AgreementinPrinciple

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Agreement-in-Principle

• Catawba-Wateree Relicensing
• April 2006

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Contents
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Stakeholder Process
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Stakeholder Process

• More the 160 stakeholders representing 82
  entities involved
• Stakeholder process began in June, 2003, and
  continues
• Six Teams include four Advisory Groups (two in NC
  and two in SC) and two State Relicensing Teams
  (one for each state)
• Stakeholders also participated in study teams and
  resource committees to address specific issues in
  detail

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Reservoir Management
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Reservoir Levels

• New License will have regulated operating ranges
  for the first time normal minimum and normal
  maximum elevations with a normal target elevation
  in between.
• Target levels at all reservoirs will be higher
  than in recent past.
• New levels address recreation, aesthetics, fish
  habitat, and protection of municipal, industrial
  and power generation intakes.
• Recreation-season levels at lakes with winter
  drawdowns (James, Norman, Wylie and Wateree) will
  be begin earlier in the spring and extend longer
  into the fall.
• Level variability will increase slightly due to
  higher aquatic flow needs but within a narrower
  band than in recent past.

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Shoreline Management Plan

• Submitted to FERC with license application for
  approval
• Has three major elements
• Shoreline Classification Maps WHERE structures,
  excavations and stabilization are or are not
  permitted and/or what currently exists on the
  1,700 miles of shoreline on 11 reservoirs
• Classifications and Lake-Use Restrictions WHAT
  is and is not permitted for each classification
  type
• Shoreline Management Guidelines the rules for
  HOW structures must be developed

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Shoreline Management Plan

• Extensive new shoreline mapping completed in 2005
  with state-of-art methods (LiDAR) supplemented by
  on-the-lakes inspections.
• Two new environmentally restrictive
  classifications added Isolated Berm and Bottom
  Lands Hardwood Area

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Shoreline Management Plan

• Numerous environmentally focused Shoreline
  Management Guideline changes developed by
  extensive stakeholder review. Examples
  (addressing)
• Water willow protection (fish habitat)
• Improved rip-rap requirements (fish habitat)
• More restrictive cove limitations (fish habitat
  and boating safety)
• No new private boat ramps (shoreline protection)
• Vegetated area management and viewshed criteria
  (aesthetics and water quality)
• Shoreline requirement for docks increased to 100
  ft from 75 ft (aesthetics, shoreline protection)
• Double counting for docks eliminated
  (aesthetics, shoreline protection)
• Incentive program for developers to preserve
  shoreline and upland conservation areas
  (shoreline protection, terrestrial habitat,
  aesthetics)
• New guidelines for True Public Marinas (improved
  general public access)
• More

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Shoreline Management Plan

• MOU with municipalities, counties and states for
  data sharing, buffer enforcement, permitting
  reviews and authority delineations
• New Shoreline Management Plan effective on
  September 1, 2006 instead of with the license
  issuance (2008-2010)
• Baseline and methodology to be developed to study
  effects of Guidelines on near-shore and riparian
  habitat
• Full update of the Shoreline Classification Maps
  in ten years and every 10 years
• Full review and update of the Shoreline
  Management Guidelines in 20 years and then every
  10 years.

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Public Recreation
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Recreation Facilities and Planning

• Twenty-year phased recreational plan
• Enhancements at 87 locations
• Emphasis on non-motorized boating, swimming
  beaches, and trails
• Seven- and 14-year stakeholder reviews with 2
  million available at each if additional amenities
  are called for
• Full Recreation Use and Needs Study and new
  recreation plan after 20 years

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Facilities

• 21 million in facilities improvements.
• 500 acres of Duke-owned land for access area
  expansions.
• Convey more than 2,000 acres to state agencies
  for recreation land.
• Provide purchase options for more than 5,100
  acres of additional recreation land at discounts
  of 20.
• Provide 8-11 million in additional land
  conservation support, dependent on license term.
• Partnerships will add even more facilities and
  13 million more in facilities improvements.

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River-Based Recreation Flows

• Dependable schedule for recreation flows in river
  reaches below these developments recreationists
  can now plan outings months ahead of time.
• Bridgewater ( 83 days / year)
• Oxford ( 47 days / year)
• Wylie ( 67 days / year)
• Wateree ( 45 days / year)
• Great Falls Long Bypassed Reach ( 20 days /
  year)
• Great Falls Short Bypassed Reach ( 28 days /
  year)
• Flows based on recommendations from test flows
  evaluated by local enthusiasts

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River-Based Recreation Flows

• Several-day-ahead information for non-scheduled
  times add numerous other opportunities
• Ten hours of discretionary flow scheduling at
  each of the above developments for special events
• Annual planning session with recreations
  enthusiasts
• Flows in Great Falls Bypassed Reaches for the
  first time since the early 1900s

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Other Recreation

• Gamelands
• North Bend Recreation Land 560 acres
• Catawba-Linville River Confluence Recreation Land
  420 acres
• Paddy Creek Recreation Land 420 acres
• Johns River Gameland 2,882 acres (2.64 million
  to support purchase)
• Heritage Project (1.32 million to support
  purchase)
• Lake Wateree Recreation Lands 800 acres
• Bank fishing at new access areas

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Fish and Wildlife Habitat
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Aquatics

• Increased 24/7 minimum flows provide aquatic
  habitat improvements from 23 to 500 percent in
  river reaches below Bridgewater, Oxford, Wylie
  and Wateree
• 24/7 minimum flows reintroduced into Old
  Catawba River Channel and the Great Falls
  Bypassed Reaches
• Improved Spring Reservoir Stabilization Program
  for reservoir fish spawning
• Stable spring flow periods below Wateree
• Extended inundation of Wateree floodplains in
  high inflow situations
• Established Critical Flows to protect aquatic
  species during droughts
• Mitigation packages with 100-foot protection
  easements on 34-57 bank miles of rivers and
  streams (more with 50-yr license)

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Species Protection

• Formal species protection plans for a number of
  appropriate Rare Threatened or Endangered (RTE)
  aquatic and plant species found in or near the
  Project including
• Rocky Shoals spiderlilly
• Schweinitzs sunflower
• Dwarf-flowered heartleaf
• Rafinesques Big-eared bat
• Three-year bald eagle and heron rookery
  assessments (fly-over photography)
• Procedures with agencies to keep species list and
  protection plans current

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Other Enhancements

• Fish and Wildlife Enhancements
• 1 million contribution to existing NC and SC
  Habitat Enhancement Programs part may be used
  for easement management
• Land Conservation Support
• 4 million to NC (another 1.5 million for 50-yr
  license)
• 4 million to SC (another 1.5 million for 50-yr
  license)

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Water Use and Storage
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Water Use

• 50-year-ahead water supply planning based on most
  extensive water supply projections ever done in
  basin
• Coordinated and formalized drought response
• Aggressive Low Inflow Protocol with phased
  triggers to initiate increasingly greater water
  use restrictions during droughts
• Critical Reservoir Elevations and Flows (to
  protect water intakes for public water supply,
  power generation, and industrial withdrawals)
  established in protocols
• Water Management Group to fund and manage
  projects to improve system capability for public
  water supply and cooling.

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Drought ResponseLow Inflow Protocol

• Aggressive water-use reductions to preserve
  storage during dry periods and droughts to
• Maintain public water supply
• Maintain electricity production (cooling water
  for fossil and nuclear plants)
• Maintain minimum aquatic habitat, particularly in
  river reaches

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Drought ResponseLow Inflow Protocol

• Establishes formal procedures for coordinated
  water-use reductions during dry periods and
  droughts.
• Creates Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Group
  (CW-DMAG)
• NCDENR, NCWRC, SCDNR, SCDHEC, Large Water Intake
  Owners on Reservoirs and Tributaries, Duke Power
  (coordinator)
• Convenes to coordinate actions during dry periods
  and droughts
• Meets annually to review and update procedures

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Maintenance and Emergency Protocol

• Formalized notifications and consultations for
  maintenance and emergency situations
• Hydro unit maintenance
• Maintenance of minimum flow devices
• Dam safety emergencies
• Electric voltage or capacity emergencies
• Reservoir drawdowns below Normal Minimum
  Elevations
• River Access for special circumstances
• Expected or existing high-inflow events
  (flooding)

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Water Quality
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Water Quality and Monitoring

• Significant powerhouse upgrades to meet new
  minimum flow requirements and state dissolved
  oxygen water quality standards
• Linville
• Rhodhiss
• Oxford
• Wylie
• Wateree
• Significant dam upgrades to reintroduce
  continuous flows into bypassed reaches
• Catawba Dam Old Catawba River Channel
• Great Falls Diversion Dam Great Falls Long
  Bypassed Reach
• Great Falls Headworks Great Falls Short
  Bypassed Reach

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Water Quality and Monitoring

• Commitment to meet state water quality standards
  established in the 401 Water Quality
  Certifications (applications anticipated in
  2007-8)
• Interim flow measures implemented during new
  equipment manufacturing an installation
• Rhodhiss
• Oxford
• Wylie
• Great Falls Headworks
• Wylie
• New monitoring to assess water quality and
  minimum flow

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Other Issues Important to the Region
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Public Information

• Better information on recreation facilities
  (maps, amenities, operating schedules, contacts,
  appropriate links, etc.) on Web and in print
• More information on reservoir levels and river
  flow releases on Web and telephone
• More information about high-water conditions and
  emergency situations (MEP)
• Map for public distribution of historic canoe
  trail between Ft Mill Access and Landsford Canal
  State Park take out
• Periodic public information review to assess
  changes from use and experience and new
  demographics and communications technologies

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Cultural Resources

• Formal, FERC-approved Historic Properties
  Management Plan and Programmatic Agreement for
  dealing with existing and newly found historic
  properties
• Historic hydro structures managed to retain
  historic features
• 15,000/yr to monitor sacred Native American site
• Dearborn Armory site
• Submit site for National Register for Historic
  Places
• Provide perpetual conservation easement
• 100,000 to support site management plan
• 10,000 for interpretive signage
• 400,000 to support work at Mulberry site
• Web site and printed material on history of the
  Project and Project area
• Information signs about Projects historic hydro
  structures and photos/drawings available for
  interpretive materials

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Other Enhancements

• Improved trash/debris and aquatic weed management
• Install flood gates for Lake Wateree (with 50-yr
  license)
• New safety and security improvements near Project
  dams.

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Bridgewater (Lake James)
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Lake James Reservoir Levels
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Lake James Recreation

• Black Bear Access Area restrooms, additional
  shade trees, pier design assistance and a
  shoreline buffer. Market to a commercial business
  to provide trails, cabins, primitive camping, and
  picnicking.
• Lake James State Park and Islands Management Zone
  Lease three islands to the North Carolina
  Division of Parks and Recreation (NCDPR)
• Linville Canoe/Kayak Access Area convert boat
  launch ramps for canoe/kayaks. Lease to Burke
  County for added facilities such as a swimming
  beach, picnic area, shade trees and restrooms.
• New Linville Access Area two boat ramps, paved
  parking, one courtesy dock, lighting, access
  road, and vault toilet

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Lake James Recreation

• Lake James Loop Trail construct trail portion
  across dams and provide up to 500,000 to Burke
  County to construct additional portions.
• Pocket Park at Dam for Lake James Loop Trail
  add ten-acre pocket park near the Linville Dam
  with parking, picnic facilities, photographic
  overlooks, and bank fishing.

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Recreation below Bridgewater

• North Bend Recreation Land convey to NCDENR
  560 acres adjacent to the Catawba River at the
  second Powerhouse Road Bridge downstream of the
  Bridgewater Powerhouse for public recreation and
  compatible permanent conservation. Includes 3.5
  miles easement for the Overmountain Victory
  National Historic Trail.
• North Bend Access Area up to 225,000 to NCDENR
  to develop a trailered boat access, bank fishing,
  and parking area at the second Powerhouse Road
  Bridge.
• Catawba-Linville River Confluence Recreation Land
  convey to NCDENR 420 acres adjacent to the
  Catawba River in the vicinity of the confluence
  of the Catawba River Bypassed Reach and the
  Bridgewater Regulated River Reach for public
  recreation and compatible permanent conservation.
  

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Recreation below Bridgewater

• Paddy Creek Recreation Land convey to NCDENR
  275 acres downstream of the Paddy Creek and
  Linville dams for public recreation and
  compatible permanent conservation. Includes 2.5
  mile easement for the Overmountain Victory
  National Historic Trail.
• Muddy Creek Access Area acquire 1-3 acres of
  property and develop and manage a canoe/kayak
  access facility with ten gravel parking spaces.
• Morganton Weir Take-out Area funding up to
  125,000 to the City of Morganton to develop a
  trailered boat ramp and ten gravel parking spaces
  upstream in the immediate vicinity of the
  Morganton Weir.
• Bridgewater Access Area restrooms, a ramp for
  trailered boats, additional parking, and picnic
  facilities.

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Recreation below Bridgewater

• Lake James-to-Morganton OVNHT Corridor up to
  600,000 to the Burke County to develop
  approximately six miles of the Overmountain
  Victory National Historic Trail (OVNHT).
• Watermill Road Access Area up to 65,000 to the
  Town of Glen Alpine to modify the existing
  canoe/kayak access to better accommodate
  trailered boats in addition to canoes and kayaks.

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Bridgewater Recreation Flows
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Lake James Shoreline (2005)
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Lake Rhodhiss
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Lake Rhodhiss Reservoir Levels
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Lake Rhodhiss Recreation

• Corpening Bridge Access Area Provide 10 acres
  and develop a trailered boat ramp and ten gravel
  parking spaces on the Johns River at the
  Corpening Road Bridge.
• Wilson Creek Access Area Acquire 50 -100 acres
  of land along Wilson Creek between Adako Rd and
  the confluence of Wilson Creek with the Johns
  River and make it available to Caldwell County to
  develop camping, canoe/kayak access, parking,
  trails and restrooms.
• Upper Johns River Access Area Provide up to
  125,000 to Caldwell County to develop an
  additional canoe/kayak access with parking.
• Johns River Gameland Provide a 915/acre
  discount toward the acquisition by the Foothills
  Land Conservancy and/or the North Carolina
  Wildlife Resources Commission of up to 2,882
  acres in the vicinity of the confluence of the
  Johns River and Lake Rhodhiss for public
  recreation and compatible permanent conservation.

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Lake Rhodhiss Recreation

• Sawmills Park Develop two miles of trail at the
  Sawmills Veterans Park.
• Rhodhiss Access Area Provide restrooms and
  boating access facilities.
• Castle Bridge Access Area Provide restrooms and
  boating access facilities.
• Rhodhiss Dam Canoe Portage Provide signage for
  canoe and kayak put-in.

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Lake Rhodhiss Shoreline (2005)
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Lake Hickory
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Lake Hickory Reservoir Levels
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Lake Hickory Recreation

• Wittenburg Access Area restrooms, a picnic area
  and a swimming area. Acquire an additional 15
  acres and add it to the site.
• Dusty Ridge Access Area one mile of trail and
  restrooms at the site.
• Lovelady Access Area fishing pier.
• Long Shoals Access Area canoe/kayak access with
  gravel parking at this currently undeveloped
  access area.
• Oxford Access Area market the site for lease
  and management to commercial operators for
  development of a RV campground with bathhouse and
  dump station, marine pump-out, primitive camping,
  paved parking, picnic facilities, bank fishing,
  trails and restrooms.

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Lake Hickory Recreation

• Oxford Tailrace Fishing Area public fishing
  area.
• Oxford Dam Canoe Portage gravel parking and
  extend the portage trail from the put-in at the
  Highway 16 Bridge to Riverbend Park in
  cooperation with Catawba County.
• Upper Lookout Shoals Access Area and Trail
  acquire property in Catawba County for trailered
  boat access area with parking, restrooms and
  primitive camping downstream of the "bend" of the
  lake.

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Oxford Recreation Flows
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Lake Hickory Shoreline (2005)
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Lake Lookout Shoals
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Lookout Shoals Reservoir Levels
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Lookout Shoals Recreation

• Upper Lookout Shoals Access Area and Trail
  Acquire property in Catawba County for trailered
  boat access area with parking, restrooms and
  primitive camping downstream of the "bend" of the
  lake.
• Trail - Provide cost-share funding up to 220,000
  to Catawba County to assist the county in its
  acquisition and development of a 50-foot wide
  easement for approximately 1.5 miles of
  walking/hiking trail between Riverbend Park and
  the new Upper Lookout Shoals Access Area.
• Lookout Shoals Access Area restrooms.
• Lookout Shoals Tailrace Fishing Area public
  fishing area.
• Lookout Shoals Dam Canoe Portage portage trail
  with canoe/kayak access (take-out, put-in) and
  signage around Lookout Shoals Dam.

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Lake Lookout Shoals Shoreline (2005)
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Lake Norman
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Lake Norman Reservoir Levels
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Lake Norman Recreation

• Hunsucker Park Lease property to the Town of
  Catawba for picnic facilities, 0.5 miles of
  trail, a trailered boat access, and paved or
  gravel parking spaces
• Lake Norman State Park Management Zone Lease
  the Lake Norman State Park lake management zone
  (300 horizontal feet lakeward from full pond
  elevation along the shoreline adjoining Lake
  Norman State Park).
• Mountain Creek Park support acquisition of up
  to 600 acres of property by Catawba County for
  public recreation and compatible permanent
  conservation at the mouth of Mountain Creek.
  Facility development may include a canoe/kayak
  launch, trails, bank fishing, campgrounds,
  swimming, and other water-based recreation
  facilities to be developed and managed by Catawba
  County.
• Beatty's Ford Access Area picnic facilities, a
  fishing pier, swimming area, restrooms, and shade
  trees.
• Hagers Creek Access Area market the site to
  commercial operators for development of a
  multi-use recreation area including, but not
  limited to, trails, fishing, picnic areas, boat
  access, RV camping with bathhouse and dump
  station, marine pump-out, restrooms and
  additional paved parking (100 spaces).

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Lake Norman Recreation

• Lake Norman Trails Planning Assistance -
  technical assistance to facilitate any needed
  bicycle route crossings.
• Stumpy Creek Access Area fishing pier, picnic
  area, walking trail, restrooms and additional
  paved parking.
• Little Creek Access Area restrooms, a fishing
  pier and ten paved parking spaces.
• Lake Cornelius Fishing Pier provide funding up
  to 130,000 to the Town to develop a fishing
  pier.
• Lake Davidson Park funding up to 130,000 to
  develop a canoe/kayak launch and fishing pier at
  Lake Davidson Park.
• Island Point Access Area market this site of
  approximately 140 acres through the AAII to
  commercial businesses for development of a
  multi-use recreation area including, but not
  limited to trails, bank and/or pier fishing,
  picnic facilities, swimming, RV camping with
  bathhouse and dump station, boating access
  facilities, restrooms and marine pump-out.
• Cowans Ford Dam Portage and Overlook a portage,
  reservoir overlook with park benches and
  ten-space gravel parking area.

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Lake Norman Shoreline (2005)
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Mt. Island Lake
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Mt. Island Lake Reservoir Levels
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Mt. Island Lake Recreation

• Highway 73 Access Area ten gravel parking
  spaces to support canoe/kayak use of the existing
  gravel boat ramp adjoining the downstream side of
  the NC Highway 73 Bridge.
• Lucia Access Area renovate the retired Lucia
  Access Area, for canoe/kayak access by developing
  a gravel pull-off and ten gravel parking spaces.
• Mountain Island Lake Trails Planning Assistance
  trails planning and technical assistance to state
  and local governments to connect existing
  multi-use trail systems.
• Riverbend Access Area swimming area, restrooms
  and evaluate additional recreation development
  including, but not limited to, a campground,
  bathhouse, bank fishing, swimming, and fishing
  pier.
• Mountain Island Dam Canoe Portage a portage
  trail with canoe/kayak access (take-out, put-in)
  and signage.

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Mt. Island Lake Shoreline (2005)
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Lake Wylie
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Lake Wylie Reservoir Levels
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Lake Wylie Recreation

• Dutchmans Creek Access Area canoe/kayak access
  and 10 gravel parking spaces
• Saddler Island Lease 37-acre island to the US
  Whitewater Center
• Upper Lake Wylie Access Provide Mecklenburg
  County up to 435,000 to build a new boat access
  area
• South Point Access Area Market access area to a
  commercial operator to provide camping, fishing,
  swimming and hiking facilities
• Buster Boyd Bridge Access Area Install
  restrooms
• York County EMS Facility Provide approximately
  one acre of property to York County for emergency
  access
• Allison Creek Access Area Develop an RV
  campground with all amenities and York County
  will manage

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Lake Wylie Recreation

• Rock Hill Park Lease land for City park across
  the cove from the Citys water intake, to include
  fishing, picnicking and swimming facilities
• Canoe/Kayak Access Area at the Catawba Indian
  Reservation Provide the Catawba Indians up to
  165,000 to build a new canoe launch and parking
  area
• Canoe and Kayak Access at Lansford Canal State
  Park Provide the SC Department of Parks,
  Recreation and Tourism (SCDPRT) up to 265,000 to
  build a new canoe launch with 50 parking spaces
  and toilet facilities
• Fort Mill Access Area and Trail Provide
  restrooms and two picnic tables, provide one mile
  of trail easement
• Simpson Island Access Provide York County up to
  265,000 to build access and amenities near
  Simpson Island
• Culp Island Lease the 137-acre island to the
  SCDPRT

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Lake Wylie Recreation Flows
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Lake Wylie Shoreline (2005)
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Fishing Creek Reservoir
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Fishing Creek Reservoir Levels
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Fish Creek Recreation

• Springs Park relocate the existing Cane Creek
  Access and develop two trailered boat ramps,
  courtesy dock, paved and lighted parking, fishing
  pier, and bank fishing trail.
• Fishing Creek Access Area fishing pier,
  additional paved parking, picnic area, restroom,
  and swimming beach if a suitable area is found.
• Highway 9 Access Area provide up to 215,000 to
  develop a new trailered boat ramp, courtesy dock
  and restrooms in the vicinity of the existing
  Highway 9 landing if another entity provides the
  land.
• Fishing Creek Tailrace Fishing Area public
  fishing area (platform, pier or bank fishing
  trail and paved parking).

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Fishing Creek Shoreline (2005)
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Great Falls and Rocky Creek
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Great Falls and Rocky Creek Reservoir Levels
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Recreation (Great Falls Cedar Creek)

• Heritage Project support acquisition of up to
  1,650 acres of property adjoining the Great
  Falls-Dearborn and Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek
  Developments by the SCDNR for public recreation
  and compatible permanent conservation.
• Highway 200 Bridge Access Area canoe/kayak
  launch, restrooms, and gravel parking area in the
  vicinity of the Highway 200, Highway 21 and
  Fishing Creek intersection

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Recreation (Great Falls Long Bypass)

• Great Falls Diversion Dam Portage portage
  located on the north end of Mountain Island to
  provide boater access to the Long Bypassed reach.
• Diversion Dam Boating Safety construct and
  maintain the necessary boating safety devices
  upstream of the diversion dam

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Recreation (Short Bypass Reach)

• Great Falls Headworks Portage provide a portage
  around the headworks on Mountain Island to
  provide boater access to the Short Bypassed
  reach.
• Headworks Boating Safety construct and maintain
  the necessary boating safety devices upstream of
  the headworks.
• Great Falls Headworks-to-Cedar Creek Reservoir
  Portage provide a portage along the Short
  Bypass to Cedar Creek Reservoir.

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Recreation (Cedar Creek-Rocky Creek)

• Cedar Creek Reservoir Island Improvements
  lease, to SC Department of Parks Recreation and
  Tourism (SCDPRT), the islands in the Great
  Falls-Cedar Creek Island Complex for state park
  development. Management plan for the Dearborn
  Armory site and up to 1 million dollars to
  SCDPRT for island complex development and
  management. Construct pedestrian bridge from the
  Town of Great Falls to Dearborn Island and a
  canoe/kayak launch in the vicinity of the
  pedestrian bridge to provide access to Great
  Falls Reservoir.
• Mudcat Inn Access Area canoe/kayak access
  facility with ten gravel parking spaces.

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Great Falls Recreation Flows
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Great Falls and Rocky Creek Shoreline (2005)
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Lake Wateree
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Lake Wateree Reservoir Levels
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Lake Wateree Recreation

• Wateree Creek Access Area public fishing pier,
  a 5-10 table picnic area, restrooms and a
  ten-space gravel parking area.
• Molly Creek Park 100 acres will be marketed to
  commercial operators for development of a
  multi-use recreation area including facilities
  such as swimming, camping, bathhouse, dump
  station, paved parking, restrooms, marine
  pump-out, trails, bank and pier fishing, picnic
  areas and boat access.
• Lake Wateree State Park Management Zone A Lake
  Wateree State Park lake management zone will be
  leased to the state park.
• East Wateree Access Improvements Provide
  funding to Kershaw County (up to 900,000 total)
  for the county to construct two motorized boat
  ramps with a courtesy dock, paved and lighted
  parking, and a swimming area with bath house and
  paved parking on county-acquired property to
  improve public access to the east side of Lake
  Wateree.

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Lake Wateree Recreation

• Lake Wateree Recreation Lands Convey
  approximately 800 acres of land adjoining the
  Heritage Project, Cedar Creek Access Area and
  Lake Wateree to the State of South Carolina for
  public recreation and compatible permanent
  conservation.
• Colonels Creek Access Area Provide a courtesy
  dock, swimming area, restrooms, a picnic shelter
  and additional paved parking through a lease to
  Fairfield County.
• Taylors Creek Access Area Acquire approximately
  3 acres of shoreline property on the southwest
  side of Taylors Creek Bridge to provide parking
  to support bank fishing and develop a ten-space
  gravel parking area.
• Lugoff Access Area Provide restrooms and
  improved gravel parking.

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Wateree Recreation Flows
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Lake Wateree Shoreline (2005)
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Next Steps

• April 3-17, 2006 Open window to sign
  Agreement-In-Principle.
• April 13, 2006 Agreement-in-Principle
  (non-binding) signing luncheon at Rock Hill, SC.
  
• April 24, 2006 - Draft Final Agreement based on
  Agreement-in-Principle comes out.
• By June 1, 2006 - Signature copy of Final
  Agreement (legally binding) released.
• July 20 - August 1, 2006 Open window to sign
  Final Agreement.
• July 27, 2006 Final Agreement signing luncheon
  at Rock Hill, SC.
• By August 31, 2006 - File License Application
  with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
  including signed Final Agreement.