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11-'12.81 12:26 $fllaa�. 003 Ili standards in Falls Lake are consistent with the standards for a WS -III. A WS-III classification would mean about 10% more land area would be defined as critical area in Falls Lake. 6. Jordan Lake: The Jordan Lake water supply watershed in Wake County is appropriate for WS-IV classification as proposed. Comment*. E=ept for the size of the protected area, Wake County's standards in Jordan Lake meet or exceed the standards for a WS-IV. Due to the topography in the Jordan Lake watershed, the 1 mile standard for critical area would result in a smaller critical area than under Wake's existing standards. The size of stream buffers and the Protected area would have to be expanded. Barring unforeseen complications, no major impacts are anticipated in the Wake County portion of Research Triangle Park designated as protected area. If necessary, Wake County could request an exemption or variance from the EMC regarding certain aspects of the water supply rules for Research Triangle Park, 7. Buffalo Creek: The Buffalo Creek tributary in the Little River watershed is not appropriate for WS-IV protected area classification as proposed; adhere to the 5 and 10 mile standards for lakes and river intakes. Comment The land in the Buffalo Creek subbasin is beyond the five mile definition of Protected area. If the five mile standard for protected area is to be exceeded, there should be some good and valid reasons. The Buffalo Creek subbasin (17,660 acres) includes a portion of Rolesville's perimunicipal planning area, rural planning area, the Robertson's Pond special watershed planning area, the U.S. 64 East special highway planning area, all of Wendell's perimuaic4W planning area, and a portion of Zebulon's perimunicipal planning area. The proposal to classify Buffalo Creek as WS-IV protected area is unnecessarily restrictive, inconsistent with the standard for protected area, and inconsistent with Wake County's adopted General Development Plan which designates portions of this area for future urban land uses. 8. Moccasin Creek: The Moccasin Creek tributary in the Contentnea Creek watershed is not appropriate for WS-IV protected area classification as proposed; adhere to the 5 and 10 mile standards for lakes and-river intakes. Comment: The land in the Moccasin Creek subbasin is beyond the five mile definition of protected area_ If the five mile standard for protected area is to be exceeded, there should be some good and valid reasons. The Moccasin Creek subbasin (10,700 acres) includes rural planning area, U.S. 64 East and U.S- 264 special highway planning areas, and the remainder of Zebulon's perimunicipal planning area. The proposal to classify Moccasin Creek as WS-IV protected area is unnecessarily restrictive, inconsistent with the standard for protected area, and inconsistent with Wake County's adopted General Development Plan which designates portions of this area for future urban land--uses. 9. Wake Finislft Plant: The portion of the Neuse River from the Falls Lake darn to the Wake Finishing Plant water intake is not appropriate for WS-IV classification as 3