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REVISED VERSION November 24, 1987 1 PROPOSED 071 WATER AND SEWER POLICY OF ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA GOAL I - WATER SUPPLY PROVIDE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER SUPPLIES AVAILABLE AND ADEQUATE TO MEET THE FUTURE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF ORANGE COUNTY. GenerAl Policies 1. Water supplies should be identified, developed and managed by the County in conjunction with its municipalities and surrounding jurisdictions so that available resources are balanced with existing and projected needs on a local and regional basis. 2. Water supply needs should be met in a manner consistent with existing agricultural, water quality critical area, environmental protection and buffer policies. Watershed Protection Policies 1 . Watershed protection should be given a high priority in any activity related to land use planning in Orange County. 2. Prime reservoir sites should be designated, based on an evaluation of water resources throughout the County, to protect those areas from adverse development impacts and to insure that inappropriate restrictions are not placed on a large population of the land area and land resources of the County. 3 . Policies should be adopted and implemented which specify land use patterns and intensities of development in water supply watersheds and water quality critical areas that will minimize potential adverse impacts on water quality. 4. Adequate protection standards should be delineated and established for watersheds in unzoned portions of the County. 5 . Programs which help to protect water quality, such as the Soil Conservation Service and Sedimentation and Erosion Control, should be supported. 6. A program of monitoring water quality in Orange County streams should be established and funded in coordination with other agencies. In conjunction therewith, an on- site wastewater treatment inspection program within the portions of water supply watersheds designated Water Quality Critical Area should be established.