Briar Chapel Water Certification

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BRIAR CHAPEL WATER QUALITY

HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT

AND

NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION

On May 9,2006 the NC Division of Water Quality issued its approval of Briar Chapel’s 401 Water Quality Certification with a series of twelve technical conditions covering wetland impacts to written stormwater management plan, water quality monitoring to insuring the stability of downstream stream banks.

While the details of these conditions do not speak directly to the many concerns of the FHA and its residents at the December, 2005 public hearing in Pittsboro, the Hearing Officer’s twenty three page report does identify many of FHA’s concerns and suggests ways in which these concerns may be dealt with by Briar Chapel. The report, for example, notes that while the request for coordination with local citizen groups cannot be dealt with in the certification, it recommends that since “the company (Briar Chapel) has agreed to meet regularly with local citizens…DWQ should encourage that process via a letter from the staff to the developer.” On the concern over the land application of waste water, the Report suggests that the “DWQ administration needs to address whether it is appropriate to issue a non-discharge permit under the Express Review Program (or otherwise) when high levels of public concern are likely.”

The FHA intends to follow up these – and other considerations contained in the hearing officer’s report - with DWQ and with the developer. We wish to thank all our residents who participated in the hearings and who worked to bring about these hearings. FHA believes that substantial progress has been made in highlighting our concerns.

The entire documents are available in pdf* format by clicking on the link following links:

Hearing Officer’s Report

Certificate

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