Triangle . This spring the first 3 . 2 miles of the trail Little River . The 391 - acre the river and its tributaries , opened in Durham , extending from Morehead Newton Tract , which straddles which will be developed through Avenue and Blackwell Street south to Cornwallis the Durham/Orange County line a process of six communityIN Road . This is in addition to another 0 . 4 miles in southern Durham that was built and managed by and includes 1 . 5 miles of river meetings . Ultimately it will private developers from Dunhill Drive to Highway frontage , is slated for a regional identify the most important 54 + natural area park to be owned by places in the watershed to pro - Thad Howard , a volunteer for Triangle Rails to the two counties , complete with tect and make recommendations Trails Conservancy ( RTC ) , reports that the next trails for hiking , mountain bik- about how to do so. phases of development will bring the ATT to ing and horseback riding . Besides the precedent - setting Southpoint in Durham , including a pedestrian This bicounty partnership partnership , another factor that bridge over 140 and a 1 . 61111mile spur along Riddle comes at a time when regional makes this acquisition project Road to Durham Technical Community College . cooperation is sorely needed to unique is that the money used Part of the trail will be built by local developers . protect meaningful open space for purchase will not only serve Though Durham has all of this work in its cur- ie the Triangle . Then add the to protect land, the seller is the rent budget, there is currently no money allocated Eno River Association ( ERA ) Triangle Community for the trail from the Southpoint area south to the and the Triangle Land Foundation, a charitable organi - Chatham County line . Some predict that only a Conservancy ( TLC ) to the mix ; zation that was new parks and recreation bond could fund the y given the land by both organizations have agreed George Newton . Upon donating remainder of the trail in Durham County. Meanwhile , Tracy Burnett , Director of to jointly raise $ 170 , 000 in pri - the tract, Newton specified that Chatham Parks and Recreation, reports that the vate donations towards acquisi- proceeds from the sale should go county hotel -motel tax will probably be allocated tion costs . This will be added to to other educational and philan- to match anticipated grant monies for the grants from the NC Parks and thropic projects in the area . Chatham portion . In Wake County, the county Recreation Trust Fund and from " That makes Little River dons - commissioners and the Raleigh city council recent- the NC Clean Water tions to TLC and ERA doubly ly voted to use hotel and restaurant taxes to sup- Management Trust Fund . useful , " said Kate Dixon , port $ 1 million for their portion. Durham and Orange Counties Executive Director of TLC . Because the three counties are working on the have also applied for grants from For more information on the project independently, there is no total budget and the Land and Water Little River Plan in Durham timeframe for the 2311111mile trail . Bill Bussey , Conservation Fund for acquisi - County , call Jane Korest at 919 - President of Triangle RTC , says , "Regionalism is tion and park development. 5604137 x 263 . Donations can not a popular topic in the Triangle ! Volunteers The Little River , a tributary be sent to the Little River have been the driving force in this effort . " For of the Eno , has been high on Campaign, PO Box 13031 , RTP, more information about the American Tobacco TII ERA ' s , and both coup - NC 27709 . Trail , contact Bill Bussey at 919 - 545 -9104 . ties ' priority lists because of its TOSN • noo AWake Forest Road • Raleigh , NC 276o4 919 - 833 - 3662 • 919 - 755 - 9356 (fax) i riangle Wake County Briefs Open Space Report Calls for GreenPrint ® pen Space Funds in Demand A UNIQUE REGIONAL PLANNING and Natural Resources Kim DOUGLASS IS FINDING THAT THE PROJECT HAS BEEN SPURRED by a (NCDENR ) . DEMAND for open space funding is exceeding recently released report that assess - NCDENR hopes to use the supply . es the status of green infrastructure Triangle GreenPrint as a model in the Triangle . open space plan for other regions In its first cycle , the county ' s Open Space State of Open Space 2000 , across the state as part of the 10 - Grants Program received four applications authored b . George Hess , Kate totaling more than $ 900 , 000 in requests . Y g year Million Acres Initiative . Dixon and Mary Woltz of the " One of the key principles of That 's $ 50 , 000 more than the $ 850 , 000 the Triangle Land Conservancy the Million Acres Initiative is local program has available for grants this year , ( TLC ) , announces that 146 , 068 and regional input in determining according to Douglass , the county ' s Open acres of open space have been pro- priorities . The state ' s role in the Space Planner . tected in the Triangle , including planning process is to ensure that Funding could be tighter next year. As of 24 , 527 acres of water in Falls and there is some consistency in plan - June 15 , the county has budgeted $ 500 , 000 Jordan lakes . Two - thirds of pro - ning across the state so that the for the grant program for FY 2000 -01 . tected land is in Wake and regional plans can be used togeth- But open space advocates and prospective Chatham counties , and the US er , " says Carol Tingley , Chief of grantees have reason for hope . Army Corps of Engineers owns Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner Herb Council suggested the more than half of it , for the Division of Parks and county consider bringing a $ 10 to $ 15 mil - State of Open Space 2000 rattles Recreation, NCDENR. lion open space bond referendum to voters off many more statistics as it To create the GreenPrint the this November . County staff will research inventories open space in the partnership hopes to utilize char- the idea over the next month . Triangle and discusses public and rettes , or intensive design work - For more information contact Kim private efforts to preserve more . It shops , for the planning process , Douglass at 919 - 856 - 6555 . The second examines the land -use changes in holding separate charrettes for the region over the past ten years each identified open space func - round of open space grant applications are and inventories the land that has tion ( e . g. , water quality protection , due November 15 . been protected . The report also wildlife habitat , recreation , and Cary ® pen Space Initiative makes two key recommendations agriculture ) . Each charrette would at the end , including the creation produce a map or data layer show- Underway of a regional open space plan , or ing the most important open WITH A $ 12 . 5 MILLION IMPETUS from GreenPrint. spaces to protect in order to fulfill town financial reserves , Cary Initiative 2000 The report explains the need for each separate function. In the end , a regional open space plan to tie these maps would be overlaid , thus is well on its way. together the plans of individual establishing priority areas for pro - The town's ambitious open space program jurisdictions . " If local efforts are tection . The GreenPrint would includes a first phase of " ecological assess - not coordinated , " says the report , also include a gap analysis to com - ment" to rank and prioritize the most signifi - " the likely result will be a system of pare the priority areas with existing cant open spaces within Cary ' s jurisdiction, fragmented , disconnected open or planned protected areas to find to be completed by January 2001 . Emphasis spaces that do not function very the gaps in between . will be placed on Cary 's western reaches , i . e . well . " The partnership is still in the the Jordan Lake Basin , where most of the " By linking open spaces and most preliminary stages of plan - town's farm and forestlands remain. greenways across jurisdictional ning, but they hope to find addi - The next step is landowner contact and boundaries , we magnify their bene - tional partners this summer to land acquisition, with the goal of creating an fits exponentially , " says Ben cosponsor the charrettes . For more interconnected system of open spaces to link Hitchings , Senior Planner of the information about the GreenPrint, to town greenways . The town will be seeking Triangle J Council of or to obtain a copy of State of Open public input on where to preserve land for Governments ( TJCOG ) . TJCOG Space 2000 , contact Lorelei Costa the community. and TLC have partnered on the at 919 - 833 -3662 . For more information contact Senior j GreenPrint proect , along with the Planner Don Belk at 919 -469 - 4084 . NC Department of Environment 2 Johnston/Wake Big Plans for the Upper Neuse As THIS SUMMER'S FISH KILLS IN THE this fall , but the Milbumie Parks and minimum width of 100 feet , and LOWER NEUSE RIVER HAUNT the head - Horseshoe Farm remain closed for though the primary emphasis would be lines of state newspapers , the upper now , with no plans or funding for a buffer for water quality protection, Neuse in Wake and Johnston counties development . For more information eventually the town would like to cre - is receiving attention not only from contact Vic Lebsock at 919- 890 -3285 . ate greenway trails for recreational use . water quality experts , but also from Meanwhile , Wake County has been For more information contact Skip land conservationists and open space doing its own study of the Neuse River, Browder at 919 -553 -5002 . planners . which the county commissioners Further downstream , Smithfield Buffer preservation is increasingly approved in concept this winter. The already has a walkway on the Neuse— seen as one of the most effective ways plan identifies priority areas for conser - the only riverfront downtown com - including the area around the mops in the state , according to Chris to control non-point source pollution, vation, yet buffers also receive attention for Tarheel Clubhouse and Beaverdam Johnson , Director of Downtown their potential as recreational and and Neuseoca Lakes . The Wake Smithfield Development Corporation wildlife corridors . County Neuse River Watershed Plan ( DSDC ) . In Wake County, Raleigh is target- makes several recommendations , The riverfront commons date to the ing the Neuse for a regional park and including better buffer protection and town' s founding in the 1770s, but the greenway from the Falls Lake Dam to the development of a scenic drive and nature trail , amphitheater and boat Poole Road . Vic Lebsock , Greenway bike route . For more information con- ramp from the 1970s have fallen into and Park Planner for Raleigh , esti - tact Kim Douglass at 919 - 856 - 6555 . disrepair. A recent community retreat mates that the city has acquired South of the border , the Johnston identified a revitalization of the com- between 1 , 000 and 2 , 000 acres , in County town of Clayton has ideas for mons as a priority , and DSDC is cur- addition to more than 331 acres of its own segment of the Neuse . Skip rently raising money for trail and parkland and canoe access sites . The Browder , Planning Director , reports boardwalk development , interpretive city has already constructed 3 . 5 miles that although its first grant proposal signage , and , possibly , further buffer of trail, and plans to eventually build was denied by the Clean Water acquisition. For more information con- trails along both sides of the Neuse Management Trust Fund , Clayton will tact Chris Johnson at 919 -934 . 0887 . from Falls Lake to the Johnston try again to receive funding for a Downstream of Smithfield , the County line . greenway from Covered Bridge Road to Neuse enters a wide floodplain in a Lebsock reports that Anderson NC 42 . The Clayton Greenway would remote , roadless area in southern Point Park on the Neuse will be open stretch on both sides of the river with a Johnston County called the Low Grounds . This area , scarred with oxbows , oxbow lakes , and meanders , is Johnston County the largest contiguous piece of unde - Inventory Getting Strong Landowner Response veloped land in the Triangle , and in a recent study of the area the Triangle "THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORY IS LANDOWNER Land Conservancy recommended its PERMISSION . If you can't get on the land , you can't do the inventory, " says Kevin conversion into a state park. TLC will Brice . Brice is overseeing the Johnston County Natural Heritage Inventory pro - study the Neuse River again, this time ject for Triangle Land Conservancy . from Poole Road in Wake County to According to Brice the landowner response from Johnston County has been Covered Bridge Road in Johnston " County , for a conservation design quite strong , " giving Dr. Harry LeGrand extensive access to study the natural features of the county. LeGrand is a zoologist with the NC Natural Heritage funded by the Conservation Trust for Program who has been contracted to research and write the report. NC and the Clean Water Management The inventory is funded with $ 20 , 000 from the Natural Heritage Program of Trust Fund . For more information the NC Division of Parks and Recreation and $ 20 , 000 from Johnston County, about TLC ' s plans , contact Lorelei making it one of the best-funded county inventories in the state so far . It is Costa at 919 - 833 -3662 . scheduled for completion in July 2001 . For more information contact Kevin Brice at 919 - 833 -3662 . 3 Orange County © range County County Creates Comprehensive Open Space Program OWASA Undertakes ON APRs 41 2000 , A NEW LAND CON- Upper Eno watershed. Cane Creek Protection SERVATION PROJECT WAS BORN . The Priority areas for next year include THOUGH THE ORANGE WATER county commissioners established the the Seven-Mile Creek bottomlands, the AND SEWER AUTHORITY HAS THE . Lands Legacy program, to be adminis - New Hope Creek watershed , and the POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN , the tered by the Environment and Resource natural area surrounding the Mason public service agency is protecting Conservation Department ( ERCD) . Farm Biological Reserve in Chapel Hill. land around the Cane Creek " This is the first comprehensive Other project goals include farmland Reservoir only with the help of will - county open space land acquisition pro- preservation in the Cane Creek water- gram in North Carolina . We 're looking shed and updating Orange County ' s ing landowners . to protect parkland , natural areas and 1988 Natural Heritage Inventory . OWASA has initiated a 1 , 200 - wildlife habitat, riparian buffers, prime Future acquisition priorities will be acre land conservation project to farmland ; and historic and cultural identified through a Comprehensive protect the water quality of the sites , " says Rich Shaw , Land Resource Database , a GIS containing Cane Creek Reservoir, one of two Conservation Manager for the ERCD. layers of information on the locations of primary water sources for Chapel Through the Lands Legacy the different open space resources in the Hill and Carrboro. g g y program, Ed Holland, Director of Planning the county will protect open spaces county. through fee -simple acquisition , conser- The Lands Legacy Fund, derived pri- for OWASA , explains that vation easement and acquisition marily from sales tax revenues , was cre- although Orange County and through the development process . It will ated specifically to fund the program. OWASA already employ large lot also work with local land trusts, adjoin- Shaw reports that county park bond zoning and agricultural best man- ing jurisdictions , and other partners to funds and "payment- in-lieu" funds will agement practices , a consultant ' s protect land in a cooperative manner. also be available for parkland acquisi - study recommended that OWASA Already the program is working on sev - tion, and that he will aggressively pur- conserve another 1 , 200 acres— in eral different acquisition projects , sue state and federal grant funds as well. additior to the several hundred it including the Newton Tract on the For more information on the Lands already owns—to further protect the Little River (highlighted on page 1 ) and Legacy Program , contact Rich Shaw at Water supply watershed . the McGowan Creek Preserve in the 919 - 245 -2591 . OWASA has been working for the past two years with area Franklin County landowners to protect Cane Creek both through fee simple acquisition Recreation Area Quickly Developing and through purchase of conserva - tion easements . With the assistance FRANKLIN COUNTY ' S NETWORK OF still pending by the Department of of $ 1 million from the NC Clean GREENWAYS AND PARKS is rapidly Transportation, CSX , and other enti - Water Management Trust Fund , expanding , thanks to a generous land ties. Eventually it will all connect to the OWASA has already protected 250 donation and a grant from the NC Parks new Franklinton Area County Park , acres of its 1 , 200 - acre goal , and and Recreation Trust Fund. currently 22 acres . A $ 250 , 000 grant transactions are pending for an addi- Franklin County Parks and from the NC Parks and Recreation tional 115 acres . Recreation recently received a 70 -acre Trust Fund , in addition to $ 268 ,000 in Though OWASA chooses to donation from John Pope for a two-mile county funds , will pay for land acquisi- work only with willing landowners greenway along Blue Creek east of tion and development of the park. as a matter of policy , Holland Franklinton. The greenway varies from Munden reports that the county explains the project' s success with 50 to 300 feet wide , and eventually it hopes to acquire an additional 8 acres what it has to offer to property own- will be developed into a trail for hiking for the park, and that it will ultimately ers : "We 're finding that a lot of peo- and biking , according to Franklin be a recreational site for the communi- ple would like to get some cash County Parks and Recreation Director ty, complete with a perimeter trail , fit- value out of their property without Dave Munden. ness stations , outdoor theater, picnic seeing it developed , and we ' re able Plans call for the new greenway to tables , and soccer, softball, and baseball to offer them this opportunity. " For link to a complex network of recreation- fields . For more information contact more information contact Ed at corridors, the easements of which are Dave Munden at 919496 - 6624 . Holland at 919- 9684421 . 4 North Carolina Chatham/ Lee CARA Goes to Senate Deep River Proposed for Heritage Corridor BY A COMFORTABLE MARGIN SLOWLY BUT CERTAINLY , THE DEEP would be the first state - designated OF 315 - 1021 the Conservation RIVER IS GAINING ATTENTION as one of the Heritage Corridor in North Carolina . and Reinvestment Act most significant historic and natural corri - Mack Whatley , President of RHC and ( CARA , HR 701 ) passed the dors in our state . Mayor. of Franklinville , hopes to convince US House of Representatives in The Randolph Heritage Conservancy Rep. Howard Coble to introduce a bill for early May and is now sitting in ( RHC ) is leading an effort to designate national designation . the Senate Energy and Natural the Deep River as an official Heritage Designation is just Phase One of RHC 's Resources Committee . Corridor , a title that would afford little long- term plan for the Deep River . Phase Triangle Reps . David Price protection for water quality , open space , Two includes acquisition and preservation and Howard Coble cospon - or historic sites but would express recogni - of historic and natural sites , marketing and sored the bill , while Reps . Price tion of the Deep River' s significance . promotional programs , interpretative sig- and Bob Etheridge voted for it State Sen. Ellie Kinnaird has recently nape , and recreational development in the ( Rep . Coble was out of town for introduced legislation to designate the form of greenways , hiking , biking , and the vote ) . Deep River as a State Heritage Corridor. If water trails . For more information contact As passed in the House , the her bill , SB 1479 , passes , the Deep River Susan Smith at 1 - 800 - 626- 2672 , bill would appropriate $ 3 bil - lion annually from oil and gas Durham/ Orange Chatham/ Lee drilling fees for various conser- vation programs over the next Progress on New Hope Creek TLC Campaign Exceeds Target 15 years . North Carolina would THIS SPRING MARKS THE TENTH THANKS TO 483 PRIVATE DONORS , the receive more than $ 46 . 6 mil - ANNIVERSARY of grassroots and govern - Triangle Land Conservancy has exceeded lion annually for eight separate programs , including money for mental efforts to protect the New Hope its goal of $ 200 , 000 to match a $ 1 . 189 Creek. In a review report , the New Hope million grant from the NC Clean Water conservation easements , his - Creek Advisory Committee says that the Manabement Trust Fund . toric preservation, urban parks , wetlands and buffer protection, New Hope Master Plan has been instru - As of June 20 , TLC had raised restoration of Indian reserva - mental in the implementation of its 20 - $ 237 , 000 with ten days to go in the cam- tions , and wildlife preservation. year program of land acquisition and trail paign. TLC has already used campaign In the House , CARA suc - development . The committee reports that funds to purchase 313 acres along the more than 800 acres have been protected river , including a canoe access site and a cessfully overcame several amendments which would have in both counties and that several miles of historic farm. weakened the bill , though in a trails have been built throughout the cores The remaining money and additional ridor. Most of the floodway and floodway funds raised will go to future TLC land letter to Triangle Land Conservancy ( TLC ) , Rep . Price fnnge has been protected , but the headwa - acquisition projects in the lower Deep predicted that it might still face ters and tributary streams remain vulnera- River area . For more information contact " significant opposition from ble . For more information contact Audrey Becky Bumgardner at 919- 833 -3662 . some western senators . " Booth at 919 -918 - 3476 . It might also face opposition from eastern senators . Although Triangle CARA funds would be mainly distributed to state and local National Land Trust Coming to the Triangle governments , Sen . Jesse Helms voiced one concern in a letter THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, A NATIONAL NON - PROFIT working to protect land for human enjoyment and well -being , is establishing a Triangle area office . David Proper to TLC , saying : " The federal government already owns a will leave his position as Property Officer for Wake County to become TPL's project great deal of land . We are haves manager and only staff person in the Raleigh branch. "We're excited about establishing ifficult time maintaining ing a d a presence in the Triangle area, and we look forward to working with local governments it and to purchase more would and non- profits , " Proper said . The Trust for Public Land was founded in 1972 and has not be in the best interest of protected more than one million acres in 45 states . For more information contact David that property . " Proper at 919 - 856 - 6176 . 5 North Carolina, Local Efforts Need State Dollars to Protect Million Acres THE MILLION ACRES GOAL BILL , vide substantial funding for their work . percent—is owned by the federal gov - ( HR 701 AND SB 1512 ) PASSED HANDI- At the time of printing, it looked like emment . The state government owns LY through the North Carolina $30 million would make it through the 21 percent; non - profits protect 5 per - General Assembly this June , 474 in state budget for the Clean Water cent ; and local governments 2 percent . the Senate and 10042 in the House . Management Trust Fund this fiscal With an additional million acres pro - Rep . Billy Creech of Johnston County year, though a bill to increase the fund tected , approximately 12 percent of was the lone Triangle legislator voting to $ 100 million over the next three North Carolina ' s land area would be against the bill. years has not yet been passed . The protected as open space . In order to fulfill the million acre Farmland Preservation Trust Fund had Governor Hunt has suggested that goal, North Carolina will need to find $ 1 . 2 million allocated in the budget at the General Assembly consider a additional funds for open space protec - the time of printing, up from $ 500 , 000 Million Acre Bond in addition to tion . Governor Hunt , who proposed in FY 2000 * other dedicated state and local revenue the million acre initiative , declares If local governments and land trusts sources in order to fund permanent that the state will be relying primarily were to acquire most of the million conservation work . The future of the on local governments and land trusts acres , it would be a departure from pro - Million Acres will depend on the next to acquire and maintain the majority tection patterns in the state in the governor , but the crucial aspect of of the new land . past. Currently there are approximately funding will also depend on state legis - Most local conservationists look for- 2 . 8 million protected acres in North lators . ward to the challenge—but with the Carolina , representing 8 . 6 percent of hopes that the state will at least pro- the total land area . Most of that- 71 Lisoo 4 t }• may � ' i=" `# t , c. - . - ' `. 4-,mpg; -L � R _ {k 7y • r �+ _ v *+ 1s - #.' } c >, �:.* -n "".t - -�" _ . , a�s . 3S' a '` - .` t- - - is'`,,- 'epee ° ,/'�( *.c"a :"t`.'S;4?• ,3.. r ' +. f" `"�"''d,. E i.. vY� ..,� Hty,. " 4 rnr� ,s . 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Y T : t- j . .LY �'S' y / E�-:-,,. •a i _ TRIANGLE OPEN SPACE NETF/ORK '� ty �'�.-y . c `2n.. 1 � , ;'y�u � �+ • � �•• ;�,tP 1���� � -., S` [. � 2 I '- S h - N }. �•�' "'wii - TOSN iioo Awake Forest Road Raleigh , NC 27604 Rich Shaw Orange County Environment & Resource Conservation Department PO Box 8181 Hillsborough NC 27278 The TRIANGLE OPEN SPACE NETWORI: facilitates communication and cooperation among individuals . organizations , and government agencies working to protect open space in the Triangle area , and promotes public awareness of programs and policies to protect our open space . The N ture CONSERVATION UPDATE Consemancyo Saving the Last Great Places MEMORANDUM TO : Conservancy Members FROM : W . William Weeks Executive Vice Presiden Am DATE : July 3 , 2000 RE : The Nature Conservancy ' s 2000 Mid -Year Report Because all living things on our beautiful planet are interconnected in a marvelous web , and because nature observes no national boundaries , The Nature Conservancy strives to preserve plants , animals , and natural ecosystems in the United States , Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, and the Pacific . If you were to travel to one of the other 27 nations where we pursue our conservation mission, you would find The Nature Conservancy working shoulder-to - shoulder with like - minded , in- country organizations , people from local communities , and government agencies . And while each of the places we work contains many rare, threatened , and endangered species, there is — thankfully — still much to be saved . So long as steps are taken now, that is . As the following pages of this Mid- Year Report will make clear, The Nature Conservancy and our local partners, backed by the financial support of loyal friends like you, stand ready to take these steps — by protecting tropical forests , acquiring critical lands , and conserving migratory bird habitat . FOREST PROTECTION Rain forests , home to two -thirds of our planet ' s wildlife species, continue to be cut , burned, bulldozed, flooded , and otherwise destroyed . In fact , less than 5 % of the world ' s remaining tropical forests receive an type of protection . Today, however, The Nature Conservancy has the extraordinary opportunity to save three of the world ' s last great remaining rain forests — in Brazil , China, and Panama . Brazil : The Atlantic Forest is widely recognized as one of the planet ' s highest conservation priorities and is designated a World Biosphere Reserve . Scientists have learned that 171 of Brazil ' s 202 endangered species rely on the Atlantic Forest for their existence . More than half of its tree species and nearly three - quarters of its other plants are endemic = that is , they are found nowhere else on Earth . Sadly, after centuries of unsustainable use, the Atlantic Forest has been reduced to only 5 - 7 percent of its original range , and the remaining areas are under imminent threat of deforestation . International Headquarters • 4245 North Fairfax Drive • Suite 100 • Arlington , Virginia 22203 - 1606 • www . tnc . ora The Nature Conservancy and our Brazilian partner, SPVS , have launched the Guaraquegaba Climate Action Project to restore and protect approximately 20 , 000 acres of tropical forest in the Guaraquegaba Environmental Protection Area — the largest contiguous remnant of Atlantic Forest and home to at least 15 species of globally endangered birds , as well as a species of primate , the black-faced lion tamarin , only recently discovered by scientists . When complete , the project is expected to reduce the impact of carbon dioxide emissions — a gas that traps heat in the atmosphere and heightens the threat of global warming — by one million metric tons . China : Yet another remarkable primate , the black golden monkey, is one of the focal points of a Nature Conservancy forest protection project in China . The Nature Conservancy and Chinese scientists are working to preserve an area four times the size of Yellowstone National Park as part of the Yunnan Great Rivers Project. The scientists hope to complete information gaps about the region ' s ecology, including diversity " hotspots" and the biology of the black golden monkey . The black golden *monkey ( distinguished from other species of golden monkey by its larger size and black- and -white fur) is a flagship species for the project area — which is to say that it is a key indicator of ecosystem health . This joint venture between The Nature Conservancy and the Yunnan Provincial Government is one of the highest - leverage conservation projects ever attempted in China . Top Chinese officials view the project as a potential model for strengthening all of China ' s national parks and protected areas . Panama : On December 31 of 1999 , in a historical turn of events , the United States handed over control of the Panama Canal , one of the world ' s most economically significant waterways , to its home country . Five years before , however, The Nature Conservancy (working with the U . S . Agency for International Development , the government of Panama, and local partner organizations) began formulating a way to protect the canal and its surrounding watershed through the transition period — and in perpetuity . Our innovative answer — the Ecological Trust Fund of Panama . Trust Fund money will be used to safeguard the 560 , 000 - acre tropical forest watershed that supplies the 52 million gallons of water needed for each of the 35 ships that float through the Panama Canal daily . Specifically, Fund money will be used to protect rain forests in the canal watershed that harbor a wealth of animal life — more than 560 bird species ; jaguars, howler monkeys , and 100 other mammals ; 90 reptile species ; and over 250 species of trees . In addition, the Trust Fund will provide small grants to local grassroots conservation organizations involved in agroforestry, ecotourism, and other initiatives that promote the sustainable use of the land within the canal ' s invaluable watershed . LAND ACQUISITION Buying land lies at the heart of The Nature Conservancy ' s nearly 50 year- old mission to protect the Earth ' s biological diversity . And land acquisition efforts are becoming as important to our work overseas as they are to our work in the United States - 2 - In Chile , for example , The Nature Conservancy and our in- country partner intend to purchase a 127 - acre tract located in the area of Punta Curinaco — a dramatic meeting of land and sea along Chile ' s coast that provides a home to the endangered marine otter, sea lions , and the coastal ollkvillo forest . This exceptionally beautiful and still - pristine site is threatened by development . What ' s more , if it can be bought and saved , Punta Curinaco will advance additional protection efforts in Chile by drawing attention to the urgent need for coastal conservation . In the Central American nation of Guatemala , The Nature Conservancy is helping Defensores de la Naturaleza complete the purchase of the 22 , 500 - acre Centro Campesino tract within the Sierra de Lacandon National Park — part of the Maya Biosphere Reserve , which includes ecologically sensitive lands in three nations : Guatemala, Mexico , and Belize . The Centro Campesino property is part of what ' s called the Peten moist forest , one of the most endangered ecoregions in all of Latin America . The tract ' s dense stands of trees provide a wilderness home for five notable cats — puma, jaguar, margay, ocelot, and jaguarundi — 424 bird species , more than 200 plant species , 97 reptile species , and 32 types of amphibians . Time is of the essence in safeguarding the Centro Campesino tract . If the land is not bought and fully protected , it , as so many millions of acres of forest land before it , could fall prey to slash- and -burn agriculture, water contamination , and other unsustainable practices . COMMUNITY- BASED CONSERVATION Our conservation efforts cannot succeed without the support of local residents . Consequently, The Nature Conservancy and our partners strive to include local communes in conservation acti iti ons by introducing them to environmentally sound ways to make a living, involving them in planning activities , and undertaking conservation projects for their benefit . Take our work on the Fishing Branch River in Canada ' s Yukon Territory , for example . Here, we are forming a unique partnership with the government of the Yukon, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation to conserve 1 . 3 million acres of the Fishing Branch River watershed as a protected area — but one that would also provide for subsistence hunting and fishing by the Gwitchin people . The Yukon government has agreed to set the 1 . 3 million- acre watershed aside as a protected area if the Vuntut Gwitchin can retire the 38 outstanding mining claims on watershed lands . Thanks to the dedicated efforts of The Nature Conservancy of Canada, the owners of 32 of the mg inin claims have agreed to donate their interests to the Vuntut Gwitchin people . The Nature Conservancy of Canada also has negotiated the purchase of the other six claims . Now, money must be raised to buylthose claims . Plus , additional funding must be raised to create the protected area and establish a comprehensive management plan for it . In the Pacific, The Nature Conservancy has played a pivotal role in establishing the Arnavon Islands Community Marine Conservation Area in the Solomon Islands — the first such area ever ' designated in the South Pacific . In the weeks and months immediately ahead , our goal is to build on the project ' s success and broaden its scope . - 3 - The Arnavon Islands support an extraordinary diversity of marine resources . They serve as one of the most important rookeries for the endangered Hawksbill turtle in the western Pacific . They are also a vital nesting ground for the rare Sanford ' s Sea Eagle , Brahmany Kites , ospreys , and numerous species of seabirds . In addition , several of the islands ' aquatic species — including pearl oysters , green snails , and giant clams — are key to the local commercial fishing industry . As a result of the Marine Conservation Area ' s success , other clans from areas surrounding the Arnavon Islands have asked The Nature Conservancy to help them preserve and develop sustainable resource management programs for a complex of islands , mangroves , and reefs covering about 311 , 000 acres . While this is an exciting new opportunity in and of itself, its success could lead to the establishment of the largest community - managed conservation area in all the Solomon Islands . What ' s more , it would put our long-term goal — that of encouraging the people of the greater Arnavon region to protect their biological resources for a sustainable future — within our grasp . MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION Each spring, an extraordinary natural phenomenon occurs over the azure waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Millions of birds representing 269 species make the grueling 600 -mile trip across the Gulf. These are many of the same birds that eventually come to visit our backyards and nest in our forests every year . Frustratingly, however, habitat vital to the birds ' successful migration is being lost — natural areas where the birds can stop , rest , and feed . While many conservation groups work to conserve breeding habitats for migratory birds , little conservation effort has been devoted to the special needs of birds during migration . That ' s why The Nature Conservancy has become involved in the Gulf Crossings Project . Gulf Crossings is an exciting new joint venture involving our Wings of the Americas TM program (The Nature Conservancy ' s bird conservation program) , our Texas Chapter, our Mexico Division, and the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory . Its goal is to protect critical habitat for birds in five U . S . states and six Mexican states that border the Gulf of Mexico : As part of the project , the Conservancy is restoring a critically important coastal tallgrass prairie and wooded stopover habitat near Texas City, Texas , and has initiated private - lands conservation on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico . The project will also develop several staffed regional bird conservation and information centers . Your generous financial support will enable The Nature Conservancy to advance the Gulf Crossings Project and have a positive impact on more than 5 . 5 million acres of key coastal bird habitat , as well as some 800 species of migratory and resident birds — several found only in the Gulf region . COASTAL & MARINE CONSERVATION Established as a national park in 1980 and declared a World Heritage Site , Indonesia ' s Komodo National Park is one of the world ' s most biologically diverse marine areas . All together, the park encompasses 510 square miles of marine waters , three major islands , and numerous - 4 - smaller ones . Here you can find nearly 1 , 000 fish species and some 260 species of reef-building coral , as well as lobsters , giant clams , abalone , manta rays , Hawksbill and green turtles , plus numerous species of whales and dolphins . Since 1995 , The Nature Conservancy has worked to protect this vibrant marine world by assisting the Komodo National Park Authority in developing and implementing a 25 -year marine resource and management plan . Last year, our work began to focus on the complex migration patterns of whales and dolphins — known scientifically as cetaceans . Indonesia is uniquely located as the only region worldwide where cetaceans migrate between two oceans , the Pacific and the Indian . Now, we need to learn more about the behavior of both migratory and resident cetaceans . Your financial support will enable The Nature Conservancy to conduct additional studies on these wondrous creatures . New data will allow the Conservancy to better monitor activities within the park that may adversely affect resident whales and dolphins . Using previously gathered data, we have already recommended the extension of park boundaries and the addition of buffer zones in order to protect key migration routes . These recommendations have been widely accepted and are awaiting the Indonesian government ' s final approval . Half a world away, whales are the subject of another important Nature Conservancy initiative . We are working with local partner organizations to study, and protect , the whale populations of Mexico ' s incomparable Sea of Cortez . Its brilliant turquoise waters provide a home to blue , fin, gray , humpback and pilot whales and five species of marine turtles . At Loreto Bay National Park, a 510 , 252 -. acre protected area that lies within the Sea of Cortez, the Conservancy is working with both a nonprofit conservation organization and a local volunteer group on several studies to help safeguard the park ' s whale population . Our studies include a photo identification project to better understand whales ' migration patterns ; a study of krill, the main food source of the park ' s whales ; and research on deceased whales to determine why they died . The more that is known about the whales , the more that can be done to protect them and the park ' s intricate marine ecological system — now under a growing threat from tourism development and overfishing . CROSS BORDER PARTNERSHIPS Straddling the border of Montana and the Canadian province of Alberta lie two of the most spectacular realms of nature in the Rocky Mountains : the United States ' Glacier National Park and Canada ' s Waterton Lakes National Park. Unfortunately , park designers working at the turn of the last century failed to realize that the large animals of this rugged landscape , most notably grizzly bears and elk, would require access to the prairies to the east as a part of their life cycles . Today, almost without exception, these prairies are in private hands — and are being developed at a staggering pace . To carve out safe new corridors for bear, elk, and other wildlife species , The Nature Conservancy is working with our Canadian sister organization, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, to acquire conservation - 5 - easements over 35 , 000 acres of ranch lands along the eastern edge of Waterton Lakes National Park . Proceeds from the purchase of the easements will enable ranch families to stay on the land while encouraging them to keep vital wildlife corridors out of the hands of developers — a win-win for landowners and conservationists alike . CONCLUSION The international work of The Nature Conservancy is not unlike that of a painter who carefully and consistently applies small dabs of paint to a canvas . Up close, the painting seems an incoherent jumble of colors , thousands of minute dots lacking apparent form or structure : But stand back and the whole landsc4pe comes into focus . This art form strikes me as a metaphor for the work of The Nature Conservancy . On the one hand , the Conservancy is small , like a tiny dab of paint on a canvas . Indeed , our network of local conservation partners gives the Conservancy the unparalleled ability to work at the local level — on a " community scale . " This helps us achieve direct , on - the -ground results . On the other hand , The Nature Conservancy is big — a focused , unified organization capable of taking conservation action on a broad international level — protecting vast tracts of forest in Brazil , saving vital migratory bird habitat in Mexico , and conserving southeast Asian waters for the well -being of whales and dolphins . Indeed , it is The Nature Conservancy ' s unique capacity to be effective on both a global and local scale that lies at the very heart of our success . But we dare not rest now . Conservation work is a marathon, not a sprint . Victory goes to those who persevere . And as I hope this report has made clear to you , we continue to have our work cut out for us ! Some 90 % of Earth ' s biological diversity is found outside the United States . By conserving the world ' s life-giving habitats , we ensure the survival of the vast majority of plants and animals . that make up our planet ' s intricate web of life . So please , complete your Member Reply Form ( enclosed) and rush it back to me today with the most generous contribution you can possibly send . Together, we can make a lasting difference in the cause of conservation . Together, we can conserve key lands and waters abroad . Together, we can sustain our globe ' s wondrous diversity of life — a natural heritage whose future belongs neither to the East or West , nor to the developed or the developing , but to us all . Thank you , in advance, for your commitment and generosity . W. William Weeks Xwoj - 6 -