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10 <br />• State of North Carolina (Eno River State Park) <br />• OWASA <br />• The Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Mebane and Hillsborough <br />• Orange County Health Department <br />• Orange County Recreation and Parks Department <br />• Orange County Planning Department <br />• Commission for the Environment <br />• Historic Preservation Commission <br />• Agricultural Districts Advisory Board <br />• Water Resources Committee <br />• Planning Board <br />• Others not yet identified <br />~'~ . "'~ . ~ ~ ~ -fi.-.: r <br />~. r <br />Planning Flexible Development and open space <br /> issues, Environmental Impact Ordinance, <br /> protection of watersheds and natural <br /> resource sites through ordinances; GIS data <br /> sharing; other operational coordination <br />Soil and Water / NRCS Possible acquisition of farmland conservation <br /> easements/land resources, farmland <br /> preservation, surface water resource <br /> protection (for agricultural operations), other <br /> conservation programs <br />Environmental Health Water Resources (ground water) programs, <br /> watershed protection <br />County Engineer Water Resources (ground water) programs, <br /> watershed protection <br />Cooperative Extension Service Farmland preservation <br />Recreation and Parks Coordination on parkland acquisition, passive <br /> recreation (open space) lands <br />Economic Development Sustainability <br />Tax Assessor Coordination of Use Value program with other <br /> conservation initiatives, such as farmland <br /> preservation and property appraisals <br /> necessary for buying conservation <br /> easements <br />The department may also coordinate its work with other groups such as the <br />Schools and Land Use Councils and the Master Recreation and Parks Work <br />Group. <br />