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~~~ <br />GOAL 2 - SEWAGE DISPOSAL <br />Assist in providing adequate and <br />facilities for current and future <br />appropriate sewage disposal <br />residents. <br />A. General Policies <br />1. Sewage disposal needs should be met in a manner <br />consistent with the land use plans and growth <br />management policies of Orange County, <br />municipalities within the county, and surrounding <br />jurisdictions; watershed protection policies; and <br />environmental protection policies. <br />2. The type of sewage disposal facilities appropriate <br />for an area should be identified as a function of <br />the magnitude of present and future demand; the <br />distribution of users; the present and potential <br />availability of public utility services; and the <br />capacity of the natural environment to absorb the <br />impact. The determination of appropriate types of <br />sewage disposal facilities in the County should be <br />made in close cooperation with utility service <br />providers, both public and private, and with <br />municipalities. <br />3. On-site disposal should be encouraged in low- <br />density and rural areas where soil conditions are <br />acceptable. The County should establish a public <br />education program to inform home and property <br />owners of issues, concerns, and operation and <br />maintenance needs associated with on-site sewage <br />• disposal systems. <br />4. Wastewater disposal shall be accomplished and <br />discharge shall be treated in compliance with all <br />applicable local, State, and Federal laws and <br />regulations. <br />B. Alternative Systems Policies <br />1. The elimination of administrative and informational <br />barriers to the use of safe, sanitary alternative <br />wastewater treatment systems within the County <br />should be encouraged:~T..he adequate long-term <br />operation of such system must be assured. <br />2. Alternative wastewater treatment systems include: <br />a. Discharge systems such as package treatment <br />plants which discharge into a natural water <br />course and do not depend on the soil for <br />treatment. <br />b. Non-discharge systems which are used where <br />_ n. _ <br />