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Excerpt from Final Lake Phelps Lake Management Study, Vol. 1: The Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement Situations influencing and impacting Lake Phelps have been studied sporadically for the past twenty-seven years. During the period from 1974 to the present an intense effort has been made to assimilate data from previous studies and to generate new and pertinent data regarding the lake and the factors which affect the management of the lake's water level. This Management Study is based on that data as well as input provided In; private citizens, neighboring landowners, and other interested parties. Additionally, policies written and unwritten which have evolved through the years have been considered in this project. The tenent of this Management Study is that the lake level must be so managed to reduce flood frequencies and durations, enhance wildlife habitat, maintain and support outdoor recreation. Opportunities, and preserve the lake's natural integrity for the combined best interest of the citizens of North Carolina, their visitors, the lake's neighbors, and the landowners along the canals which drain the lake water. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.