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i ~~V <br />. INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM: 8704-1810 <br />Water/sewer Policy <br />May 13, 1987 <br />Page 2 <br />patterns and intensities cf develop~+ent In water <br />supply watersheds and water quail-y critical areas <br />that will minimi=e po-rentlal adverse impacts on <br />water quality. (LUP). <br />(c) Support programs which help to protect water <br />quality. such as the Soil Conservation Service and <br />Sedimentatlo.n and Erosion Control Programs. (LUP) <br />(d) Encourage efforts to monitor the quality of water <br />in Orange County streams. (LUP) <br />(3 ) ~,ssl.ds ° R_:.;:n Q ~ ~ (i a I t~ cr ~f J ~ e~ S ~~ ~ } <br />(a) Provide adequate and appropriate sewage disposal <br />facilities for all current and future residents. <br />(LUP) <br />tb) Identify the type of sewage disposal facilities <br />appropriat® for en area as a function of the <br />magnitude of present a:~d suture demand; the <br />distribution of users; and the capacity of the <br />natural environment to absorb -he impact. (LUP) <br />(c) Develop a process to ensure that buyers of property <br />in the County are fully informed about the on-site <br />sewage disposal characteristics of the sites on <br />their property. (LUP) <br />(d) Allow on-site disposal in Icw-density and rural <br />areas where soil condi~ions are acceptable. In <br />rural areas with unacceptzbte soils, State-approved <br />on-site sewage disposal syster..s will be required. <br />(LUP) <br />(e) Facilitate the use of alternatives to the <br />• traditional septic systems on lance unsuitable for <br />septic tanks and not serves by public sewer. <br />Elimination of edministrEtlan and informational <br />barriers to the use of stfe, sani~ary alternative <br />on-site disposal systems within the County should <br />be encouraged. (LUP) ' <br />(f) Allow ground absorption sewage Olsposal systems of <br />3000 gallons per day or r,ors aesign capacity and <br />package treatment plants with a design capacity of <br />3000 gallons per dEy or less as appropriate only In <br />the areas designated Ter, End Twenty Y6ar Transition <br />and Rural Residentts~. (LU?) <br />tg) Develop and implement a process whereby the <br />• respon5iblllties and utiss a:junct to ;he <br />