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APPENDIX B – WAKE COUNTY PROGRAMS TO MITIGATE SECONDARY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
B-12
TABLE B-3
Wake County Watershed Management Plan Implementation Actions and Status
Area
Implementation Action
Status/Notes
registering as required.
Conduct a pilot study to obtain better information on the
causes of septic system failure and failure rates. If the
study indicates that a management entity would be
appropriate to assist homeowners on maintenance and
operation practices for their septic systems, formulate
recommendations relative to such a management
entity.
This study was completed and
published in 2005. The study
recommended a management
program that has not yet been
implemented.
Stream Restoration
Actively pursue stream restoration, enhancement, and
preservation for healthy, impacted, and degraded
streams and wetlands through collaboration and
partnerships.
Partnering with other groups has
occurred to obtain CWMTF funds to
purchase stream corridors.
The Soil and Water Conservation
department partnered with
environmental engineering firms to
install BMPs on land connected to
stream restoration projects. Along
with state funds, EPA-319 funds are
used to protect streams.
Through the Soil and Water
Conservation District, stream
restoration plans were funded for
Lower Williams, Higgins and White
Oak creeks to the Town of Cary
totaling over $672,000 from USDA
NRCS.
Develop a high-level funding program to implement the
watershed management plan.
Develop an in-stream monitoring program to continue to
characterize the quality and quantity of the County’s
water resources.
The County has performed targeted
in-stream monitoring, and maintains a
Recreational Beach Water Quality
Monitoring Program.
Work with Environmental Education and Environmental
Information Providers to develop effective programs
and services for a variety of audiences on watershed
science, data, and trends; pollution sources and their
environmental, economic, and societal impacts; and
BMPs and stewardship actions that protect and sustain
surface water resources.
The County provided environmental
education programs that address
surface water and watershed issues
through its Soil and Water
Conservation Department.
B.5
Riparian Buffers and Floodplain Protection
This section describes the County’s riparian buffer and floodplain protection programs,
including its 2010 Hazard Mitigation Plan (Wake County, 2010b).
Riparian Buffers
Wake County’s Riparian Buffer Protection Program meets or exceeds the Neuse River
Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW) rules and Jordan Lake Rules, discussed in Section 6 of