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V' should be University Lake watershed, the Upper Eno water- , ' shed which drains to Lake Ben Johnson and the watershed of proposed Cane Creek Reservoir. 8. Orange County should adopt a Land Use Plan and associated regulations which preserve and enhance water quality in protected watersheds. Certain point sources of pollution including sewage treatment plants, land fills, hazardous waste generators, storage facilities or disposal sites, and major new highways should be prohibited from these watersheds. Urban development including medium-and high- density residential, commercial and industrial uses should be prohibited fram University Lake and Cane Creek watersheds. Medium-and high-density residential housing, and commercial and industrial development in the Upper Eno watershed should be directed to the McGowan Creek sub-basin. Strict water-quality related standards should be imposed on dev- elopment in the McGowan Creek watershed. Develooment should not be promoted in the Seven Mile Creek sub-basin and any industry which does propose to locate in that watershed should be able to show that it will not have any impact on water quality. If development intensifies in the McGowan Creek sub-basin the water quality in Lake Ben Johnson and Corporation Lake should be monitored. Any decrease in water quality which does occur may necessitate either moving the intake pipes of the Orange-Alamance Water Systems and the Town of Hillsborough upstream of the confluence of - - McGowan Creek and the Eno River or an earlier development of Seven Mile Creek reservoir than might be necessary based on water demand alone. 9. The Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough and Chatham and Alamance Counties should incorporate the findings and recommen- dations of this report into their Land Use Plans and develop- ment regulations. 10. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority should adopt a policy which states that it will not extend sewer and water lines into the University Lake and Cane Creek watersheds except in emergency situations. The Town of Hillsborough, the Town of Mebane and Orange-Alamance Water Systems should adopt policies that state that they will only extend sewer and water lines into the McGowan Creek sub-basin of the Upper Eno watershed in accordance with the Land Use Plan of Orange County except in emergency situations. 11. Orange County should extend coverage of its zoning ordinance to include the proposed protected water supply watershed areas in Bingham, Hillsborough, Cheeks and Cedar Grove Townships. 12. Orange County should implement the following zoning dis- tricts and associated performance standards in protected watersheds: A minim= 2 acre residential lot size coupled