[Durham INC] Durham's 25 sq. mi. donut hole -- where NO water quality control standards exist

[Kevin Davis]

Matt had a nice write-up on the subject.  The topic is also covered at BCR
today:
http://www.bullcityrising.com/2009/02/stormwater-runoff-proposal-draws-flak-from-downtown-stakeholders.html

-- Kevin


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Kevin Davis
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On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Matt Saldana's latest Indy article deals underscores the 25 square mile
> 'donut hole, 'roughly 25 percent of the city," in which no water quality
> control standards exist...yup, that's right...at all.
>
>
> http://www.indyweekblogs.com/triangulator/2009/02/17/urban-chickens-okd-developers-donut-revealed-durham-mayor-wears-carolina-blue/#more-2867
>
> We should all thank Council members Catotti and Woodard, for continuing to
> fight the good fight.
>
> Diane.Catotti at durhamnc.gov,  Mike.Woodard at durhamnc.gov
>
> Already this week (and that's in just three days) I've read about
> developers threatening to move elsewhere if they are forced to adhere to
> environmental protections under consideration (both in Wake and Durham
> Counties). If the whole Triangle imposes such environmental protections, and
> I don't think any of us have a choice, then in order to make good on their
> threat, the development industry will have to move to a less lucrative and
> growing area than Durham, which we all know isn't going to
> happen...particularly in the current economy.
>
> Our past lack of environmental protections is going to cost Durham hundreds
> of millions -- to clean up the pollution already spilling out of Durham
> developments permitted in the last 10-20 years. Too bad we can't charge the
> developers for these retrofits... The least we can do is ensure that what
> little land we have left is developed the way it all should have been from
> the get-go.
>
> -- Melissa (Rooney)
>
>
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