To the editor:
Property owners may have interpreted last week’s StreamWise article as indicating a 15-foot riparian buffer is sufficient. However our guidance is that property owner’s should endeavor to maintain a minimum 50-foot buffer on properties over an acre in size and 30-feet for those less than an acre. In general, the wider and more heavily vegetated the buffer the better water quality is maintained and the impact of flooding is mitigated.
Chris Steel
Greensboro
