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Published by Town of Chapel Hill | Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Metadata Last Checked: July 21, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-07-15T20:04:38.000Z
<p style='text-align:justify;'><b><span style='color:#222222;'>DISCLAIMER FOR PUBLIC-FACING HYDROLOGY (STREAMS &amp; WATERBODIES) DATA</span></b></p> <p style='text-align:justify;'><b><span style='color:#222222;'>June 16, 2022</span></b></p> <p style='text-align:justify;'><span style='color:rgb(34, 34, 34);'>The Town of Chapel Hill Stormwater Management Division (TOCH-SWMD) provides these data for the purposes of research, education, environmental review, assessment, and project planning.  The use of TOCH-SWMD data should not be substituted for actual field surveys. Conditions on the ground should be verified before any land use decisions are made based on TOCH-SWMD data. </span></p> <p style='text-align:justify;'><span style='background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'>Hydrology (stream and waterbody) classifications are only valid for a period of five (5) years since the date of the last site visit.  If a stream or waterbody has not been visited within five years of the “verified date” a new site visit is needed.</span> </p> <p style='text-align:justify;'><span style='color:rgb(34, 34, 34);'>Stream classifications are used to determine the applicability of the Town’s stream buffer regulations.  Wetlands data are incomplete and should not be used for jurisdictional determinations.</span></p> <p style='text-align:justify;'><span style='color:rgb(34, 34, 34);'>TOCH-SWMD makes no warranties as to the completeness and accuracy of the data presented.  The accuracy and completeness of TOCH-SWMD data frequently depends on the date and purpose of the data.</span></p>

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