Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

SECTON 6 – MITIGATION FOR SECONDARY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

rate for use of reclaimed water for non-potable uses, where applicable. Rates are higher for customers outside the Town limits (Town of Cary, 2014c).

TABLE 6-6 2014 Single-Family Residential: Customers Inside Cary or Morrisville Corporate Limits (charge per 1,000 gallons) Tier

Cost per Kgal

Tier 1 (usage: 0 – 5,000 gallons) Tier 2 (usage: 5,001 – 8,000 gallons)

$3.60 $4.08

Tier 3 (usage: 8,001 – 23,000 gallons) or up to water budget amount Tier 4 (usage: > 23,000 gallons) or over water budget amount

$5.79

$11.29

Source: Town of Cary, 2014c

6.2.7 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling The Town’s Public Works Department is responsible for overseeing the contract with Waste Industries to provide solid waste collection and disposal for Town residents. To prevent littering and dumping, solid waste from residents is collected each week and large, recyclable bulk items, such as furniture, scrap metal, stoves, and cardboard, are collected twice per year. The Town encourages recycling and the solid waste contract includes weekly collection of recyclables. The Town’s UDO requires that provisions for the collection of recyclables be made at apartment and condominium developments. Newspapers, glass, aluminum beverage cans, plastic milk and soda containers, and corrugated cardboard may be recycled through the Town’s contract. 6.2.8 Air Quality Protection 6.2.8.1 Town of Morrisville Air Quality Efforts The Town’s Transportation Plan, adopted in 2009, encourages the Town to support the development of a regional transportation network. The plan also includes pedestrian and bike elements, which will reduce air pollution by reducing vehicular traffic (Louis Berger Group, 2009a). The Town also passed a bond in 2012 to complete the McCrimmon Parkway Extension, which will serve as a bypass to NC54 and alleviate congestion. The Town has already reconnected Kit Creek Road, and has plans to reconnect Airport Boulevard in the future. These reconnection projects increase connectivity and decrease idle time. These efforts are intended to be further enhanced by synchronized signals, most of which are operated either through the Town of Cary or NCDOT. The purpose of the McCrimmon Transit small area plan is to prepare for expanded bus service and rail transit service, both of which will decrease air pollution by reducing vehicular traffic, discussed in more detail below. The development of sidewalk, greenway, and bike trails encourages alternative forms of transportation, further decreasing air pollution. The Town also participated in an international walk-to-school day in 2013, with over 200 students participating. Other transportation planning efforts to improve pedestrian walkways and bikeways include installation of Indian Creek Greenway, grants for sidewalks along NC 54 in the vicinity of NC 540, the sidewalk development project along Church Street creating a “pedestrian loop”

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