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44 Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Obiective EC-6: <br /> Protect and maintain the existing aquatic, riparian and terrestrial habitats-of fish and <br /> wildlife. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective EC-7: <br /> Prevent flood damage to public and private property. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Obiective EC-8: <br /> Protect the absorptive, purifying and retentive functions of the natural systems <br /> existing in the County. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective EC-9: <br /> Provide educational materials and programs to school groups, civic groups, <br /> developers and interested citizens about water quality protection. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective EC-10: <br /> Develop programs and incentives that encourage the implementation of Best <br /> Management Practices, Low Impact Design, and on-site capture of stormwater in <br /> development projects. <br /> Status/Action: Completed, Ongoing <br /> Solid Waste (SW) <br /> Objective SWA: <br /> Continue to affirm, support, and work towards achieving a 61% waste reduction goal <br /> adopted by the County in 1997. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective SW-2: <br /> Encourage the recycling of solid waste, including but not limited to the preference for <br /> deconstruction practices over demolition, to minimize waste disposed of in landfills. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective SW-3: <br /> Evaluate the solid waste collection system presently used by the County in terms of <br /> efficiency and long-term sustainability. Recommend alternative systems or means <br /> to improve the existing system based on this evaluation. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective SW-4: <br /> Use land use planning, zoning regulations, and the process of development <br /> approvals to enable the appropriate environmental controls and oversight of <br /> necessary solid waste facilities. (See also Land Use Objective LU-4.2.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Obiective SW-5: <br /> Require new construction and substantial remodeling of non-single family property to <br /> set-aside adequate space and access for solid waste management and recycling <br /> materials storage on site. <br /> 42 <br />