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11 121 '91 1I:?6 '$9195567515 WAKE CCJ TELECOM Zun�, , 4 RECOMMENDATIONS ON WATERSHED CLASSIFICATIONS 1. Smith Creek: The Smith Creek Water Supply Watershed is appropriate for W5-I1 classification- as proposed. Comment The R-80W zoning standards which Wake County applies in Smith Creek are consistent with the standards for a WS-II. * 2. Little River: The Little River (headwaters) water supply watershed is more appropriate for WS-111 classification than WS-11 as proposed. Comment: In accordance with state guidelines, in 1087 Wake County rezoned the entire watersLed for the Little River reservoir. The standards applied by Wake County to the land around the reservoir conform most closely to the standards for a WS-M. The current standards are believed to provide appropriate watershed protection. A WS-H classification would require that all the laud rezoned to R-40W in 1987 be rezoned again to densities matching the two acre lots required in R -80W. 3. Swift Creek: The rural areas in the Swift Creek watershed are appropriate for WS -III classification as proposed and should be classified as WS-M; the future urban and suburban areas are more appropriate for WS-1V classification and should be classified as WS-IV; the Swift Creek watershed's classification should be split between WS-lII and WS-1V based on the Swift Creek Land Management Plan which has been adopted by Garner, Cary, Apex, Raleigh, and endorsed in concept. by Wake County. Comment Wake County, Raleigh, Garner, Cary and Apex have adopted in concept the Swift Creek Land Management PIan (SCLMP). in the SCL.MP, the adopted standards for rural areas are consistent with the standards for a WS--M while adopted standards for futuue urban and suburban areas in the Swift Creek watershed are consistent with the standards for a WS-1V- 4, Austin Creek: The Austin Greek watershed is appropriate for WS-UI classification as proposed. Comment: Wake County concurs with the Town of Wake Forest which has requested that the state classify the Austin Creek watershed as WS -III. Although the watershed does not contain a public water supply presently in use, it has in the past and may in the future. a. Falls Lake: To further intergovernmental cooperation, we request that the EMC allow local governments more time to develop a regional watershed protection plan for the Falls Lake watershed - If this is not feasible, we recommend that Falls Lake be classified by sub - basin., with all tributaries downstream of a given point classified as WS-IH and all tributaries upstream of a given point as WS-IV. We recommend that 1-85 and the Panther Creek sub -basin be considered as the cut -off point. Comment: The primary water source for the County should receive the highest classification feasible. Except for the definition of critical area, Wake County's QcLstt?r'1 k=alce Cc,-,,t t_t 2 "L1-ftIq R1,v�,r,"