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44 a reservoir not be placed at the Seven Mile Creek location that there still needs to be environmental protection. The Planning Board can remove the critical area of the designation and staff suggests replacing it with ' /z mile buffers on specific streams. In response to discussion regarding the legality of stricter County guidelines that the State, Perdita Holtz advised she researched it and found in the State provision that it states local governments may extend critical areas as needed. Craig Benedict gave further review of the map and the water supply. He pointed out where each area of the County receives their water supply. He showed the map reflecting staffs recommendation for the new watershed critical area. He reviewed the recommendations for what areas would be protected including definitions with explanations. He advised that the changes will require notification of some parties. Craig also advised there would be a new section based on the definition for third and fourth order streams. He noted he would have septic system information for the northwest corner of the County at the next meeting. He advised the soils in that area are the most severely restricted septic system area of the County and the soils have not been able to support anything close to one acre lots. Craig let the Board know that staff would give another item on this if staff receives questions from the Planning Board during the month because it will be on the February Quarterly Public Hearing. He reiterated the recommendation from staff for the Board. Jeff Schmitt noted that in the Seven Mill Creek area the contraction of critical use north of interstate 85 does not inhibit that reservoir being developed down the road. Craig Benedict advised that was correct. He also advised that staff had taken the same rules used to define class 1 1class 2 reservoirs and different stream orders and applied them to the University Lake and Cane Creek area; and there are some changes there. Brian Crawford asked if the item could come back in February if there are any additional comments or questions Planning Board members should call or emailed Craig and Perdita. He noted that based on those questions /comment, he and Craig would determine the need to meet again in February. Craig Benedict also advised the Board that there is another implication regarding bio- solids from treatment plants. The State allows them outside their critical area but does not recognize the County's critical area so part of the process may be to ask the State to not permit bio -solid application in some of the Orange County defined critical areas. AGENDA ITEM 3: ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned by consensus 2