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Cane Creek W <br />Staff Report <br />o..~en cwmy mains onP.un<~. I°2°ve <br />Current Wate d Protection <br />• County focus onnon- • 6%im 'ous surface <br />structural protection <br /> • Stream bu <br />• Class WS-II watershed <br /> • 1 % maximum o <br />• Changes adopted 1994 watershed can be on- <br />• Two-acre lots residential <br />throughout watershed <br />or°'sn Cmmy PWvung Dev~Ons+s 102696 <br />OWASA Re mendations <br />• Rezone watershed to 5-acre inimum <br />• Allow up to 5 2-acre lots for exis ' act: <br />• Allow open space development, with 0°0 <br />open space and one house per 2-Ac de it} <br />• Tributary detention ponds may be neede <br />• Pursue zoning in Alamance portion <br />• Discuss TDR possibilities <br />°"^sn cwmr P6nms u.v.mw 16269a <br />Cane C?e~k Facts <br />• Reservoir may meet <br />demand to 2030 ~ <br />• 20,227 acres <br />• 90%ofwatershed in <br />Orange County <br />• 78% of watershed is <br />forest or agricultural <br />Ornse Cwnry PWnip °ev~d 102098 <br />Cane Creek 17~a~rshed Study <br />• Current water quality is good, of <br />pristine <br />• Long-term conversion of forest land <br />agriculture and residential will threate <br />water quality <br />• Eight management options modeled and <br />evaluated <br />OmM CwmY Phmiiy Prv~ 1°20198 <br />Staff Evalua~P~l of Options <br />• Watershed lots bigger than ex d... <br />• ...but area growing faster than exp to <br />• Analysis focused on scoping options <br />County watershed protection policy <br />• Site-specific design application <br />• Other possible options evaluated <br />• Identification of three primary options <br />a.nn cWnry Phmi08 °nn~mrn 1a269s <br />1 <br />