2 - Town of Colchester

NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
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Preserve Water Quality
1. Continue to protect the major aquifers and public water supply watershed
areas in Colchester from impacts of development.
2. Review the current aquifer protection zone regulations on a regular basis to
ensure the highest degree of water quality protection.
3. Continue to protect water supply areas from land uses that could hinder their
use as public water supply sources.
4. Adopt a residential fuel tank ordinance requiring the replacement of
underground fuel storage tanks which are more than 20 years old.
5. Continue to acquire land around aquifers and in public water supply
watersheds in order to aid in their protection.
6. Continue to study local aquifers and adopt specific land development
controls, as appropriate.
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Protect Water Resources
7. Continue to protect important water resources in order to maintain water
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quality, wildlife habitat, water supply, and ecological balance.
8. Continue to require appropriate buffer zones for important water resources. 32
Protect Other Natural Resources
9. Protect local plants and animals and their habitats. 32
10. Strive to preserve agricultural uses and prime agricultural soils. 32
11. Continue to fully consider natural resource issues at the time of
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development.
12. Continue to discourage building and road development on steep slopes. 32
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