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GOAL 4: Pollution Prevention and Waste <br />Reduction <br />Background /Rationale <br />The quality of life in Orange County depends greatly on the impact of human activities on the <br />environment. This section addresses protection of water quality, and reduction of the amount of <br />energy consumed and solid and hazardous waste produced in the county. <br />We need to satisfy water quality standards and protect the water quality of all streams from point <br />and non -point pollution, particularly those used for public water supplies, and to protect critical <br />habitat for rare aquatic species. Protection of water quality depends on where and how we <br />develop the landscape and on monitoring and enforcing regulations, such as regulations on <br />Underground Storage Tanks. <br />Energy use reduction should focus on reducing use of non-renewable energy resources and <br />reducing air pollution from energy use. (Reducing energy use for transportation was addressed <br />in the previous section on Transportation.) <br />Reducing and eliminating hazardous wastes and reducing solid waste produced will help protect <br />water quality from toxics and will reduce costs and landfill space needed. <br />56 <br />