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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table
of Contents
Section 1 - Introduction
Section 2 -
Current Watershed Conditions and Major Stressors
Figure
2.1 - Sub-Watersheds in the Peachtree-Martins Creek Planning
Area
Figure 2.3 - Tiers Representing Levels of Ecological
Function, by Sub-Watershed
Figure 2.4 - NCDWQ Biological Community Sampling Sites and
NC Wildlife Resources Commission Survey Sites
Figure 2.5 - Condition of Riparian Areas in Low Gradient Vs.
High Gradient Zones (IPSI Database, TVA)
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Figure 2.6 - Distribution of Total Sediment Load by Source,
IPSI Model Estimates (TVA)
Figure 2.7 Sites Monitored by NCDWQ for Fecal Coliform
Bacteria in 2007
Section 3 -
Future Threats to Watershed Function
Figure
3.1 - Expected Land Use Distribution for the
Peachtree-Martins Creek Planning Area, 2005-2015
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Figure 3.2 - Extent of New Development from 2005-2015, by
Sub-Watershed
Figure 3.3 - Projected Percent of Impervious Cover (2015)
and Extent of Change in Impervious Cover (2005-2015)
Figure 3.4 - Location of Harshaw Branch Drainage
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3.5 - Estimated Percent Reduction in Total Suspended Solids
Loads from Management Strategies
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Figure 3.6 - Estimated Percent Reduction in Total Phosphorus
Loads from Management Strategies
Figure
3.7 - Estimated Percent Reduction in Total Nitrogen Loads
from Management Strategies
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Figure 3.8 - Estimated Percent Reduction in Total Pollutant
Loads from Management Strategies
Section 4 -
Overview of Recommended Strategies
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Section 5 - Identification of Focus
Areas
Figure
5.1 - Recommended Focus Areas for Management Activities
Section 6 -
Strategies to Address Causes of Existing Degradation
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6.1 - Location of Potential NCEEP Stream Project Sites
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6.2 - Location of Potential Stormwater Retrofit Sites on the
Tri-County Community College Campus
Section 7 -
Preservation Strategies and Priorities
Figure
7.1 - Potential Preservation Tracts with at Least Fifty
Acres of Forest Cover
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7.2 - Potential
NCEEP Preservation Sites
Section 8 -
Strategies to Mitigate Future Development Impacts
Section
9 - References Cited
Appendix
A - Supplemental Maps and Tables
Figure
A1 - High and Low Gradient Topographic Zones in the
Peachtree-Martins Creek Planning Area
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A2 - Percent of Impervious Cover by Sub-Watershed, March
2005 (IPSI Database, TVA)
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A3 - Stream Reaches with Adequate Riparian Vegetation on
Both Banks (IPSI Database, TVA)
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A4 - Stream Reaches with Inadequate Riparian Vegetation on
Both Banks (IPSI Database, TVA)
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A5 - Channelized Stream Reaches (IPSI Database, TVA)
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A6 - Eroding Stream Banks (IPSI Database, TVA)
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A7 - Road Surface Type and Location of Eroding Road Banks
and Ditches (IPSI Database, TVA)
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A8 - Livestock Operations and Stream Reaches with Livestock
Access (IPSI Database, TVA)
Figure
A9 - Location of Low Residue Crop Lane and Overgrazed
Pasture
Appendix B - Modeling of Future Development Impacts |
