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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION: Senators: Jesse Helms Lauch Falreloth Representatives: Cass Ballenger Richard Burr Eva Clayton Howard Coble Bob Etheridge W. G. Hefner Mike McIntyre Walter B. Jones Sue Myrick David Price Charles Taylor Melvin Watt NC Representation: Richard Moore Timothy Tallent Joe KJser Martha Alexander Ruth Easterling Edwin McMahan Eugene McCombs Jerry Dockham Paul McCrary John Gamble Pete Cunningham Jim Gulley Constance Wilson Charlotte Gardner Walter Dick, son John Rayfield James Black Beverly Earle Drew Saunders Fred Shubert Bobby Barbee Description of Problems The sponsors for the South Central Piedmont Resource Conservation and Development Area have been gathering data since the early 1970's when they f'ded a formal application with USDA for approval as an RC&D area. Since the original application was submitted, there have been many major changes in the area. Much of the change that has occurred is due to the rapid urbanization of the area.. Efforts by the original steering committee generated numerous project activities. Current efforts of the South Central Piedmont RC&D Area include expanding the area to include Davidson County. The Council has taken this action because Davidson County's natural resource concerns and other needs are consistent with the other counties involved in the South Central RC&D Area. The problems identified in application have been identified through numerous public meetings held by the sponsors who are the county commissioners and soil and water conservation districts in each of the counties in the South Central Area. Each of the sponsors conduct at least twelve public meetings each year to identify and act on problems in their respective areas. In the past there have been numerous projects completed that deal with water quality management, environmental education, recreation developments, and community facility improvements. The South Central Piedmont Resource Conservation and Development Area has identified three broad categories of problems that the council would like to address. While there are other problems in the area the council feels that the ones identified below are the problems that they can best address. These major problem areas include Natural Resource Development and Protection, Community Services and Facilities, and Economic Development Below is a detailed listing of the specific problem areas that have been identified. Natural Resource Development and Protection The South Central Piedmont Resource Conservation and Development Area is home to approximately 1.3 million people. Because of the number of people residing in the area that are tremendous demands placed on the natural resources. The demands placed on the natural resources have and will continue to generate problems in managing and protecting the area's natural resources. Problems that have been identified include: