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UPPER NEUSE CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE. Wake County Board of Commissioners June 2, 2008 Reid Wilson Conservation Trust for North Carolina. PURPOSE. To protect drinking water quality and water supply through conservation of targeted properties Cost-effective approach
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UPPER NEUSE CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE Wake County Board of Commissioners June 2, 2008 Reid Wilson Conservation Trust for North Carolina
PURPOSE • To protect drinking water quality and water supply through conservation of targeted properties • Cost-effective approach • Limits polluted runoff and sedimentation • Maintains natural water cycle • Recreation and wildlife habitat benefits
CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS • Conservation Trust for North Carolina • Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association • Eno River Association • Tar River Land Conservancy • Triangle Greenways Council • Triangle Land Conservancy • Trust for Public Land
City of Raleigh Wake County Orange County Durham County City of Durham Town of Butner Town of Hillsborough City of Creedmoor NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund NC Dept of Environment & Natural Resources NC National Guard NC Plant Conservation Program Natural Heritage Trust Fund NC Botanical Gardens NC Cultural Resources NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program NC State Parks South Granville Sewer and Water Association Duke Power UNCWI Project Partners
ACQUISITIONS • Projects Completed: 24 projects totaling 1,800 acres, protecting over 17 miles of stream buffer • Total Land Value: Over $19 million
ACQUISITIONS in PROGRESS • Projects In Progress: 26 projects totaling 3,919 acres, 39 miles of stream buffer • Total Value: Over $27 million
WAKE COUNTY’S CONTRIBUTIONS • Creedmoor Road (Angell/Copeland) tract - $1.7 million - closed • Sinclair tract - $3.5 million
Eno River Association Confluence Project
Triangle Land Conservancy Little River, Flat River, and Historic Stagville
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association Stream Restoration