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CABARRUS COUNTY ' <br /> <br /> Post Office Box 707 i~ 12.. 'U L". i ~/;'?'~'""~ <br /> CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025 <br /> I~AYS '~u~u j <br /> M a y 3, 1 9 9 0 ~*:mv ~,~n~qer .j <br /> <br /> Mr. Paul Watson, HDR <br /> 12§ South Tryon Street <br /> Suite 1400 <br /> Cbs'lofts North Carolina 28202 <br /> <br /> Reference: Plashing end Zoning Activity of Wetland <br /> Protections <br /> <br /> Dear Paul: <br /> <br /> I want to tallow up with a letter discussing the items <br /> which I lied been explorin§ over for the past day and a halt <br /> for your information. This morning I revlewea your let tar <br /> which was /axed to me yesterday regarding the comments el <br /> Mr. Frank ~n, of U.S. Army Corps of Engineer. The problem <br /> with Ihs proposed amendments is that in North Carolina, o <br /> ~ona fide [arm is exempted from IocaJ. zoeiug regulations. <br /> Therefore, Ihs suggested revisions which deal w th plowing <br /> eno agricultural operations and crop production or t imber~ng <br /> ore all areas which the zoning regulations cannot address. <br /> <br /> have reviewed the stream seoiment control ordinance <br /> and forest pract ice guidelinos related to water quality. <br /> <br />AS we discussen, the recent January, 1990 NOrth Carolina <br />amenflment does limit the exemption tot forest practices <br />which affect waist quality. Never theloss, ~ t apsears that <br />the State has no law which will reelr ict forest practices <br />wJlhi~ wol and areas. The strongest information that we can <br /> <br />Called BeSl Management Pracliceu (BMP). This volunlery <br />program is slowly being strengthened in forested areas <br /> t ~t af facts water qual ~ ty. In conversation with the <br />Natural Resources and Community Development Oepartmunt of <br />North Carolina, I talked with a number el inOividuals to <br />seek aGdi t ~oeal assistance. In the Land Resources <br />Divisio'n, I talked w th Mai Nevils, Land Quality Sediment <br />Specialist, who nformod me that unless more than one acre <br />~s disturbed, they do not ~eview an erosion conlrol plan. <br />The buffer zones that are required aroun¢ streams are also <br />very conservative. His foeli~ga was that since they cannot. <br />centre agricultural, mining aha forestry which fo lows <br />beat management practices, thoro was lillle enforcement that <br />can be doue nt the local level. Sim larly, 1he waist <br /> <br /> <br />