Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

APPENDIX B – WAKE COUNTY PROGRAMS TO MITIGATE SECONDARY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

TABLE B-3 Wake County Watershed Management Plan Implementation Actions and Status Area Implementation Action

Status/Notes registering as required. This study was completed and published in 2005. The study recommended a management program that has not yet been implemented. 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. restoration plans were funded for Lower Williams, Higgins and White Oak creeks to the Town of Cary totaling over $672,000 from USDA NRCS. Through the Soil and Water Conservation District, stream

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. Actively pursue stream restoration, enhancement, and preservation for healthy, impacted, and degraded streams and wetlands through collaboration and partnerships.

Stream Restoration

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. 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 has performed targeted in-stream monitoring, and maintains a Recreational Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program. 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

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