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(Page 3.8-14) 0 S. 9 TWENTY YEAR TRANSITION: Areas north of Ef land in the McGowan Creek drainage basin and south of I.85 to West Ten Road are designated as Twenty Year Transition. It is anticipated that municipal water and sewer will serve these areas by the end of the plan period. WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED: The majority of Cheeks Township lies in portions of three Water Supply Watersheds. The eastern two-thirds of the Township lies in the Upper Eno Watershed which flows into Corporation Lake and Lake Ben Johnson. About 20% of the Township's northwest corner lies in the Back Creek Watershed which supplies water for Graham and Mebane. Finally, snmll portions of the Cane Creek Watershed extend across the southern boundary of the Township. WATERSHED CRITICAL AREA The Water Quality Critical Area for the Upper'Eno Watershed lies along the eastern boundary of the Township and covers about 25% of the Township land area. It contains the Township's Public Interest Areas and defines the limits for the eastern and western expansion of Efland and Hillsborough respectively. The l::0 ;;; ';::">:<.f>:r t:.:;: ,;>;; giii. ,>:>.:.:.:: ...:.:d In addition to classifying the land in the County, the County's land use planning strategy has been to identify and evaluate potential activity nodes in the Township. The purpose of the activity node is to direct commercial and industrial uses to the most appropriate areas in the Township, preventing strip-type development, and promoting a more compact and efficient land use pattern focused on major intersections in the Township. A total of four activity nodes have been designated in Cheeks Township: REFERENCE: CK-1, Efland Center LOCATION: Efland Commercial Area PLAN CATEGORY: Commercial-Industrial Transition ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION: An existing commercial/industrial node is located in Efland, focused on the intersection of Southern Drive and Mt. Willing Road. This node currently serves as a focal point for lower and medium intensity residential, commercial and industrial uses. As Efland develops, new growth should "infill" suitable vacant land within the immediate area to take advantage of the existing infrastructure which includes the water supply from a central system and the first phase of the Efland Sewer Project. Due to the location of this node entirely within a water supply watershed, industrial and commercial uses should be limited to those types which have a demonstrated record of not generating pollutants, either through the industrial process or the size of the operation, and which are known not to degrade or harm water quality. Those uses which do meet this initial criteria should be designed and built in ways to minimize any other potential negative impacts on the quality of water draining to the Upper Eno watershed. REFERENCE: CK-2, Miles North LOCATION: U.S.70 and Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) PLAN CATEGORY: Commercial-Industrial Transition ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION: This node is located at the intersection of an arterial (US 70) and a collector. Existing commercial uses at or near this site include a small mill outlet and two gas stations, one of which is also a s nAll store. There are no environmental constraints imposed by sensitive lands, but the area does lie in the extreme southwestern corner of the Back Creek Watershed. A rail line is nearby. This site is presently served by a central water system with possible future sewer line extensions. These facts, combined with its proximity to Mebane, create the potential for fairly intensive commercial and industrial uses during the initial phase of the Plan since this node falls within the 10-Year Transition Area that extends beyond the Mebane ETJ. As this site becomes more intensively developed, care should be taken to ensure that the highway intersection is upgraded sufficiently to handle the increased load. 12