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5 <br />~~- <br />OOl1L 1 - NATl~R SOPPLZ <br />Rssiat fa providing clean and safe rates supplies to s~set tbs <br />n~~ds of the residents of Orange County. <br />~. ®enaral Policies <br />1. orange County will assist municipalities and water <br />providers within the county and surrounding <br />jurisdictions in efforts to identify, protect, and <br />develop required water supplies so that available <br />resources are balanced with existing and projected <br />needs oa a local and regional basis. <br />2. Orange County's primary responsibility will be to <br />assist in the protection and development of water <br />resources, including the establishment of necessary <br />organizational structures and arrangements that <br />would operate and maintain raw water and treated <br />water resources. <br />3. Water supply needs should bs met consistent <br />vrith the land use glans and growth management <br />policies of Orange County, municipalities within <br />the county, and surrounding jurisdictions; <br />watershed protection policies; and environmental <br />protection policies. <br />4. The type of water distribution facilities <br />appropriate far an area should be identified as a <br />function of the magnitude of present and future <br />demand; the distribution of users; the present and <br />potential availability of public utility services; <br />and the capacity of the natural environment to <br />absorb the impact. Ths determination of appropriate <br />types of water distribution facilities in the <br />County should be made in close cooperation with <br />utility service providers, both <br />public and private, and with municipalities. <br />8. Nat~ershed Prot~ation Policies <br />1. Watershed protection should be given a high <br />priority in any activity related to land use <br />planning in Orange County. Orange County will, in <br />those areas for which it has planning and zoning <br />jurisdiction and authority, use this authority to <br />designate protected watersheds in the Land IIss <br />Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the purpose <br />of protecting those areas from environmental. <br />j~apts adverse #~ water sunnly sources. <br />2. Local and regional watershed standards and policies <br />Should be adopted and implemented which minimise <br />potential adverse impacts on water quality in water <br />-2- <br />