Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

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

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.

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