Attachment 1

 

Horace Williams Property: Environmental Baseline Study Scope of Work

Area of Study

Scope of Work

Output/Benefits

Existing Related References

Site-wide survey

 

Complete a site-wide land survey (physical and aerial) noting all current features man-made, (e.g. roads, trails, buildings, etc.,) and natural (e.g. lakes, streams, rock out crops, etc.)

Detailed base map and a geographical information system for all site-wide data to provide layered maps to assist planning

USGS maps and surveys

UNC maps and surveys

Orange County title documents

Stormwater

 

Complete a site-wide hydrological model (including definition of microwatersheds and identification of receiving waters)

Model impacts of development on stormwater

Town of Chapel Hill Stormwater survey

Utility GIS and other documents

Surface Water

 

Complete a baseline water quality study for all surface waters (on-site and for all off-site receiving waters

Model impacts of development on surface water

NC DENR Water Quality Reports for Bolin Creek and Morgan Creek

Groundwater

Inventory groundwater resources (non-impacted and impacted by previous site activities) and develop site-wide hydrogeological model

Identification of groundwater resources; Summary of existing impacts and current mitigation efforts or future mitigation needs

 

UNC and NC DENR reports

USGS models

Existing monitoring well information including for water treatment at landfills

Air Quality

Complete a baseline air quality study and develop a micro-meteorological model for the site

Model impact of development on air quality

US EPA air quality data and reports; NC DENR air quality models and monitoring information

Noise and light

Complete a baseline study of noise and light within the Property and along the Property boundaries

Identify ambient, low and peak noise.  Identify base glow and maximum reflective glow and point sources of light

 

Ecology

Complete an inventory of all flora (mapped) and fauna, identifying any endangered, rare and specimen species in need of protection

Identification of preservation areas

Town of Chapel Hill reports

Geology/Soils

Complete a site-wide survey of soils and underlying geologic structure

Information to be used with that developed for groundwater and surface water to determine impacts from on-site activities

Town of Chapel Hill reports

Landfills; former airport and former town facilities

Complete assessment of the environmental impacts in these former operating facility areas, including landfill gas surveys

Summary of existing impacts and any current mitigation efforts or future mitigation needs

UNC reports; Town of Chapel Hill reports