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136 <br /> (2) Resource Conservation., Four categories of land have <br /> been depicted on the Land Use Plan for resource <br /> conservation purposes. These categories include <br /> Resource Protection Areas, Public/Private Open Space <br /> Areas. Agricultural Preservation Areas and Water Quality <br /> Critical Areas. (Of particular relevance to OPEN SPACE <br /> are Resource Protection Areas and Public/Private Open <br /> Space Areas.) <br /> (3) Resource Protection Areas designated on the Land Use <br /> Plan include flood plains and wetlands along drainage <br /> tributaries and steep slope areas (15% or greater) . <br /> (4) Major land areas owned or controlled by both public and <br /> private interests in the Joint Planning Area have been <br /> designated on the Land Use Plan. These areas include <br /> the following: <br /> 1. Duke Forest; <br /> 2. University of North Carolina Lands; <br /> 3. U.S. Government lands associated with conservation <br /> areas around the Jordan Lake Reservoir; <br /> 4. Orange Water and Sewer Authority lands associated <br /> with conservation areas around University Lake and <br /> raw water storage in the former quarry site on N.C. <br /> Highway 54; and <br /> 5 . Camp New Hope Conference and recreational center. <br /> (2) pp. 82-83. <br /> ,^?TAWARD <br /> (1) LOCATIONAL CRITERIA: PUBLIC INTEREST AREA - too lengthy <br /> to enumerate (1) p. 3.4-7. <br /> (2) LOCATION STANDARDS MATRIX: RESOURCE CONSERVATION - too <br /> lengthy to enumerate - (2) p. 62. <br /> REFERENCES ` <br /> (1) Orange County, Land ILIA P, an, September 1981. <br /> (2) Joint planning, land all Elan, October 1986 . <br />