Environmental Protection Strategy
Resource Protection
Natural resources perform critical functions such as groundwater recharge and discharge, water quality improvement, erosion control, flood storage, wildlife habitat and scenic beauty. It's important to preserve these resources to protect their environmental functions.
Pollution Control
Waste treatment, best management practices, erosion control, vegetation management, stormwater management, and land use planning all play an important role in limiting the amount of pollution that enters our ground and surface waters.
Urban Service Area Planning
Urban service areas in and around existing communities have the capacity to provide a full range of urban services, making them most suitable for development. USA boundaries represent the outer limits of planned urban growth over a long-term planning period. Amendments to the original areas expand services as communities grow.
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