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B. Propose on August 15 that the Upper Eno basin be classified WS -II or WS -III, as deemed <br />appropriate. <br />C. Propose that the Seven -Mile Creek sub -basin and the Lower Eno area remain WS -IV <br />(because of existing and future development within the basin and the presence of <br />Interstate 85 and 40), and that the areas upstream be classified WS -II or WS -III. <br />3. DEFINITION OF FUTURE WATER SUPPLIES <br />(LOWER ENO) <br />Issue <br />The principal issue in the Lower Eno watershed is simply a question of what water sources in <br />Durham County are to be protected. As a WS-IV watershed, the "protected area" for special <br />standards extends five miles from a reservoir or ten miles from a river intake. <br />On the official NCDEM watershed maps, an existing emergency water intake on the Eno River <br />is recognized as a water source. However, the Durham City-County Planning Department did <br />not recognize this as a water supply on their watershed forms. The future use of the emergency <br />water intake is being decided by Durham at this time. <br />If this intake is not to be protected, there is no Lower Eno watershed for Orange County. <br />A letter from the Orange County Planning Director to the Durham City-County Director asks <br />for an official response to this matter. <br />bssiblc Aft=ativ <br />A. If intake is to be utilized, adopt watershed protection plan for WS -IV Lower Eno. <br />4. IlVI UCATIONS OF HII.ISBOROUGH COOPERATIVE PLANNING <br />(LOWER ENO) <br />If the Lower Eno "protected area" remains as is currently shown (see 3 above), a small portion <br />of the proposed Hillsborough Transition Area and a significant part of the proposed Non Urban- <br />Rural Area will fall into this category. WS -IV "protected area" has a maximum density of 2 <br />lots/acre and 24% impervious surface unless structural controls are used. <br />.mid - ! _ i , - <br />A. Respond to EMC at August 15 public hearing? <br />% <br />