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10 <br /> (Changes made since 10/10/88 public hearing are underlined. ) <br /> GOAL 1 - WATER SUPPLY <br /> Assist in providing clean and safe raw water supplies <br /> available and adequate to meet the future needs of the <br /> residents of Orange County. <br /> A. General Policies <br /> 1. Orange County will assist municipalities and water <br /> providers within the county and surrounding <br /> jurisdictions in efforts to identify, protect, and <br /> develop required water supplies so that available <br /> resources are balanced with existing and projected <br /> needs on a local and regional basis. <br /> 2. Orange County's primary responsibility will be to <br /> assist in the protection and development of water <br /> resources, including the establishment of necessary <br /> organizational structures and arrangements that <br /> would operate and maintain raw water and treated <br /> water resources. <br /> 3. Raw water supply needs should be met consistent <br /> with the land use plans and growth management <br /> policies of Orange County, municipalities within <br /> the county, and surrounding jurisdictions, <br /> including agricultural preservation, and watershed <br /> and environmental protection policies. <br /> B. Watershed Protection Policies <br /> 1. Watershed protection should be given a high <br /> priority in any activity related to land use <br /> planning in Orange County. <br /> 2. Based on an evaluation of water resources <br /> throughout the County, existing and proposed water <br /> supply watersheds as well as prime reservoir sites <br /> should be designated as protected watersheds to <br /> protect those areas from adverse development <br /> impacts and to insure that inappropriate <br /> restrictions are not placed on large numbers of the <br /> population or on substantial, land areas, in the <br /> County. <br /> 3. Existing watershed standards and policies should be <br /> 03 <br />