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3`1i r..'r? _~~- 5~~9Et'ByRS ~r_~J'~5"r,~- Chain Alice GorGOr., Franl; Pearson, Nancy Laszlo, 5he.rlene Pilk~y, David Shanklin, Valerie Greenber„ Steve Yuhusz, anc Carl T•Talters AAA?TdTD'C_ STl~>:;~ PP•.FGrl~,'- `arvin Collins, and Susan Smith Dr. Alice Gorden, Planning Board Chair, chaired t;1e Public Hearing. E1. DESIG.I'~ATSt>r] _~?~' ZT~~rR ;1L?r_L,~TY c~212r1a:~„~.~a~,~_~~r_U~Y~";sr~X...~A?cr Arr~ CAI`11; CREEI; T•?F1,^~.F~;~HFDS The purpose of this public hearing item is to receive public comment on the proposed designation of the ?•later Quality Critical Area fur Cane Creek and University La!:e water supply watersheds in the Orance County Land Use Plan and man. ,_ , The 3oard of Con7issioners ap~+rovec7 the designation of the T•?ater Quality Critical Area for the rortions of the ilpper ano watershed in the Tdest Orange Area Study ir. Airil 1984. Application of 4 similar elan designation to the other t:vo water supply watershed designated protected on the Lane Use Plan is c;esirable to establish uniforrity in s*_andard throuchout i:he Co~:nty. mhe designation of the i~Tater S?uality Critical Area for the University La!;e and Cane Cree}: watersher'.s vaould provide for uniform treatment ~= the watersheds c'.esignated on the Land Use Plan as r+rotectec and would subject the zoned portions of the three watersheds to a set of development standards anc? regulations specified for the T•7ater Quality Critical Area zoning district. Collars rage the staff presentation. Collins reviev~ed the actions taken by tl;e Poard following, a public hearing on the T,dater ~ua].ity Critical Area standards and designation of T7~CA for portions of the Upper Eno. He clarified that the•purnose of this public hearing is to hear public comment on the T•?ater nuality Critical Area desi.cnatian for the LTniversity Lake and Cane Creels watersheds. Collins reviewed the methodology for application of the ??~?CA designation noting that it includes the reservoir, shore.lands (lands draining directly to the reservoir ~eithout an intervening stream) and nor.-basin drainage areas (lands draining to the first level of stream directly i`eeding the zeservoi r) . He inc,icated that the T•7(~CA for Cane Creel: includes 3766 acres or 5.A square miles, ,accounting for 1.5v of the total County land area, and that tl~e G•1~CA for University Lake includes 2790 acres on 4.35 square miles, accounting far 1`~ of the total County land area. Everett Billingsly, Bsecutive birector of QT4ASA, spoke to this item, indicating that his comments v:ould also address the standards for the T?a'ter duality Critical Area and T•az zoning districts which vaere submitted to public hearir.a ir. *?ove-~ber 1903. (copy of Billingsley's comments ar. page of these minutes) Gordon responded that the Board had ruled that such comments were appropriate a_nd difficult to separate from discussions an the designation of ?7h CA arras. Billingsley CO;lClllded that OT,~?P.SA supports the County effor4s, but felt that the areas designated should ceperd on what is included on the standards. '_?illingsley added th~.t the Durham City Director of '-rater Resources vrould li!:e the County to adc7ress standarc':s •FOr tlZe Ero Piver feeding ?7urha;.i's seater supply.