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14 e „. Attachment 2 Chapter 5. Land Use Element A body of water, such as a pond or lake confined by a dam or other barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by gravity or is pumped directly to a treatment plant or to a small intervening storage basin and thence to a treatment plant Reservoir. Class If A body of water, such as a pond or lake confined by a dam or other barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by gravity or is pumped to a Class I reservoir prior to final entrance to a water treatment plant. Resource Protection Area Land designated as Primary Conservation Area which contains sensitive environmental resources, historically significant sites, and features considered unbuildable because of their limitations or unsuitability for development. This includes wetlands and floodplains along drainage tributaries, steep slope areas, (15% or greater), natural areas, wildlife habitats and corridors, and significant historic and archaeological sites. These areas form the basis for a conservation network within which other land uses are situated. New Hone Creek Corridor Open Space Some of the land in the Resource Protection Areas and a portion of the Public Interest Area designated as significant and worthy of protection according to the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan completed in April of 1991. This classification is part of a system of open space in Durham and Orange Counties along New Hope Creek and its tributaries between Eno River State Park and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. The New Hope Corridor Open Space is made up of critical environmental areas such as stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts of historic, educational, or recreational value. For each land use classification, sets of criteria have been developed that describe the physical and environmental context, the projected population change, and resulting land requirements. (See Appendix G: Land Use Plan Category Locational Criteria.) Map 5 -4: Land Use Map, designates the areas where these classifications are applied.