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• 197 RURAL BUFFER IMPLEMENTATION MEASURE Water and Sewer Service Extension Descrietion The development potential of land ' is determined by many factors. Among the most important of these factors is the availability of a water supply and availability of an accept- able means of handling sewage. When on-site provision of a water supply and sewage treatment are required, typically only low density develop- ment of land is possible. Location and spacing of water wells is determined by flow rates that can be sustained. While that can be a serious constraint, the more serious problem is usually on-site treatment of sewage. When on-site treatment is the only means available for handling sewage Low density development is all that the. Land is capable of handling. How low the density is will be determined by soil conditions. • 6221i1e1i20 No public water or sewer service is available in the rural buffer. This alone is a significant means for imple- menting the rural buffer concept . The actual restrictions that the absence of sewers places on development varies widely through the rural buffer. According- to the Orange County Soil Survey, all rural buffer soils are restricted with regards to septic tank drainage fieLd suitabiLity. So the range of variation only includes degrees of restriction. OWASA, the agency responsible for providing water and sewer service in south Orange County, has a policy not to extend water and sewer lines into the rural buffer without the consent of the Orange County Board of Commissioners. As long as that policy is in effect only Low density development is possible in the rural buffer. 1212E20221 Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning Land Use Plan. Orange County Soil Survey. Water and Sewer Line Maps, Orange County PLanning Department .