Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

SECTION 6 Mitigation for Secondary and Cumulative Impacts

The Town of Morrisville is an emerging community in western Wake County adjacent to RDU International Airport and RTP. The Town of Cary is its immediate neighbor to the south and west. This area repeatedly has ranked among the top regions in the country to live, work, find a home, start a business, raise a family, and retire. The Town is convenient to schools, parks, shopping, and entertainment. It embraces the best of city life and small town environment and boasts that the Town provides everything needed to live, work, and play in the “Heart of the Triangle.” Because of Morrisville’s proximity to RTP and the center of the region, growth is expected to continue. As the Town continues to grow, to ensure the quality of life for its residents and continue to make it an attractive place to live and raise a family, Town leaders are taking a proactive approach to protecting the environment, preserving open space, and protecting habitat. This is being accomplished by the use of innovative planning approaches and techniques. As part of this program, the Town is working to address environmental concerns related to open space, water and wastewater infrastructure, transportation, and stormwater. The Town has implemented programs to direct growth to a planned central core village, preserve open space, protect riparian buffers, and maintain water quality through zoning ordinances and stormwater programs. This section identifies and discusses the Federal, State, and local programs; these programs mitigate the potential SCI discussed in Section 5. 6.1 Summary of Federal and State Regulations and Programs There are several Federal and State regulations and programs that will mitigate the impacts related to growth. These include: the ESA, the CWA, the Clean Air Act (CAA), the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), stormwater regulations, programs to reduce nutrient loading in the Neuse River basin and Jordan Lake watershed, archaeological protection through various laws and programs, the Sedimentation and Pollution Control Act, the Water Supply Watershed Program Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), the State Revolving Fund (SRF), and the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP). Table 6-1 summarizes these programs and indicates whether local involvement is needed to implement them fully. Where local programs are needed to implement the State and Federal regulations and programs, the program description is provided under the Town regulations and programs discussion in Section 6.2.

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