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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cabarrus County, North Carolina has contracted with HDR Engineering to develop a watershed management plan for the Coddle Creek Reservoir. The watershed for Coddle Creek is divided fairly evenly across Cabarrus, Iredell and Rowan counties. The Reservoir serves as a drinking water supply for the city of Concord, North Carolina, and partially for the city of Karmapolis, North Carolina. In addition, most of the Iredell and Rowan county residents who live within the watershed use wells to supply their drinking water, so they are also impacted by the quality of the . groundwater in the watershed. The following watershed management plan addresses the specific needs of Cabarrus County and the Coddle Creek Reservoir. By examining data on the Coddle Creek watershed, including land use, natural resources, and the water quality of the Reservoir's feeder streams prior to the construction of the dam, HDR developed a management plan that takes into account both the existing water quality protection measures that Cabarrus County has in place as well as the agencies and personnel who are involved in education and public outreach in areas that relate to water quality, and focuses on closing the gaps using watershed management and educational outreach tools. The components of the watershed management plan are as follows: · develop an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan for Cabarrus County; * perform water quality monitoring at tributaries throughout the watershed as well as in the Reservoir itself; · develop a petroleum pipeline spill protection plan; · sponsor a household hazardous material recycling drive; · use low-impact lawn care techniques on all municipal lawns; · erect signs around the boundaries of the watershed to alert the public to its existence and importance; · mail educational brochures on a wide variety of topics related to water quality to all electricity customers within the watershed;