4.5 River Basins
Location of the Cape Fear River Basin
F IGURE 4.9
Slough, and other coastal tributaries, and coastal estuarine waters associated with the Intracoastal Waterway also carry an HWQ or ORW classifcation (NCDWR 2015a) .
Table 4.47 provides information on water quality classifcations and use support ratings in the basin.
Tere are HQW and ORW Special Management Strategy Areas in the basin for the Northeast Cape Fear River, Deep River, Little River, Black and South River Area, Topsail and Middle Sound Area, Masonboro Sound Area, and six additional areas totaling 124,355 ORW acres and 152,786 HQW acres (NCDWR 2015c) . Tese areas require site-specifc provisions to protect resource values (e.g., no new discharges or expansion of existing discharges) (see 15A NCAC 02B.0225). Tere are 1,829 miles and 18,584 acres of freshwaters considered to be nutrient-sensitive waters (NSW) in the Cape Fear River Basin (NCDWR 2015a) . Te NSW classifcation applies to all waters in the Haw River and Jordan Reservoir watersheds, and is intended for those that need additional nutrient management because of greater vulnerability to excessive aquatic vegetation growth (NCDWQ 2005).
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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