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(r; <br /> Staff feels that the sites added by the Planning Board do not meet <br /> all of these criteria. An additional problem with these sites is that <br /> they are not within identified protected watersheds. The five sites <br /> identified in the Report are. Protected watershed status for much of <br /> Little River Township and eastern Cedar Grove Township might be required <br /> to protect the quality of water flowing to those two sites added by the <br /> Planning Board. For these reasons Planning Staff recommends against the <br /> addition of these sites for protected status. <br /> The Report asks that County water suppliers identify which of_these <br /> sites they would like to be protected. Since the Report is not specific <br /> on their obligation to protect the sites once identified they would most <br /> likely say they will all be needed eventually and should all, therefore, <br /> be protected. The problem of protection would fall tb the County for 4 <br /> of the 5 sites since it has planning jurisdiction where they are located. <br /> The remaining site, site 4, (raise the dam on University Lake) is mostly <br /> in Carrboro's planning jurisdiction. The Lake is surrounded by Universit: <br /> owned lands for which there are currently no development plans. The pro- <br /> tection of this site is therefore less difficult than for the other sites <br /> which are in private ownership. If and when Cane Creek reservoir is <br /> approved it would drop from the list of prime undeveloped sites. <br /> If the BOCC is serious about protecting three sites , then it should <br /> request Planning Staff to identify more specifically the area that would <br /> be inundated by these reservoirs and to suggest zoning language and other <br /> measures which could be used to protect them. Two of the better sites <br /> are in Cheeks Township and the use of zoning for protecting them would <br /> require the zoning of Cheeks Township. <br /> - 5. This 4s. the recommendation on reserving water from Jordan Lake. The <br /> Counth has already acted on this recommendation, <br /> 6. This recommendation has to do with conservation of water. It is <br /> broader than recommendation three in that it would be an ongoing conser- <br /> vation effort not one applied only in times of drought. <br /> The County already promotes water conservation by enforcing the North <br /> Carolina buildingcode which requires low volume toilets and low flow <br /> faucets and showers for new construction and retrofit. There certainly <br /> will be opportunities in the future for the Board to promote a policy of <br /> water conservation. Planning Staff suggests that the Board adopt a <br /> policy to promote water conservation and act on the policy in the future <br /> as opportunity arises. <br /> 7. This recommendation calls for adopting a land use plan which identifie <br /> protected watersheds . The BOCC has laready acted on this recommendation. <br /> 8. This is the recommendation which suggests adopting a land use plan and <br /> associated regulations which prohibit medium- and high-density residential <br /> development as well as commercial and industrial uses form protected <br /> watersheds with the exception of certain parts of McGowan Creek sub-basin. <br /> It also states that development should not hp inn - <br /> 41-$ <br />