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Draft 812910.5 (BOCQ 12 <br />28 Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no pollution of <br />surface water, natural water courses, lakes, ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other water <br />bodies, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that would be detrimental to <br />water purity or, except as specified herein, that could alter the natural water level or flow in or <br />over the Easement Area. Other than the construction of a well to serve allowed improvements, <br />there shall be no alteration, depletion or extraction of surface water, natural watercourses, lakes, <br />ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other water bodies on the Easement Area. Diking, <br />draining, filling or removal of wetlands is prohibited. <br />2.9 Signage. No signs or billboards or other advertising displays are allowed <br />on the Easement Area except as otherwise permitted herein and as follows: signs authorized by <br />Orange County zoning regulations whose placement, number and design do not diminish the <br />scenic character of the Easement Area may be displayed to identify the conservation values of <br />the Easement Area, to identify the Conservation Easement, to give directions, to advertise or <br />regulate permitted uses on the Easement Area and prescribe rules and regulations for educational <br />use of the protected Easement Area, to advertise the Easement Area for sale or rent, to post the <br />Easement Area against trespassers, and to identify the Grantor as fee simple owner of the <br />Easement Area, and to identify the Grantee as holder of the Conservation Easement. <br />210 No Biocides. There shall be no use of pesticides or biocides, including but <br />not limited to insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, and herbicides, except as required to control <br />invasive species detrimental to the conservation values of the Easement Area. <br />2.11 No Dumping. There shall be no storage or dumping of trash, garbage, <br />abandoned vehicles, appliances, or machinery, or other unsightly or offensive material, <br />hazardous substance, or toxic waste on the Easement Area. There shall be no changing of the <br />topography through the placing of soil or other substance or material such as land fill or dredging <br />spoils, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that could cause erosion or <br />siltation on the Easement Area. <br />2.12 Predator Control. Grantor shall have the right to control, destroy, or trap <br />predatory and problem animals that pose a material threat to livestock and/or' humans by means <br />and methods with prior written approval of Grantee. The method employed shall be selective <br />and specific to individuals, rather than broadcast, nonselective techniques.. <br />2.13 Commercial Development. Any commercial or industrial use of or <br />activity within the Easement Area is prohibited This restriction on use shall not be construed to <br />prohibit use of the Easement Area for recreational, educational and scientific purposes, as long as <br />such activities are undertaken on a noncommercial basis. <br />2.14 Development Rights. Grantor conveys to Grantee all development rights <br />that are now or hereafter allocated to, implied, reserved or irilrerent in the Easement Area, and <br />the parties agree that such rights are terminated and extinguished, and may not be used on or <br />Page 12 of 16