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14 <br />~,,, . <br />C~~€~~~>r 5: ~a~c~ Ise ~'~~t~t~tti` <br />Attachment 2 <br />A bodv of water, such as a pond or lake, confined by a dam or other <br />barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by <br />gravity or is oumoed directly to a treatment plant or to a small <br />intervening storage basin and thence to a treatment plant. <br />Reservoir. Class fl <br />A bodv of water. such as a pond or lake, confined by a dam or other <br />barrier to be used for public water supniy from which water flows by <br />gravity or is pumped to a Class t reservoir prior to final entrance to a <br />water treatment slant. <br />Resource Protection Area <br />Land designated as Primary Conservation Area which contains <br />sensitive environmental resources, historically significant sites, and <br />features considered unbuildable because of their limitations or <br />unsuitability for development. This includes wetlands and floodplains <br />along drainage tributaries, steep slope areas, (15% or greater), natural <br />areas, wildlife habitats and corridors, and significant historic and <br />archaeological sites. These areas form the basis for a conservation <br />network within which other land uses are situated. <br />New Hope Creek Corridor Open Space <br />Some of the land in the Resource Protection Areas and a portion of the <br />Public Interest Area designated as significant and worthy of protection <br />according to the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan <br />completed in April of 1991. This classification is part of a system of <br />open space in Durham and Orange Counties along New Hope Creek <br />and its tributaries between Eno River State Park and U.S. Army Corps <br />of Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. The New Hope Corridor Open <br />Space is made up of critical environmental areas such as stream beds, <br />floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts of historic, educational, or <br />recreational value. <br />For each land use classification, sets of criteria have been developed that describe <br />the physical and environmental context, the projected population change, and <br />resulting land requirements. (See Appendix G: Land Use Plan Category Locatr'onal <br />Criteria.) <br />Map 5-4: Land Use Map, designates the areas where these classifications are <br />applied. <br />