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4. 27 Protected �Iatershed l:l (PE° ) District <br /> a) intent <br /> It is the intent of Orange County to regulate the uses of land <br /> and structues in watersheds which drain to reservoirs ssu plY- <br /> ing drinking water to the people of Orange County. The quality <br /> of water in these water supply watersheds can be affected by <br /> the activities of man i and the growth farming, constriction of highways <br /> t <br /> and rural ties visions of towns and industrial <br /> development. 'hypes of water pollutants resulting from these <br /> activities include sediment, bacterial contamination, heavy <br /> etic organic compounds and low-level radioactivity. <br /> metals. synth <br /> A '.:ask force appointed by the County Commissioners has <br /> ed their <br /> the problems of water pollution. They e <br /> findiigs in a report entitled Report, of the <br /> mhatn e COInent after <br /> Resources Task Force and dated ?day, 1981. <br /> problems and needs is included by reference, The intent of <br /> problems <br /> the Protected Watershed 11 WI-•11) district is to apply a set <br /> of regulations for watershed protection to portions of water- <br /> of <br /> watersheds in the County which are presently mostly <br /> undeveloped and where characterit is of in maintain l. <br /> futurehe rural <br /> undeveloped chaacter of the vr <br /> b) Application Criteria <br /> The Protected Watershed 1~T (PWzonsnd1dis�ricts established as a <br /> district which overlays other g new structure <br /> in this ordinance. The new use of any land or any <br /> within the Protected Watershed 1l (pW-11) district shall comD_l�ct <br /> with use regulations applicable to the underlying <br /> as well as the requirements of the Prg-11 district. <br /> 1. This district will be applied to all protected water supply <br /> watersheds the hand Use Plan, except Mcflowan`° Creek. <br />