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INTEROFFICE r.7r"GPAmDL!: F7C'5-1F2O 26 <br /> dater/ Sev:er Policy DD <br /> June 17 , 19E17 <br /> Page 3 <br /> ( 3 ) Seven& Dis.posF /Altern.ctly_ .�4, `gms <br /> To insure adeo;. zte and appropriate sewage disposal <br /> facilities for all current and future residents , <br /> the Planning c;oard recommends that the use of <br /> private commur. : ty treatment systems be discouraged <br /> as a means o= sewage disposal throughout Orange <br /> County, and tha- they be allowed only in situations <br /> where clustering is followed and/or only through <br /> Special Use Permit or Planned Development approval <br /> procedure . <br /> To provide for the protection of designated water <br /> supply watersheds, the Planning Board recommends <br /> that Orange County establish and fund, in <br /> coordination w ' th other agencies, a program of <br /> monitoring Ovate- quali -y in Orange County streams . <br /> Furthermore, Grange County should establish an on- <br /> site wastewater treatment inspection program within <br /> the portions c= water supply watersheds designated <br /> Water Quality Critical Areas . <br /> To provide for and assist in the implementation of <br /> the above recommendations , the Planning Board <br /> recommends that the County staff be directed to <br /> identify the type of sewage disposal facilities <br /> appropriate for an area as a function of the <br /> magnitude cf :.resent and future demand ; the <br /> distribution of users ; and the capacity of the <br /> natural environment to absorb the impact . <br /> These recommentc- ions are based on and in support <br /> of the foliowir: goals : <br /> ( a) Provide acequate and appropriate sewage <br /> disposal facilities for all current and future <br /> residents . ■ LUP) <br /> ( b ) Identify he type of sewage disposal <br /> facili ties appropriate for an area as a <br /> function The magnitude of present and <br /> future der,a.ld ; the distribution of users ; and <br /> the caaaci -y of the natural environment to <br /> absorb the impact. ( LUP) <br /> ( c ) Develop a : -ocess to ensure that buyers of <br /> property ' n the County are fully informed <br /> about Tre on-site sewage disposal <br /> charecterir- ics <br /> of the Sites on their <br /> property . L. UP) <br /> ( d) Allow on-site disposal in low-density and <br />