NCDOT Clearcut Permitting Program Does not Protect the Public Interest
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NCDOT Clearcut Permitting Program Does
not Protect the Public Interest
By Ryke Longest
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Cutting on NC 147
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Say Goodbye to Trees
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Logging in Buncombe
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Some ODA Objections• “SB 183 does not guarantee that
municipal comments will be given any kind of weight.”
• Objects to“a no cut zone for property if Prohibited by unidentified "State or Federal rules, statutes, or permits."
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Irwin Creek SWIM Buffer -I77 Charlotte
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Co. Clearcut All Trees• 53 trees more than four inches• Cherry, Elm, Maple, Cedar, Pear and
Myrtle• Paid $1,762.50 for one “existing”
tree (plus $200)• Salvage value of public’s trees not
compensated by Adams=$34,200
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Irwin Creek Cut on Both Banks
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Charlotte’s Objection• Charlotte Objected Citing City
Ordinances to Prevent Erosion• “Trees proposed to be removed are
growing on and protect steep embankment from erosion into creek, protecting water quality.”
• Irwin Creek Flows to Catawba• NC DOT Ignored Objection
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Slopes Eroding Already
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Hazardous Waste in Soil Near Billboard Site
• In 1993, EPA removed:– 6,069 Drums of Waste– 13 Roll Off Containers– Tankers holding PCBs, solvents and cyanides– Four Underground Tanks
• CMUD Soil Tests in 1998 and 2000 positive for barium, lead, cadmium, chromium, And mercury
• Soils should not be disturbed!
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Billboard Clearcut and CERCLA Site
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Environmental Review• No record that NC DOT checked with
DENR or EPA• Registered Brownfields agreement
Prohibits owner from disturbing Soil• No Mention of hazards in soil• Charlotte’s objections Should be
respected, instead of Ignored
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Ryke LongestCLINICAL PROFESSOR OF LAW
Duke University School of LawP.O. Box 90360
Durham, NC 27708-0360(919) 613-7207 (phone)
Email: [email protected]