WSCO_CHAT_WSWP boundary change request approval letter_20230523

ROY COOPER
Gavernar
ELIZABETH S. BISER.
Secretary
DOUGLAS R. ANSEL
Interim Diremr
Mr. Jason Sullivan, Planning Director
Chatham County
PO Box 54
80-A East Street
Pittsboro, NC 27312
NORTH CAROLINA.
,Envirorunenral Quality
May 23, 2023
Subject: Chatham County
Morgan Creek and Haw River/Jordan Lake water supply watershed protection boundary
request
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
The Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) reviewed and approved the
proposed revisions to water supply watershed protection boundary between Morgan Creek (WS-II NSW)
watershed and Haw River/Jordan Lake (WS-IV NSW) received by our office on March 7, 2023, May 1,
2023, and May 15, 2023. The survey and supporting documentation demonstrate that the actual water
supply watershed protection boundary is several feet north of the existing boundary and about 1.94 acres
on the project site drains to Haw River/Jordan Lake watershed and not Morgan Creek watershed.
DEMLR approves these boundary changes in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-214.5
and North Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC .0100, .0200, .0620-.0624. Specifically, 15A
NCAC 2B .0623 (4) requires that all revisions to the water supply watershed boundaries must be
approved by the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) or its designee prior to adoption by the
local government.
We appreciate Chatham County's efforts to help protect the vital public water supplies of this state.
Please contact meat paul.clark&cderingov or [phone], should you need assistance.
Sincerely,
Paul Clark
Water Supply Watershed Protection Coordinator
cc: Chris Bostic, Kimley-Horn
Bill Denton, Raleigh Regional Office, Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality l Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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