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' 5 <br /> Water Resources I' <br /> All three project study areas fall within the Neuse River Basin (USGS Hydrologic Unit <br /> 03020201) (DWQ Subbasin 03-04-01). However, the Gordon Thomas Drive study area is <br /> adjacent to the Cape Fear River Basin. The Gordon Thomas Drive and Greenbriar Drive study <br /> areas are within the Eno River Water Supply Watershed. The Byrdsville Road study area is not <br /> in a water supply watershed. <br /> Based on a review of the USGS topographic map and the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) <br /> mapping inventory, an unnamed tributary (UT) to Rhodes Creek flows adjacent to the Gordon <br /> Thomas Drive study area and through the Greenbriar Drive study area. Stony Creek is adjacent <br /> to the Byrdsville Road crossing, and a NWI wetland is partially within the study area. <br /> A full natural resources investigation will be �onducted for the project to d�termine if there are <br /> any impacts to natural resources including jurisdictional waters. <br /> Federally Protected Species <br /> Five (5) federally protected species are listed for Orange County according to the September 22, <br /> 2010 US Fish and Wildlife Service species list. The currently listed species include the <br /> following: <br /> Common Name Scienti ac Na�ne Status* <br /> Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalzrs BGPA* <br /> Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis Endangered <br /> Dwarf wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodo�a Endangered <br /> Michaux's sumac Rhus michauxii Endangered <br /> Smooth coneflower Echinacea laevigata Endangered <br /> *FSC=Federal Species of Concem;BGPA=Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. <br /> A natural resources investigation will be conducted to determine if any endangered or threatened <br /> species are in the project study area. <br /> Historic Architectural and Archaeological Resources <br /> A preliminary database search shows one property listed on the National Register of Historic <br /> Places near the study areas. The Murphy School, on the southwest corner of Old NC 10 and <br /> Murphy School Road (SR 1714), is within 0.3 mile of the Greenbriar Drive crossing but is not <br /> within the study area limits. <br /> NCDOT will conduct appropriate studies to determine if the project will have an effect on <br /> historic or archaeological resources. <br /> 3 <br />