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low—density, rura L i ndustria l setting , and establishments wou Ld have to rely on wells end septic tanks for water supply and sewage disposal . Extractive/Disposel Uses . This Land Use Plan category has been established to identify sites which pose problems in terms of planning for appropriate Land uses . Two such sites have been identified , the existing and future landfill sites along Eubanks Road and the American Stone Quarry west of Carrboro on N .C . Highway 54. Resource Conservation Four categories of land have been depicted on the Land Use Plan for resource conservation purposes . These categories include Resource . Protection Areas , Public/Private Open Space Areas , Agricultural Preservation Areas and Water QuaLity Critical Areas . Water Quality Critical Areas . Only one Critical Area exists within the Joint Planning Area though others have been designated in Orange County . A Water Quality Critical Area has been established around University Lake , initially the primary raw water source for Chapel HiLL and Carrboro . The Critical Area includes all lands which drain directLy to University Lake and to -major trunks streams feeding the reservoir . Only . low—density residential uses are permitted in this area at densities not to exceed one dwelling per two acres of Land . Resource Protection Areas . Resource Protection Areas designated on the Land Use Plan include flood plains and wetlands along drainage tributaries and steep slope areas (15% or greater) . These areas form the basis for a comprehensive, parks and open space system which provides the framework within which other Land use categories are to function . Parks have been generally located thoughout the Joint Planning Area using a neighborhood park one—half mile service radius . The parks , as we as portions of Duke Forest , are linked together by a system of greenways extending along drainageways , and pedestrian routes (sidewalks) along thoroughfares . A Resource Protection Area has also been designated along Interstate 40 to recognize the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC] district established to provide a 100 foot buffer along that route . The PLan recommends utilization of portions of the buffer to link park areas together . Public/Private Open Space Areas . Major land areas owned or controlled by both public and private interests in the Joint Planning Area have been designated on the Land Use Plan . These areas include the following : 1 . Duke Forest ; 2 . University of North Carolina Lands ; 73