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40 Services and Facilities <br /> Water and Wastewater (WW) <br /> Obiective WW-1: <br /> Maintain a sustainable and high quality supply of ground and surface water so that <br /> available resources meet existing and projected needs. (See also Water Resources <br /> Objective WR-2.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective WW-2: <br /> Coordinate the provision of potable water and sanitary sewer services with the <br /> County's Land Use Plan and Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning <br /> Agreement and Land Use Plan, targeting these services to urban, transitional, and <br /> economic development districts in a manner that does not endanger environmental <br /> resources. (See also Land Use Objective LU-1.1, Housing Objective H-1.5, and <br /> Economic Development Objective ED-2.10.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Obiective WW-3: <br /> Maintain and add new partners to the existing Water and Sewer Management <br /> Planning and Boundary Agreement with the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and <br /> Hillsborough and OWASA. Work to establish similar agreements with the Cities of <br /> Mebane and Durham and Orange-Alamance Water System. (See also Land Use <br /> Objective 3.6.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective WW-4: <br /> Orange County welcomes opportunities to coordinate with Orange-Alamance Water <br /> System to plan future service areas in the County. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective WW-5: <br /> Maintain a cooperative joint planning process among the County, the municipalities, <br /> and water and wastewater providers and guide the extension of service in <br /> accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> Joint Planning Agreement and Land Use Plan, and the policies of the municipalities. <br /> (See also Water Resources Objective WR-5.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective WW-6: <br /> Develop and implement a process whereby the responsibilities and duties <br /> associated with the operation and management of package sewage treatment plants <br /> are specified as a requirement of the permitting process for such facilities. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Obiective WW-7: <br /> Revisit and revise the Water Sewer Management Planning and Boundary <br /> Agreement to ensure consistency with the Land Use map and land use categories. <br /> (See also Land Use Objective LU-6.2.) <br /> Status/Action: Initiated <br /> 38 <br />