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' -. - - . . ATTACHMENT E Original Nov. 24, Revised December - Revised January IA PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS - WATER TASK 1:::45 ec-E ,Thiasi 4.2.26 Protected Watershed, I (PW-I) District a) Intent It is the intent of Orange County to regulate the uses of land and structures in watersheds which drain to reservoirs supply- ing drinking water to the people of Orange County. The quality of water in these water supply watersheds can be affected by the activities of man including farming, construction of highways and rural subdivisions and the growth of towns and industrial development. Types of water pollutants resulting from these activities include sediment, bacterial contamination, heavy metals, synthetic organic compounds and low-level radio- activity. A task force appointed by the County Commissioners has studied the problems of water pollution. They have documented their findings in a report entitled Report of the Orange County Water Resources Task Force and dated May, 1981. That statement of problems and needs is included by reference. The intent of the Protected Watershed I (PW-I) district is to . . apply a set of regulations for watershed protection to portions of water in the watersheds • he COunty which are expected to become urban in character in the future. b) Application Criteria The Protected Watershed I (PW-I) district is established as a district which overlays other zoning districts established in this ordinance. The new use of any land or any new structure within the Protected Watershed I (PW-I) district shall comply with use regulations applicable to the underlying zoning district as well as the requirements of the PW-I district. 1. This district will be applied in the future urban portion of McGowan Creek subbasin of the Upper Eno Watershed and in other areas of water supply watersheds which may be desigAated to become urban in the next 20 years.