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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GROUND-WATER RESOURCE TO ORANGE COUNTY <br /> • APPROXIMATELY 35,000 CITIZENS OF ORANGE COUNTY RELY ON <br /> GROUND-WATER AS THEIR SOURCE OF POTABLE WATER <br /> • GROUND-WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY PROBLEMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL <br /> TO ADVERSELY AFFECT ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH <br /> • GROUND AND SURFACE WATERS ARE CLOSELY LINKED AS GROUND-WATER <br /> COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY 50% OF AVERAGE INSTREAM FLOW <br /> • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND THE EXTENT AND QUALITY <br /> OF THE GROUND-WATER RESOURCE HAS LONG-TERM UTILITY SERVICE IMPLICATIONS <br />