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A. A. The following six Watershed Overlays shall be established for lands within the watersheds of public drinking water rivers and reservoirs. Each Watershed Overlay is divided into two areas, a Critical Area (A) and a Protected Area (B), based on their distance from the protected water supply and ridge lines that define the drainage basin.

Overlay

Designation

General Location

M/LR-A

Lake Michie/Little River District A

One mile from the 341 foot MSL normal pool of Lake Michie and from the 355 foot MSL normal pool of the Little River Reservoir, or to the ridge lines defining their drainage basins, whichever is less.

M/LR-B

Lake Michie/Little River District B

The portion of the drainage basins of Lake Michie and the Little River Reservoir not covered by M/LR-A.

F/J-A

Falls/Jordan District A

One mile from the 251.5 foot MSL normal pool of Falls Reservoir and from the 216 foot MSL normal pool of the Jordan Reservoir, or to the ridge lines defining their drainage basins, whichever is less.

F/J-B

Falls/Jordan District B

From the edge of F/J-A Overlay to five miles from the normal pool of the Falls Reservoir and the Jordan Reservoir, or to the ridge lines that define their drainage basins, whichever is less.

E-A

Eno River District A

One mile from and draining to the Eno River water intake.

E-A(2)

Eno River District A2

One-half mile from and draining to the Teer Quarry Eno River water intake.

E-B

Eno River District B

From the edge of E-A to 10 miles from the Eno River water intake, or to the ridge lines that define the drainage area of the intake, whichever is less.

B. The general boundaries of the Watershed Overlays are defined by the distance from the normal pool and ridge line criteria described above, with rights-of-way and property lines used to determine inclusion or exclusion in the Watershed Overlay.

C. The general boundaries and the parcels included within these boundaries are shown on the map entitled "Watershed Overlays Parcels Map", which is included by reference and adopted as part of this Ordinance.

D. Where a general boundary crosses a parcel, parcels one-half acre or less shall be excluded from the Overlay, and parcels greater than one-half acre shall be included. Upon adoption of this Ordinance, the parcels included in each Overlay and their Watershed Overlay designation shall be shown on the Official Zoning Map.