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67 <br />Commission for the Environment <br />• The CFE will continue to advocate for increased efforts to gather information <br />related to water resources in Orange County and will continue to increase <br />public awareness and understanding of water supply sources, related <br />concerns, and what steps can be undertaken to maintain or improve the <br />quantity and quality of Orange County water supply resources <br />• The CFE will continue to address, as appropriate, the critical environmental <br />issues for Orange County as enumerated on page 3 of the 2014 State of the <br />Environment report, which include potential adverse effects from a) invasive, <br />non - native, plant and animal species; b) reductions in State -led collection of <br />water resources data; c) potential drilling for natural gas in the Deep River <br />basin; d) urban sprawl; and CFE support for e) the responsible deployment of <br />clean and appropriately -sited renewable energy and reductions in energy use <br />to help fight climate change <br />