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34 <br />essential public facility, the designated provider for the service <br />area or interest area shall have the right of first refusal to provide <br />such service. <br />2. Within the service areas and interest areas, the water and sewer <br />provider will agree to provide service, as defined in this <br />agreement, as system capacity, financial resources, and other <br />reasonable utility considerations allow, and as provided in this <br />agreement. <br />C. Policy of "first-refusal" <br />1. The designated water and sewer provider within a service area or <br />interest area has first right to provide service if an adverse public <br />health condition or essential public facility service need is <br />established, and public water or public sewer service is <br />determined to be required to address the adverse public health <br />condition. <br />2. If the designated water and sewer provider declines to provide <br />service, it must notify the other parties to the agreement with a <br />statement of rationale. <br />3. The designated water and sewer provider may contract with <br />another service provider to address the situation, in the manner <br />prescribed in Section VI of this agreement, upon consultation with <br />other jurisdictions. <br />4. If no other water and sewer provider is available, Orange County <br />retains the right to address the adverse public health condition or <br />essential public facility need in the manner prescribed in Section <br />VI of this agreement. <br />VI. LIMITATIONS ON SERVICE <br />A. Prohibitions and Limitations on Extension Into Interest Areas <br />The development of land within interest areas is not projected to occur at <br />urban densities, and therefore, public water and sewer service shall be <br />prohibited in these areas, except as provided in this agreement {Section <br />VI.B, VI.C, VI.D, VI.F, VIIA, VII.B, VII.C}3. Individual onsite and <br />smalUcommunity-scale alternative water supply and wastewater <br />8 <br />