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42 <br />Mr. Marvin Collins <br />August 1, 1991 <br />Page 2. <br />to the eastern side of the~site so American can expand the active <br />quarry toward the OWASA reservoir. At the end of the quarry <br />operation, but no later than 2029, the expanded quarry and an <br />adjacent buffer will be conveyed automatically by operation of <br />the contract to DWASA,for use as an reservoir with additional <br />storage capacity of up to three billion gallons- more than five <br />times. the capacity of university Lake. The relooated asphalt <br />plant would be designed and constructed with sophisticated <br />environmental safeguards, as specifically recommended by Camp. <br />Dresser and McKee, OWASA~s watershed consultant, and consistent <br />with current environmental standards. <br />e C1s • Cate o <br />The property is 'located in the Rural Buffer and•University Lake <br />watershed, and is zoned accordingly. The Joint Planning Area <br />Land Use Plan designates uses as public/private open space, <br />resource protection, rural residential and extractive use. <br />ro osed Use Cate <br />Applicants propose that the tract be designated as a Rural <br />Industrial Activ~.ty Node in the Land Use Plan. <br />Co o w t o es o t e Com re a sive a <br />Thg proposed designation would carry out the intent and purposes <br />af~the Land IIse Plan by furthering specific goals set out in <br />section 3.5 bf the Plan. <br />For Example, Goal•ten (~~Clean~and safe water supplies•available <br />and adequate to meet future needs of the residents of Orange <br />County"7, would be .advanced~by providing an expanded reservoir. <br />with the capacity to store up to three billion gallons of excess <br />Cane Creek water. The site'is conveniently located adjacent to <br />OWASA ~ s rani water transmission main' between the 'Cane Creek <br />Reservoir•and OWASA's Ovater treatment plant. <br />. . <br />The fact that this additional capacity can be obtained without <br />acquiring any new agricultural property is consistent with Goal <br />Seven •("Continued use of agricultural land and the preservation <br />of the farming way of life") . • <br />The proposal also promotes Goal Six ("Ecoinomic development which <br />meets local needs while protecting the natural environment") by <br />continuing a quarry operation that provides additional tax <br />revenues and employment oUDOrtunities. both dir~etly and <br />