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96 <br /> lib <br /> More information on water supply planning is available at https://deq,.nc.gov/about/divisions/water- <br /> resources/planning/water-supplyplanning. <br /> 1.6.2.3 Wildlife Resources and Natural Heritage Elements <br /> While it is not expected that this corridor study project would directly impact plant or animal species,best management <br /> strategies during construction must be implemented to protect aquatic habitats within and downstream of the project <br /> study area. <br /> The NC Natural Heritage Program(NHP)is responsible for identifying occurrences of rare plants and animals, <br /> exemplary or unique natural communities,and important animal assemblages (see Figure 31).Collectively,these plants, <br /> animals,natural communities,and animal assemblages are referred to as elements of natural diversity,or simply as <br /> elements. <br /> Some of the NHP resources that have been identified include: <br /> ➢ Easements of land managed by several agencies: <br /> o NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund(State) <br /> o NC Division of Mitigation Services(State) <br /> o Triangle Land Conservation Easement(Private) <br /> ➢ Orange County Water and Sewer Authority(OWASA)Property(Local) <br /> ➢ Orange County Open Space (Local) <br /> Six Natural Heritage Natural Areas(Name-Rating—ID) <br /> °. o Eno River Mesic Slopes and Floodplain—General—NAID#2197 <br /> o Eno River Aquatic Habitat—Very High—NAID#980 <br /> o Poplar Ridge Slopes and Bottom—Very High—NAID#2190 <br /> o Eno River/Cates Ford Slopes and Uplands—Very High—NAID#1701 <br /> o Eno River Mountain Spleenwort and Rhododendron Bluff—General—NAID#2359 <br /> o Middle Eno River Bluffs and Slopes—Very High—NAID#455 <br /> ➢ 30 Natural Heritage Element Occurrences,which are primarily Natural Communities located west of the Town of <br /> Hillsborough. <br /> 94 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />