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Mr. Daniel C. VanderMeer <br />Mazch 3, 1999 <br />page 2 <br />DRAFT <br />strategies to ensure that single family and community on-site utility systems become <br />more reliable and of minimal environmental impact. Accordingly, the Board of County <br />Commissioners, the elected officials of other local government jurisdictions within the <br />County and the Board of Health have been working together for a number of years to <br />develop programs and regulations that will protect the health of the public and preserve <br />the County's environment. Much time on the part of elected and appointed officials, <br />including OWASA representatives, members of various ad hoc committees, and staff has <br />been expended in efforts to identify, evaluate and address utility issues which include: <br />a) implementing utility extension, utility service azea boundary and water supply <br />watershed protection elements of land use, planning, zoning and subdivision regulations; <br />b) creating programs to ensure that single family and community on-site utility systems <br />become more reliable and of minimal environmental impact; and c) creating a "toolbox <br />approach" to solving on-site utility related public health problems. <br />The County and the community are continuing to work at resolving all outstanding <br />utility-related issues and the County appreciates the many instances of OWASA's utility <br />policy and technical issue input into these discussions.. The Boazd is certainly willing to <br />enfold all of OWASA's suggestions, concerns and ideas into its current and future <br />discussions and will actively welcome OWASA's inclusion in those discussions. <br />If I may provide any additional information or input, please contact me at your earliest <br />convenience. <br />Sincerely, <br />Alice M. Gordon, Chair <br />Orange County Boazd of Commissioners <br />