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the stream bed. Visual (Section 4.7) - The visual qualities of adversely effected areas can be mitigated by: Minimizing roadway cut and fill slopes Roadway alignment following the existing groundline wherever possible Landscape planting and natural revegetation to the cut and fill slopes Maintain landscape planting and natural vegetation in the quarry and asphalt plant buffer zones Maintain the 300 foot buffer between extraction areas and residences and public lands as required by the existing special use permits. S.5 Compliance with Area Land Use Goals (Section 4.10) The proposed quarry expansion is in compliance with several area land use goals. The County- wide goals for Orange County are presented in the "Orange County Comprehensive Plan" and are listed in Section 4.10 of this document. Provision of an expanded reservoir with the capacity to store approximately three billion gallons of water advances Goal Ten. Since the additional mining activities and the resulting reservoir capacity can be obtained without acquiring productive agricultural property the proposed action complies with Goal Seven. The proposed action complies with Goal Six by continuation of quarry activities thereby providing additional tax revenues and employment opportunities, both directly and indirectly without disrupting the character of adjacent communities. In addition, the expanded storage reservoir will provide additional high quality water for citizens of Orange County served by OWASA at little capital cost to the public; and will serve to protect the natural environment through the edge ecotone, buffer areas, and aquatic habitats provided with the reservoir. The proposed action advances Goal One through the use of a mutually beneficial private/public agreement to transform a business enterprise into a public water supply reservoir. S-7