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10 <br /> Determine Whether the Mountains-to-Sea Trail May Be Located on OWASA Property <br /> August 19, 2016 <br /> Page 3 <br /> water supplies (Class WS-IV which is less protective)noted that they have problems with ATV <br /> traffic on a trail near one of its treatment plants (not near its water supply) and suggested that one <br /> condition should be that barriers be constructed at the County's expense if that becomes a <br /> problem. The following table summarizes the allowable uses for some water supply reservoirs in <br /> the Piedmont with trails that are not large, multi-purpose reservoirs with trails such as Falls Lake <br /> and Jordan Lake. <br /> Allowed <br /> Utility Lake Lake Classification2 Recreational Uses on <br /> Lake <br /> Stoney Creek Fishing, boating <br /> City of Burlington Reservoir WS-II (electric trolling <br /> motors only) <br /> Fishing, boating <br /> City of Burlington Lake Macintosh WS-IV (electric trolling <br /> motors only) <br /> Fishing, boating, <br /> City of Greensboro Lake Brandt WS-III stand-up paddle <br /> boarding <br /> City of Greensboro Lake Townsend WS-III Fishing, boating <br /> Fishing, boating <br /> City of Raleigh Lake Benson WS-III (electric trolling <br /> motors only) <br /> City of Raleigh (Town Smith Creek Fishing boating <br /> of Wake Forest) Reservoirs WS-II (electric trolling <br /> motors only) <br /> City of Raleigh gained control of Smith Creek Reservoir when they merged utilities with the Town of Wake <br /> Forest. However,City does not plan to use Smith Creek Reservoir as water supply in future,and plans to return it <br /> to Town of Wake Forest. Town may seek to reclassify the reservoir. <br /> 2 The Division of Water Resources classifies water supplies as WS-I,WS-II,WS-III,WS-IV,and WS-V with WS-1 <br /> having the highest level of protection and WS-V having the lowest. WS-I watersheds are undeveloped. WS-II <br /> watersheds are largely undeveloped;general permits(insignificant impacts)for wastewater discharges. WS-III <br /> waters have low to moderate development;general permits allowed as well as some small domestic wastewater <br /> discharges. WS-IV watersheds are moderately to highly developed; all classes of wastewater discharges <br /> permitted. <br /> Other Risks <br /> The County is evaluating the risks that members of the public raised at the June 23 Board of <br /> Directors meeting: fire risk, emergency response, safety, and insurance. County staff will be <br /> available at the August 25 Board of Directors meeting to provide a verbal summary of their <br /> 4.4 <br />