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139 <br /> RURAL BUFFE4 $TUDY <br /> POLICY ANALYSIS - PHASE 1 <br /> Compilation of Policies. Goals. Objectives, Proposals, & <br /> Standards <br /> ELEMENT: HEALTH/SAFETY <br /> The numbers in parentheses following the policies. <br /> goals, objectives, proposals, and standards are keyed to the <br /> list of references at the end. <br /> POLICY <br /> (1) Designate land in water supply watersheds which <br /> encircles the water supply impoundment and which drains <br /> directly into the impoundment and into the main channels <br /> of trunk streams feeding the impoundment as Water <br /> Quality Critical Areas. not suitable for moderate to <br /> high density residential development or non-residential <br /> development. (1) p. 3.5-4. <br /> (2) Prohibit the establishment of public water and sewer <br /> services in the areas designated Water Quality Critical <br /> Area, except to address emergency situations. (1) p. <br /> 3.5-7. <br /> (3) Adopt and implement policies which specify land use <br /> patterns and intensities of development in water supply <br /> watershed and Water Quality Critical Areas that will <br /> minimize potential adverse impacts on water quality. (1) <br /> p. 3.5-7 . <br /> (4) Commercial and industrial uses are inappropriate in the <br /> University Lake watershed. (1) p. 3.5-8. <br /> (5) Allow on-site disposal in low-density and rural areas <br /> where soil conditions are acceptable. In rural areas <br /> with unacceptable soils. state-approved on-site sewage <br /> disposals systems will be required. (1) p. 3.5-8. <br /> (6) Prohibit package sewage treatment plants in the areas <br /> designated Water Supply Watershed. (1) p. 3.5-9. <br /> (7) University Lake water supply watershed will only be <br /> developed for very low density residential and <br /> agricultural purposes to protect the quality of the <br /> water supply. (1) p. 3.12-10. <br /> (8) The University Lake Watershed Area should be protected <br /> for reasons of water quality; development should occur <br /> only at low densities. and water and sewer lines should <br /> not be extended into this watershed. (2) p. 52. <br /> (9) That sewer lines be allowed in the University Lake <br /> Watershed; that government continue the present practice <br /> of having developers pay for and construct their own <br /> systems and that developments within the transition area <br /> be required to be served by public water and sewer <br /> service. (3) <br />