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083 <br /> INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM: 8705-1820 <br /> Water/Sewer Policy <br /> June 17 , 1987 <br /> Page 2 <br /> balanced with existing and projected needs on <br /> a local and regional basis. ( LUP) <br /> B. Revise Section ( 2) Delineation/Protection of Watersheds <br /> to read as follows: <br /> ( 2) Do] i_neation/Protectiorn of Wgtgrshed5 <br /> The Planning Board feels that watershed protection <br /> should be given high priority status in the Land <br /> Use Plan update, particularly since Orange County <br /> has historically been in the forefront of watershed <br /> protection. Consistent with this tradition, the <br /> Planning Board recommends that adequate watershed <br /> protection standards be established in unzoned <br /> portions of the county . The delineation and <br /> protection of such watersheds has been partially <br /> addressed in the Land Use Plan and will be further <br /> in the Plan update. However, there is an immediate <br /> need to establish a policy extending watershed <br /> protection standards to watersheds regardless of <br /> zoning classification . <br /> This recommendation is based on and in support of <br /> the following goals : <br /> ( a) Designate prime reservoir sites, based on an <br /> evaluation of water resources throughout the <br /> County, to protect those areas from adverse <br /> development impacts and to insure that <br /> inappropriate restrictions are not placed on a <br /> large population of the land area and land <br /> resources of the County . ( LUP) <br /> ( b) Adopt and implement policies which specify <br /> land use patterns and intensities of <br /> development in water supply watersheds and <br /> water quality critical areas that will <br /> minimize potential adverse impacts on water <br /> quality . ( LUP) <br /> (c) Support programs which help to protect water <br /> quality, such as the Soil Conservation Service <br /> and Sedimentation and Erosion Control <br /> Programs . ( LUP) <br /> ( d) Encourage efforts to monitor the quality of <br /> water in Orange County streams. ( LUP) <br /> C. Revise Section ( 3) Sewage Disposal /Alternative Systems <br /> to read as follows : <br />