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128 <br /> I <br /> STATE: North Carolina <br /> NAME OF PROJECT AREA: Back Creek Reservoir Watershed ' <br /> Critical Area Treatment <br /> COUNTY- Orange, <br /> 1. Project Descri Lion <br /> The Back Creek Reservoir Watershed Critical Area Treatment project will <br /> encourage both local small farmers and urban citizens to carry out an effective <br /> conservation and environmental program that will benefit everyone. Improvement <br /> .of water quality, as well as protecting land resource base are the principal <br /> objectives of this project. <br /> Presently in this watershed, is the Quaker Creek Reservoir which is used <br /> as a municipal water supply. A severe sedimentation problem exists in this <br /> reservoir .today. ... This reservoir will soon be enlarged, and if the problem is _ <br /> severe now, we are sure that the problem will become greater unless we stabilize <br /> sediment producing areas. <br /> If these proposed measures are carried out, not only will farm productivity <br /> be increased, but the economic and environmental conditions for everyone will <br /> be improved. This can only be accomplished through a joint cooperative effort <br /> of all. <br /> In 1978,..the_US_Department of Agriculture approved funding for the North <br /> Central Piedmont Resource Conservation ar.d Development Project in the Back <br /> Creek Watershed. This RUD Project is a joint venture of both Alamarce and <br /> Orange Counties. Back Creek Watershed consists of 42,496 acres. Forty percent, <br /> or 17,000 + acres, is in Orange County and 60 percent, or 25,000 + acres, in <br /> Alamance County. <br /> Alamance County received approval for a special RCP demonstration project <br /> in 1978. In order to effectively carry out the needs of all farmers in this <br />