The Wake County government, and the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) of North Carolina (N.C.-NRCS) are beginning the planning process to develop a Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment for the rehabilitation needs of Crabtree Creek Watershed Structure No. 18 (Site No. 18), also known as Coles Branch Reservoir. The location of Site No. 18 is approximately 4 miles south of the intersection of US Highway 540 and Interstate-40.

This project is part of the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 (Section 313, PL 106-472).  This legislation authorized the USDA-NRCS to work with local community leaders and watershed sponsors to rehabilitate aging watershed dams built under Public Law 78-534, Public Law 83-566, and the Pilot Watershed programs. For Site No. 18, the Wake County government are the local sponsors, working alongside N.C-NRCS.

Wake County and N.C.-NRCS are hosting a public informational meeting.  Meeting date, time, and location are as follows:

Thursday, April 20, 2023

6:00 to 7:30 pm

Morrisville Historic Christian Church

222 Church Street

Morrisville, NC 27560    

The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm. There will be a brief overview about the proposed rehabilitation planning study. The public will have an opportunity to provide either written or verbal comments during the meeting. Comments will be accepted through May 20, 2023. Written comments after the meeting can be submitted to the following address:

Wake County GSA

PO Box 550

Raleigh, NC 27603

Information on the project can be found at the following website: wake.gov/ccwp

Digital comments can be submitted to the following email address: gsa.requestcenter@wake.gov

Original source can be found here.