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APPENDIX B – WAKE COUNTY PROGRAMS TO MITIGATE SECONDARY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
B-20
The Task Force gauged public support for improvements in stormwater management
and determined whether a collaborative approach and/or program was a logical and
cost-effective way to provide these improvements. The final report was produced in
November 2007 and contains an implementation plan that clearly defines nine
recommendations. Using the plan developed by the Task Force, the County and the
participating municipalities, if desired, will implement the selected collaborative
stormwater management programs.
The following implementation activities have occurred to date:
Developed a model municipal stormwater ordinance adopted by Wendell,
Rolesville, and Zebulon and administered Wake County under an inter-local
agreements with those municipalities
Identified and inspected construction sites where erosion is most likely ongoing
Met with potential partners to establish interlocal agreements for a common
stormwater ordinance
Developed extensive stormwater education programming targeting residents,
businesses, and government partners
B.9
Wastewater System and Well Programs
To help ensure water quality in rural areas, the County administers programs for septic
systems, discharging and non-discharging wastewater systems permitted by North
Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR), and private (individual) and semi-
public (community) wells. The County conducts evaluations, inspects, and issues
permits for septic systems. The County also conducts periodic operation and
maintenance inspections on wastewater systems using more complex technologies.
Additionally, the County provides a technical resource to residents on wastewater
disposal technologies. Finally, the County enforces a local mobile home park ordinance
and investigates all sanitation complaints related to mobile home parks. The County’s
regulations are more stringent than those of the State.
The County recognized that many homeowners do not understand proper maintenance
procedures for septic systems, and have even had calls from homeowners who did not
understand that they were served by a septic system. Thus, the County teamed with the
Raleigh Regional Realtors Association to develop an educational program. The County
developed educational materials and CDs that realtors provide to buyers purchasing
homes on septic systems. The County currently has a project to scan existing septic
system permits. The permits will be available to the public through the County’s iMaps
application.
The County also issues well permits, performs site inspections on wells, and collects
water samples for analysis as required by the State since 2008. The County investigates
complaints related to private water supplies (individual wells) and works cooperatively
with the State Public Water Supply Section to mediate problems with community well
supplies. The County also regulates irrigation wells and open loop geothermal wells
where well water is used.