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brings about a change in the natural use of land. Trees and other vegetation disappear and soil is covered over by buildings, roads, driveways, parking lots. New or increased sources of possible pollution appear that could influence water quality. What development activity now exists within the Clevenger’s Corner Village Center Plan, north of US 211?

One business is the South Wales Business & Mini Storage facility. How is potential pollution handled there? The 560-unit storage facility has a tightly written lease agreement that renters sign.

It states the renters will not store flammable, explosive, dangerous, hazardous, or toxic materials; or items in violation of any Board of Health, Sanitary Department, Police Department of any other governmental agency requirements; or leave vehicles or fuel-driven equipment unless fuel tanks are empty (recreational vehicles are stored out back).

If people violate these terms, they are in significant legal trouble. There is a lot of pavement about the storage facility (currently, about 1015 vehicles visit the storage facility a day), and thus when it rains there is runoff from this impervious surface.

But the large depression at the corner of US 211 and Old Bridge Road (Route 622) has been designed to handle such storm water runoff and to cope with any future runoff from commercial development

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