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CMP Part 4C. Water Supply <br /> in the City newsletter as well as the use of"bill stuffers", and support <br /> for school curriculums on water resources such as National Drinking <br /> Water Week. During periods of limited water supplies when public <br /> awareness is high, the City will issue public service announcements <br /> through the local mass media including local newspapers, and will <br /> notify the public via direct mailings of water conservation and demand <br /> reduction measures in effect. <br /> 6. Retrofitting Programs. Existing plumbing codes requiring the use of <br /> water-conserving fixtures when retrofitting buildings, will continue to <br /> be enforced by the Building Inspections Department. The City will <br /> investigate whether establishment of a mandatory retrofitting program <br /> unrelated to concurrent remodeling projects would be feasible or cost <br /> efficient. <br /> GOALS AND POLICIES <br /> The City of Orono's water supply goals are as follows: <br /> 1. Provide an adequate supply ofpotable water to all residences and occupied properties in <br /> Orono. <br /> 2. Provide an adequate supply of water for fire protection in urban-density <br /> neighborhoods and commercial/industrial districts in Orono. <br /> 3. Protect the City'sies natural resources- Water. <br /> The City of Orono's water supply policies are as follows: <br /> 1. All occupied properties within Orono shall be provided with a potable water supply <br /> and minimum sanitary facilities as required by the Minnesota Health Department. <br /> 2. Individual wells will be considered to be acceptable water supply for low- density <br /> urban and rural residential neighborhoods. Industrial, commercial and multi-family <br /> residential development will be permitted only within the municipal water service area <br /> where supplies are sufficient for domestic,process and fire protection purposes. <br /> 3. Municipal water supply systems will be provided only within the Urban Service Area. <br /> Rural land use must be of the type and density to be_adequately served by individual <br /> private wells. <br /> 4. Municipal water supply systems will be provided only where sufficient land use density <br /> and/or user demand will make the public investment economically feasible.Municipal <br /> water systems will not be extended to all neighborhoods in the urban service area. <br /> Many urban residential areas that received municipal sewer for public health and <br /> environmental reasons have relatively low land use density and can be adequately <br /> served by private wells at much less total cost than by extensive water system <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 4C, Page 29 <br />