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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 9, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
management focused on use of agricultural and forestry BMPs, implementation of highest levels of treatment of wastewater practicable, maintenance of forested buffers, and connection of protected riparian corridors will benefit habitat for the species in this unit.
Unit 7: TAR4dLower Tar River Subbasin Unit 7 consists of approximately 59.9
mi 96.3 km in the Lower Tar River Subbasin from the confluence with Fishing Creek downstream to the confluence with Barber Creek near SR1533 Port Terminal Road. This includes portions of Town Creek below NC111 to the confluence with the Tar River, Otter Creek below SR1251 to the confluence with the Tar River, and Tyson Creek below SR1258 to the confluence with the Tar River. This unit is located in Edgecombe and Pitt Counties. The riparian land adjacent to this unit consists of private land 97
percent, conservation parcels 2.5
percent, and State Game Lands 0.5
percent. This unit contains all of the physical or biological features essential for the conservation of the species.
Special management considerations or protection may be required to address excess sediment and pollutants that enter the creek and serve as indicators of other forms of pollution such as bacteria and toxins, reducing water quality for the species. Special management focused on use of agricultural and forestry BMPs, implementation of highest levels of treatment of wastewater practicable, maintenance of forested buffers, and connection of protected riparian corridors will benefit habitat for the species in this unit.
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Unit 8: NR1Eno River Unit 8 consists of approximately 43.9
mi 70.6 km of the Eno River from NC86 downstream to the inundated portion of Falls Lake in Orange and Durham Counties. The riparian land adjacent to this unit includes private lands 61 percent, State Park Lands 25
percent, local government conservation parcels 12 percent, and State Game Lands 2 percent. This unit contains all of the physical or biological features essential for the conservation of the species.
Special management considerations or protection may be required within this unit to address a variety of threats.
Large quantities of nutrients especially nitrogen contributed by fertilizers and animal waste washed from lawns, urban
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developed areas, farm fields, and animal operations are impacting aquatic ecosystems in this unit. More than 300
permitted point-source sites discharge wastewater into streams and rivers in the basin. Development is also impacting areas along the Upper Neuse River. Special management considerations in this unit include using the highest available wastewater treatment technologies, retrofitting stormwater systems, eliminating direct stormwater discharges, increasing open space, maintaining connected riparian corridors, and treating invasive species like hydrilla.
Unit 9: NR2Flat River Unit 9 is a 15.2-mi 24.5-km segment of the Flat River from SR1739 Harris Mill Road downstream to the inundated portion of Falls Lake, located in Person and Durham Counties. The riparian land adjacent to this unit consists of some private land 49
percent and extensive conservation parcels 51 percent, including demonstration forest, recreation areas, and State Game Lands. This unit contains all of the physical or biological features essential for the conservation of the species.
Special management considerations or protection may be required within this unit to address a variety of threats.
Large quantities of nutrients especially nitrogen contributed by fertilizers and animal waste washed from lawns, urban developed areas, farm fields, and animal operations are impacting aquatic ecosystems in this unit. Permitted pointsource sites discharge wastewater into streams and rivers in the basin.
Development is also impacting areas in the Upper Neuse River basin, including the Flat River. Special management considerations in this unit include using the highest available wastewater treatment technologies, retrofitting stormwater systems, eliminating direct stormwater discharges, increasing open space, maintaining connected riparian corridors, and treating invasive species like hydrilla.
Unit 10: NR3Middle Creek Revised Unit 10 consists of 30.8 miles 49.6 km of Middle Creek from Southeast Regional Park downstream to the confluence with Swift Creek in Wake and Johnston Counties, North Carolina. We revised Unit 10 to add 23.2
miles 37.4 km of Middle Creek based on two 2018 observations of Neuse River waterdog provided by NCWRC.
The riparian land adjacent to this unit is predominantly privately owned 91
percent with a few conservation parcels, including the local park 9

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percent. The unit contains all of the physical or biological features essential for the conservation of the species.
Special management considerations or protection may be required within this unit to address a variety of threats.
Large quantities of nutrients especially nitrogen contributed by fertilizers and animal waste washed from lawns, urban developed areas, and farm fields are impacting aquatic ecosystems in this unit. Several hundred permitted pointsource sites discharge wastewater into streams and rivers in the basin.
Development is also impacting areas in Middle Creek. Special management focused on use of agricultural and forestry BMPs, implementation of highest levels of treatment of wastewater practicable, maintenance of forested buffers, and connection of protected riparian corridors will benefit habitat for the species in this unit.
Unit 11: NR4Swift Creek Unit 11 is a 24-mi 38.6-km stretch of Swift Creek from NC42 downstream to the confluence with the Neuse River, located in Johnston County. The riparian land adjacent to this unit is entirely privately owned. This unit contains all of the physical or biological features essential for the conservation of the species.
Special management considerations or protection may be required within this unit to address a variety of threats.
Large quantities of nutrients especially nitrogen contributed by fertilizers and animal waste washed from lawns, urban developed areas, farm fields, and animal operations are impacting aquatic ecosystems in this unit. Several hundred permitted point-source sites discharge wastewater into streams and rivers in the basin. Development is also impacting areas throughout Swift Creek.
Special management considerations in this unit include using the highest available wastewater treatment technologies, retrofitting stormwater systems, eliminating direct stormwater discharges, increasing open space, and maintaining connected riparian corridors.
Unit 12: NR5aLittle River Unit 12 is a 90.8-mi 146.1-km segment of the Little River from near NC96 downstream to the confluence with the Neuse River, including Buffalo Creek from NC39 to the confluence with Little River, located in Franklin, Wake, Johnston, and Wayne Counties. The riparian land adjacent to this unit is predominantly privately owned 90
percent with some 10 percent local municipal conservation parcels Little River Reservoir. This unit contains all
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