Deadline Extended to Sept. 20! Greater Triangle StewardshipDevelopment Awards Triangle-area developers who demonstrate outstanding environmental stewardship can now apply for their projects to be recognized in a new awards program. The Greater Triangle Stewardship Development Awards Program was created by a group of local environmental professionals who wanted to recognize projects that have met certain criteria for protection, conservation, improvement, and awareness of natural resources and community values. For more information and application package, visit www.trianglestewardship.org

Draft Changes to Watershed Ordinance: Jordan Lake Buffer Requirements  A draft of the county's Watershed Ordinance with proposed revisions required to meet new state regulations to protect Jordan Lake is available for review by residents & the ERB.  UPDATED SEPT. 1: The draft has been revised based on comments from the NC Division of Water Quality, NC Environmental Management Commission, Chatham County's Environmental Review Board and county staff.  Click here to view or print the latest draft version. To view a list of changes made since the last draft, click here. To view the county's response to the NC Division of Water Quality, which clarifies the proposed changes, click here. To view a map of the Jordan Lake Watershed, click here. Send comments on the draft to: Elaine Chiosso or Tara Allden, co-chairs of the ERB

May 2010 Jordan Lake Cleanup A nonprofit, Clean Jordan Lake, worked with Chatham County and other organizations to host a volunteer spring cleanup of a targeted shoreline on May 8, 2010.  The event involved 135 volunteers who removed:  195 bags of plastic bottles 437 bags of trash (3.83 tons) 245 tires on rims  For more information on new state rules to help keep Jordan Lake clean, click here. For more information on volunteer cleanup efforts, including photos from the May 2010 cleanup, click here

Debris on Jordan Lake impacts valuable wildlife

Department Personnel:

• Fred Royal, P. E., Director

Office Location
Dunlap Building
80 East Street
Pittsboro, NC 27312

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 548, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Phone Number: 919-542-8268

Email: fred.royal@chathamnc.org (director)

Ordinances, Reports & Resources:

• Stormwater Ordinance Revised 2009
  
  
• Chatham County Stormwater Ordinance (adopted December 2, 2008)
  
  
• CCP - RFP for Comprehensive Conservation Plan
  
  
• Chatham County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance (revised)
  
  

• Buffer Services Packets

• General Envrionmental Documentation Submittal Form

• RFP for Environmental Assessments

• Environmental Assessment Reports

• Environmental Services Presentations

• Environmental Review Board Members & Information

• Useful Links  

NOTICE: Stormwater Fee Schedule Plan Review - $125/acre for the total disturbed area Stormwater Approval - $125/acre for the total disturbed area All disturbed areas that include a portion of an acre rounds up to next whole acre for fee calculation.