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~2 lmnacts of stormwater from this proposed project on water quality and water quantity should be assessed.
<br />Ca The following prime farmland soft will be removed from production: CuB2
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<br /> The following soils are classified as important state farmland soils and will be removed fi:om production: BaB, BaD, EnB, EnD,
<br /> Cu.D2
<br /> The following soils have very limited restrictions for shallow excavations and roads due to low strength (BaB, BaD, CUB2,
<br /> CUD2, EnB, END), high shrink-swell characteristics (BaB, BaD, CUB2, CUD2, EnB, END), and slope (BaD, CUD2, END).
<br /> The following soils have very limited restrictions for dwellings without basements due to high shrink-swell characteristics: EnB,
<br /> EnD.
<br /> The following soils are somewhat lm~ited for shallow excavations and roads due to cutbanks cave (BaB, BaD, CUB2, CUD2, EnB,
<br /> END), depth to soft bedrock (BaB, BaD), too clayey (BaB, BaD, CUB2, CUD2, EnB, EnD) and slope (BaD, CUD2, END).
<br /> Development of sit~ will remove existing foresfland from production and result in loss of environmental benefits from forestland
<br /> cover.
<br /> Existing'mature, specimen trees, such as those associated with homestead, should be protected and incorporated into the landscape
<br /> design.
<br /> Care should be taken to prevent negative environmental unpacts during the extension of a sanitary se,wer line along an unnamed
<br /> tributary from the pump station on North Drive to this site. The St. Johns Grange constructed and maintains a nature trail at Mt.
<br /> Pleasant Elementary School along the west bank of the same tributary.
<br />ca Installation ofpedeslrian access between the school and subdivision should be compatible with the school nature trail, which is
<br /> narrow, unimproved, and not designed for high traffic volumes. Interpretative signage is vulnerable to vandalism if public access
<br /> is increased.
<br /> Tax records indicate that the farmhouse was built in 1870. A cultural resource evaluation should precede any development of this
<br /> site.
<br />An)' revisions to this plan should be resubmitted to the Cabarrus Sail and Water Conservation District for review.
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<br />CONTACT(S):
<br />Cabarrus County Planning & Zoning Services, Kassle Goodson, 704-920-2191
<br />Cabarms SWCD & Watershed Improvement Commission, Denms Testerman, 704-920-3303
<br />NC DENR Div. of Forest Resources, Robert Ward, 704-782-6371
<br />NCDENR-Mooresville Regional Office, Groundwater Section, Peggy Finley, 704-663-1699
<br />NCDENR, Div. of Water Quahty, Mooresville Reg. Office, Mike Parker, 704-663-1699
<br />NCDENR, Div. of Water Quality, Raleigh, Todd St. John, 919-733-1786
<br />U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ashevflle Regulatory Field Office, Steve Chapin, 828-271-7980
<br />USDA-N'RCS, Matthew Ki_nane, 704-788-2107
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<br />REFERENCES:
<br />"Recognizing Wetlands." Informational Pamphlet. US Army Corps of Engineers
<br /> [http://www. saw.usace.army.mil/wetlands/regtour.htm]
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<br />"401 Water Quality Certification Program- The Basics." N.C. DENR. Div. of Water Quality, Wetlands Section.
<br /> [http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/basic401 .html]
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<br />"Well Abandonment" Brochure. N.C. DENR. Div. of Water Quahty, Groundwater Section. ['http://gw.eknr.state.nc.us]
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<br />"Avmdmg Tree Damage During Construction." Consumer Informatton Program Fact Sheet. International Society of Arboriculture.
<br />[http://www.isa-arbor.com/consumer/avoiding.htrnl]
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