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< ' I <br /> 5 <br /> classified in this manner . Areas adjacent to the Upper Eno <br /> Water Quality Critical Area are also classified in this <br /> manner as a means of buffering existing and potential <br /> reservoir sites . <br /> RURAL RESIDENTIAL: Much of the land in the- northern third of <br /> the Township is classified as Rural Residential, which <br /> indicates a predominant land use of low density non-farm <br /> residential development. Rural Residential land has been <br /> designated in the area north of Lebanon Road and to a lesser <br /> extent, south of West Ten Road . These areas are being <br /> designated in response to expected demand for such land <br /> pending the completion of I-40 . The designation also <br /> reflects emerging development patterns and a general lack of <br /> identified agricultural lands in these areas . <br /> TEN YEAR TRANSITION: Land in the U. S . 70/I-85 corridor north <br /> of I-85 and extending from the Mebane ETJ to the Upper Eno <br /> Water Quality Critical Area is classified in this manner. <br /> The area already has limited water and sewer service and <br /> additional capacity is expected in the first ten years of the <br /> plan period. <br /> TWENTY YEAR TRANSITION: Areas north of Efland in the McGowan <br /> Creek drainage basin and south of I-85 to West Ten Road are <br /> designated as Twenty Year Transition. It is anticipated that <br /> municipal water and sewer will serve these areas by the end <br /> of the plan period. <br /> WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED: The majority of Cheeks Township lies <br /> in portions of three Water Supply Watersheds . The eastern <br /> two-thirds of the Township lies in the Upper Eno Watershed <br /> which flows into Corporation Lake and Lake Ben Johnson. <br /> About 20% of the Township' s northwest corner lies in the Back <br /> Creek Watershed which supplies water for Graham and Mebane . <br /> Finally, small portions of the Cane Creek Watershed extend <br /> across the southern boundary of the Township. <br /> WATER QUALITY CRITICAL ,AREA: The Water Quality Critical Area <br /> for the Upper Eno Watershed lies along the eastern boundary <br /> of the Township and covers about 20% of the Township land <br /> area. It contains the Township's Public Interest Areas and <br /> defines the limits for the eastern and western expansion of <br /> Efland and Hillsborough respectively. <br /> In addition to classifying the land in the County, the <br /> County' s land use planning strategy has been to identify and <br /> evaluate potential activity nodes in the Township. The <br /> purpose of the activity node is to direct commercial and <br /> industrial uses to the most appropriate areas in the <br /> Township, preventing strip-type development, and promoting a <br /> more compact and efficient land use pattern focused on major <br /> intersections in the Township. <br /> 3 . 8-14 <br />