Mining 3. Establish Land Use Plan Overlay Zones: By 2020, Sandhills counties' zoning ordinances will incorporate mining overlay zones that exclude mining in connectors and buffers identified in the Reserve Design Strategies to Mitigate Surface Mining Strategy Objective Working Activities Expand Opportunities for Mining 2 FSC Earmarked funding for Acquisition from user taxes land conservation Diversify strategies beyond acquisition work to expand CWMTF, NHTF, PARTF, and to create earmarked mining tax funding existing or new acquisition programs Reinvigorate existing SALT river corridor plans Create Mining Overlay Mining 3 RDWG*, LPWG mining operations outside of Reserve Design and other sensitive areas Work with counties to create and adopt these zones in County Land Use Planning Create targeted Education Mining 1, CWG Educate the public and decision makers on the damage mining can cause Mining 2, (water quality) if done in the wrong places, i.e. riparian buffers and and Outreach Program for Mining 3 bottomland forests mining impacts on natural Conduct targeted outreach to landowners within connectors and buffers to resources increase enrollment in conservation programs Work with mining Mining 1, SC, RDWG, LPWG* Work to find agreement with mining companies to implement BMPs in Mining 2, connectors and buffers companies to Mining 3 Enforcement and Enhancement of BMPs for mining operations by state and mitigate/cease activities in local governments buffers and connectors Encourage conditional requirements during rezoning requests or other permitting Enforcement and enhancement of BMPs for mining operations Objectives to Reduce Surface Water Withdrawals Objective Details
Mining 3. Establish Land Use Plan Overlay Zones: By 2020, Sandhills counties' zoning ordinances will incorporate mining overlay zones that exclude mining in connectors and buffers identified in the Reserve Design Strategies to Mitigate Surface Mining Strategy Objective Working Activities Expand Opportunities for land conservation Mining 2 FSC Earmarked funding for Acquisition from user taxes Diversify strategies beyond acquisition work to expand CWMTF, NHTF, PARTF, and to create earmarked mining tax funding existing or new acquisition programs Reinvigorate existing SALT river corridor plans Create Mining Overlay in County Land Use Planning Mining 3 RDWG*, LPWG mining operations outside of Reserve Design and other sensitive areas Work with counties to create and adopt these zones Create targeted Education and Outreach Program for mining impacts on natural resources Mining 1, Mining 2, Mining 3 CWG Educate the public and decision makers on the damage mining can cause (water quality) if done in the wrong places, i.e. riparian buffers and bottomland forests Conduct targeted outreach to landowners within connectors and buffers to increase enrollment in conservation programs Work with mining companies to mitigate/cease activities in buffers and connectors Mining 1, Mining 2, Mining 3 SC, RDWG, LPWG* Work to find agreement with mining companies to implement BMPs in connectors and buffers Enforcement and Enhancement of BMPs for mining operations by state and local governments Encourage conditional requirements during rezoning requests or other permitting Enforcement and enhancement of BMPs for mining operations Objectives to Reduce Surface Water Withdrawals Objective Details
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