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6 <br /> 1 o Carrboro <br /> 2 o Durham <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Participants in Planning Process <br /> 5 <br /> 6 - Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham <br /> 7 - UNC at Chapel Hill <br /> 8 - OWASA <br /> 9 - Triangle Land Conservancy <br /> 10 - Morgan Creek Valley Alliance <br /> 11 - Friends of Bolin Creek <br /> 12 - NC Wildlife Commission <br /> 13 - US Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> 14 - US Natural Resources Conservation Service <br /> 15 - Triangle J Council of Governments <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Improve and Project Watershed Functions <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Accomplishing this goal involves: <br /> 20 - addressing eutrophication in lakes <br /> 21 - in-stream water quality conditions <br /> 22 - modification of floodplain hydrology <br /> 23 - headwater stream stability and sediment loading <br /> 24 - aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Three Phases of Assessment <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Preliminary Findings <br /> 29 Detailed Assessment <br /> 30 Targeting of Management <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Preliminary_ Findings <br /> 33 <br /> 34 - erosion and sediment in streams <br /> 35 - impaired water quality/toxicity <br /> 36 - degraded aquatic and terrestrial habitat <br /> 37 - Jordan Lake nutrient loads and TMDL <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Potential Sources: <br /> 40 <br /> 41 - Urbanization <br /> 42 o Imperviousness <br /> 43 o Disturbed buffer <br /> 44 o Floodplain encroachment <br /> 45 o Leaking sewer/septic <br /> 46 - Agriculture <br /> 47 o Disturbed cover <br /> 48 o Livestock access <br /> 49 <br /> 50 <br /> 51 <br />