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16 <br /> Slide #5 <br /> Watersh ed s Buckh o rn EDD& H i Ilsbor-o ugh ED D <br /> .1, <br /> I M1: 1! ]11 YI <br /> L%SL 1 <br /> I .. <br /> If I U ppar E na <br /> Naw Cjt&k <br /> I <br /> 1 <br /> 1�I Lower Erro <br /> 4aw C►eek ,., Cane Creek #k a° + <br /> ( I�IX <br /> ].5,{ti - <br /> I �� hSIMIS <br /> .- <br /> �YfS� <br /> Craig Benedict reviewed the information in the background materials regarding state <br /> rules for watershed protection versus the higher amount Orange County. He said no EDDs are <br /> located in critical watershed areas. He said that the Upper Eno watershed was designated a <br /> critical area by Orange County. He said that in the late 1980s the county studied placing a <br /> reservoir in the Upper Eno watershed, but that is no longer a consideration. <br /> Craig Benedict referred back to slide #4. He said there is additional water and sewer <br /> capacity through agreements with Mebane. He said that water and sewer lines built by the <br /> county are now Mebane's responsibility to maintain. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked for confirmation that the Upper Eno watershed is a <br /> hypothetical area, which equates to six times more than what the state requires of the county <br /> and is based on a theoretical reservoir that never came to fruition and will never come to be. <br /> Craig Benedict said she was correct. He said the county has purchased a lot of <br /> properties in that watershed for preservation purposes but there is no opportunity for a future <br /> reservoir in that area. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked for confirmation that it is county-owned land, designated <br /> for preservation. She asked if she is correct that it would not be eligible for any development. <br /> Craig Benedict said she was correct. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked for confirmation that the West Ten Road sewer system <br /> can be upgraded. <br /> Craig Benedict said it can be upgraded. He said there is an upgrade planned to put <br /> sewer under the interstate. He said that the engineering design pumps one way but, in the <br /> future, they can pump to where there is more capacity. <br />