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082 <br /> RESULTS: • <br /> The significance of Orange County's efforts in the field of water quality protection is <br /> tgofold. First, the Commissioners were not content to adopt a policy statement but desired <br /> that concrete steps be taken to implement the policy. Second, actions in the field of water . <br /> protection statewide had been negligible. The Commissioners, through. their actions, set the <br /> precedent for other counties and municipalities statewide, developing standards and practices I <br /> which others have have copied or modelled. <br /> Since the inception of the Task Force and subsequent policy adoption, the Board of Commissioner <br /> have achieved the following: <br /> Incorporated the' Task Force recommendations into the countywide Land Use Plan, adopting the <br /> same in September, 1981 . <br /> Amended the Land Use Plan in separate actions in 1984 and 1985, creating "water quality <br /> critical areas" around existing/potential reservoir sites and achieving a higher protection <br /> level . <br /> Extended zoning coverage to a fifth Township in October, 1984, expanding water quality <br /> regulations to a third major watershed. <br /> Amended the Zoning Ordinance to include •maximum imperVtious:;aurfaeernatlo and stream - '-r <br /> requirements (1982); infiltration requirements, undisturbed area reg- at|ona" setback standard-. <br /> for septic tanks and structures, and industrial/hazardous waste storage provisions (1984);PW-| | Protected Watershed District (1982); WQCA Water Quality Critical Area and PW-I Watershed Industrial Districts(1984) . <br /> to Amended Zoning Atlas to apply WQCA district and accompanying regulations three watersheds <br /> (1984) <br /> Amended Erosion Control Ordinance in 1983 to provide stronger erosion control/stormwater <br /> management provisions in protected watersheds and appropriated S24^800 for additional <br /> personnel/equipment to a6m)nlyter. <br /> Adopted standard Procedure (through Health Department) of verifying existence of back-up <br /> on-site wastewater disposal site in protected watersheds as part of initial site work. <br /> Initiated(through Soil Conservation Service) a program of techhFdeJ 'and financial assistance <br /> for farmers who utilize "best management practices" in protected watersheds. <br /> Adopted a policy (through Orange Water and Sewer Authority initiative) of restricting <br /> water/sewer extensions into protected watersheds except in emergency situations. Policy <br /> further enforced through zoning/subdivision procedures. ' <br /> Commjsioners, advisory board members and staff have served on the Triangle Water Resources <br /> Committees since 1982, providing technical assistance in regional water quality offorts. <br /> Testimony provided-to. N'X'0epartment of Natural Resources regarding initiatives to protect <br /> regional reservoirs of Falls of Neuse and Jordan Lakes. Efforts have resulted in Town of <br /> Carrboro preparing and adopting water quality regulations /1983) and Chatham Codnty�end <br /> Durham City drafting ordinance provisions addressing water quality considerations. <br /> CONTACT: <br /> Mr, Marvin Collins <br /> • Planning Director • <br /> Orange County Planning Department <br /> 106 East Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 • [ � <br /> (919) 732-8181 Extension 346 ./ |' <br /> • ° <br /> • <br />