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or Rural Community Centers , and agreed that the flexibility to allow new rural centers in certain conditions (at strategic locations , with community-scaled services and character) , should be addressed as part of the Study's implementation language and Design Guidebook in 1993-94 . There are currently five Rural Community Centers (Rural Community Nodes ) and 13 Rural Crossroads (Rural Neighborhood Nodes) in County jurisdiction. None of these are found in northern Bingham Township. The closest areas that can provide rural commercial services are located in southern Bingham along NC 54 , or in the Hillsborough area to the north. 2 . Water Supply Watershed Plans The intersection of Bradshaw Quarry and Orange Grove Roads is in the northeastern portion of Cane Creek watershed, approximately two miles upstream of the Cane Creek Reservoir. As a part of the North Carolina Water Supply Watershed Protection Act of 1989 , all water supply watersheds are required to be protected to minimum levels specified by the NC Environmental Management Commission. As part of its ' classification process, the EMC in 1992 classified Cane Creek watershed as WS-II, a classification applied to watersheds with a low density of development. In Orange County, water supply watershed protection has been in place for Cane Creek since 1981, through the designation of Protected Watershed in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, and through implementation sections in the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivisions Regulations. Currently, two zoning overlay districts are applied in areas designated Protected Watershed in the plan. Water Quality Critical Area (WQCA) applies special standards to areas in close proximity to the water supply defined by hydrology and travel time. Protected Watershed-II (PW-II) is applied to the balance of the watershed. Revised plans meeting the state minimum specifications for water supply watersheds in County jurisdictions must be adopted and implemented by January 1, 1994 . Differences between the current Orange County protection and the state minimums are addressed in a separate item to be presented at public hearing on August 23 , 1993 . These proposals would create new overlay districts for both the Watershed Critical Area of Cane Creek watershed and the surrounding watershed area (of which this site is part) . The new districts incorporate a good deal of the existing protection measures, with some modifications to meet the language of state standards . Additionally, a technical study of the Cane Creek watershed is underway at this time. Data gathering on land use and water quality information is underway, and a consultant is expected to be named at any time by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority. Completion of 6