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• , <br /> 5 <br /> GOAL 1 - WATER SUPPLY <br /> Assist in providing clean and safe water supplies to meet the <br /> needs of the 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. 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 /> watershed protection policies; and environmental <br /> protection policies. <br /> 4. The type of water distribution facilities <br /> appropriate for an area should be identified as a <br /> function of the magnitude of present and future <br /> demand; the distribution of users; the present and <br /> potential availability of public utility services; <br /> and the capacity of the natural environment to <br /> absorb the impact. The determination of appropriate <br /> types of water distribution facilities in the <br /> County should be made in close cooperation with <br /> utility service providers, both <br /> public and private, and with municipalities. <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. Orange County will, in <br /> those areas for which it has planning and zoning <br /> jurisdiction and authority, use this authority to <br /> designate protected watersheds in the Land Use <br /> Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the purpose <br /> of protecting those areas from environmental <br /> impacts adverse to water supply sources. <br /> 2. Local and regional watershed standards and policies <br /> should be adopted and implemented which minimize <br /> potential adverse impacts on water quality in water <br /> -2- <br />