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Attachment 4 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT - <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director _ 025 <br />Administration m° , o P 306F Revere Road <br />(919) 245 -2575 ` e P. O. Box 8181 <br />(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />www.co.orange.nc.us ° «e <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />John M. Link, Jr., County Manager <br />FROM: Craig N. Benedict, AICP <br />Planning Director <br />Tom Altieri, Supervisor <br />Comprehensive Planning Division <br />RE: Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update <br />Watershed Technical Studies, UNRRA, May 2003 <br />CC: Geoff Gledhill, County Attorney <br />ENCL: Map #1 of current watersheds <br />Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan <br />Table reflecting regulation suggestions <br />Eno River Riparian Corridor Conservation Design <br />DATE: September 3, 2004 <br />At the August 23, 2004 County Commissioners /Planning Board joint work session, there <br />was inquiry regarding the availability of technical water quality studies about watersheds <br />within Orange County. This question was in the context of other studies in Orange <br />County (such as the Cane Creek Protected and Critical Areas and University Lake <br />Protected and Critical Areas studies) that scientifically supported water quality <br />sustainability through lowering land use density and impervious percentage. <br />Technical studies have been recently conducted for the Upper Neuse River Basin <br />Association (UNRRA), which includes 60% (242.5 square miles) of the County <br />comprising primarily the central and northern areas (see Map #1). This includes our <br />watershed areas such as Upper and Lower Eno, Little River, Fiat River and the smaller <br />Hyco Creek basins. <br />GAAdministmdve Div\Sherri\Cmig\L.ink Leum\Link 9 -1 -04 doc <br />