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4.2.27 Protected Watershed II (PE-II) District a) Intent It is the intent of Orange County to regulate the uses of land and structues 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 radioactivity. A task force appointed by the County Commissioners has studied the problems of water pollution. They have documented their findings in a report entitled Re..rt of the Oran e Count Water Resources Task Force and dated May, 1981. That statement of problems and'needs is included by reference. The intent of the Protected Watershed II (PA-II) district is to apply a set of regulations for watershed protection to portions of water- supply watersheds in the County which are presently mostly undeveloped and where it is desireable to maintain the rural undeveloped character of the watershed in the future. b) Application Criteria The Protected Watershed II (PW-II) 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 II (PW-II) district shall comply with use regulations applicable to the underlying zoning district as well, as the requirements of the PW-II district. 1. This district will be applied to all protected water supply watersheds 1n the Land Use Plan, except in future urban portions of McGowan's Creek.