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o {Bolin and Booker Creeks} <br />o Orange County <br />o Chapel Hill <br />o Carrboro <br />o Durham <br />Participants in Planning Process <br />- Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham <br />- UNC at Chapel Hill <br />- OWASA <br />- Triangle Land Conservancy <br />- Morgan Creek Valley Alliance <br />- Friends of Bolin Creek <br />- NC Wildlife Commission <br />- US Fish and Wildlife Service <br />- US Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />- Triangle J Council of Governments <br />Improve and Pralect Watershed Functions <br />Accomplishing this goal involves: <br />- addressing eutrophication in lakes <br />- in-stream water quality conditions <br />- modification of floadplain hydrology <br />- headwater stream stability and sediment loading <br />- aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat <br />Three Phases of Assessment <br />Preliminary Findings <br />Detailed Assessment <br />Targeting of Management <br />Preliminary Findings <br />- erosion and sediment in streams <br />- impaired water quality/toxicity <br />- degraded aquatic and terrestrial habitat <br />- Jordan Lake nutrient loads and TMDL <br />Potential Sources: <br />- Urbanization <br />o Imperviousness <br />o Disturbed buffer <br />o Floodplain encroachment <br />o Leaking sewer/septic <br />- Agriculture <br />o Disturbed cover <br />o Livestock access <br />