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S. Marion County shall participate in a regional solid waste program and shall develop a program providing adequate solid waste disposal service for rural areas. The Board finds that, for the reasons stated elsewhere in these findings, the proposed development does not require the extension of costly utilities to the site, does not impose inordinate additional net costs on public services such as police and fire protection, and will maintain the rural character of the area. Further, the Board has included conditions of approval requiring the applicant to obtain an adequate water supply for the resort as well as adequate septic and wastewater treatment facilities. The state permitting process will require consideration of water availability and impacts on the carrying capacity of the groundwater resource. Private Facility Policies 1. Marion County shall identify and protect watershed areas and reservoir sites that provide domestic water supplies. The Board finds that this county policy is not stated as mandatory approval criteria, but creates aspirational goals directing the county to "identify and protect" watershed areas and reservoir sites that provide domestic water supplies; as such, this general planning policy designed to "identify and protect" such areas cannot be relied upon by the county as a means to deny the present subdivision application. This aspirational policy is implemented by regulations contained within the Marion County Code. In any event, the Board concurs with the letter from Steven Shropshire, dated January 10, 2008, and finds that all development activities on the resort will be subject to DEQ permitting requirements which are designed to ensure water quality protection and compliance with this policy. 2. Where evidence is presented during development review that significant difficulty may exist with use of individual wells for water supply, the developer shall be required to demonstrate that adequate water supply is available. The Board finds that there has been no evidence that significant difficulty exists with use of individual wells for water supply. In any event, the Board adopts and imposes the same condition of approval No. 4 as that in the previous conceptual approval requiring that the private water system meet the quality, storage, and distribution system requirements of the State Health Division and the Department of Public Works. 3. In areas outside urban growth boundaries in Marion County where rural residential development is appropriate, the use of private sewage treatment plans and community water systems will be allowed if the developer provides the following evidence: (a) The amount and type of development of all proposed development phases is large enough to make the proposed system cost effective. (b)Maximum development densities as outlined in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan are not exceeded. (c)Assessments and bonding requirements imposed for the facilities are approved by Marion County to ensure adequate funds are available for maintenance and operation of the facility. (d)All affected property owners are proportionately represented on the body that is responsible for operating and maintaining the system. (e)All plant operators are adequately trained and certified through County recognized programs. -21-