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Please send comments on this DRAFT DOCUMENT to rob.breeding@ncdenr.gov by April 30, 2011. Hannah Creek: 03020201150020 Hannah Creek includes 34 square miles of watershed area, mostly Rolling Coastal Plains. Fortytwo percent of the 102 stream miles lack wooded buffers. A significant reach of Hannah Creek in the western part of the HU is 303(d)-listed, accounting for 2.3% of the total. Seven percent of the watershed is developed. Thirty-eight percent is forested or forested wetland and over 60% of soils are hydric (26% type A, 35% type B). Fifty-four percent of the watershed is used for agriculture. Forty-four permitted animal operations occur here including 32 cattle farms and 12 swine farms. Despite these stressors, the NHP has designated 2.1 square miles as SNHA. DOT has planned 6.4 miles of road improvement projects. Buffer projects are high priority for this watershed as are wetland restoration and enhancement. Agricultural BMPs should also be implemented where feasible. Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities 2010 40
Please send comments on this DRAFT DOCUMENT to rob.breeding@ncdenr.gov by April 30, 2011. Mill Creek: 03020201150040 The Mill Creek HU consists of 61 square miles of land area. It is situated in the Rolling Coastal Plain ecoregion. Forty-one percent of the 151 stream miles here have inadequate buffers. Thirty-nine percent of the watershed is wetlands or forest. Nearly 80% of soils are hydric (28% type A, 51% type B). Twelve NHEOs are documented here. Fifty-five percent of the watershed is used for agriculture. Seven agricultural BMPs have been constructed to manage stormwater runoff. Seventy-five permitted animal operations, including 15 cattle, 25 poultry, and 35 hog farms. There is little development here (5%) with less than 1% imperviousness. CWMTF and WRC have each sponsored one project in the watershed. Buffer projects are a high priority for the watershed, but stream and wetland restoration are needed in much of the watershed. Due to the abundance of livestock production here, projects that reduce these inputs are also very high priority. Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities 2010 41
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