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91 <br /> lib <br /> Conservation punning for Protection - --`�"'--"--'---------- <br /> Orange County,NoAh Car ins <br /> The Cane Creek Reservoir(8705 Stanford Road)near Mebane <br /> Oaks Road south of the project area serves as a drinking <br /> water supply for 70,000 people and is operated by the Oran , <br /> kd.n, E <br /> Water and Sewer Authority(OWASA).This reservoir ,„ <br /> includes recreational opportunities,including boat rental, <br /> fishing,nature trail and picnic areas.OWASA has acquired E o <br /> more than 1,600 acres of land within the Cane Creek , <br /> Carse reek R-0,lrRake .. <br /> watershed to protect the quality of this resource. • <br /> � CM1ead Mirl <br /> UnIYe ty Lake Ir zke-For additional background visit <br /> i - <br /> https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/drinking <br /> water/drinking-water-protection-program/success- <br /> stories/orange-county Legend N <br /> Hydrology QWtar Supply Walarshad <br /> Highways <br /> 1.6.2.1 Natural Environment <br /> Protected Areas and Open Space, <br /> The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program(NHP)is responsible for surveying and designating properties and <br /> easements where natural resource conservation is one of the primary management goals,also known as managed areas. <br /> This dataset also includes several properties and easements that are not primarily managed for conservation,but that are <br /> of conservation interest. This conservation interest ranges from properties and easements which support rare species and <br /> intact,high-quality natural communities to those that are open spaces in places where open space is scarce.Managed <br /> areas along the project corridor,including two dedicated nature preserves,are shown in Table 23. <br /> 89 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />