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increases and serve.all new development at buildout." Recent analyses have determined that facility improvements are now required to address both dry and . wet weather requirements relating to pollutant loads and wasteWater flows. The section in Chapter IV of the PFSP entitled "Long-Term Service Availability Within Urbanizable Areas" is proposed to be modified to reflect the need for facility improvements necessary to address dry and wet weather regulatory requirements. Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments. Goal 8'-Recreational Needs This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments. Goal 9 - Economic Development- Goal 9 provides, in part, that it is intended to: "Provide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable sizes, types, locations, and service levels for a variety of industrial and commercial uses consistent withplan policies." The proposed amendments are consistent with this objective in that the Metro Plan, the PFSP and the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan must be consistent in order to comply with State discharge Permit conditions that will determine the improvements to the Regional WasteWater System that are necessary to address new regulatory standards. The improvements are necessary to allow adequate service and conveyance, treatment, reuse and disposal capacity to serve new and existing industrial and commercial uses. Goal 10 - Housing- To provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state. Goal 10 Planning Guideline 3 states that "[P]lans should provide for the appropriate type, location and phasing of pubic facilities and services sufficient to support housing development in areas presently developed or undergoing development or redevelopment." OAR 660-008-0010 requires that "[S]ufficient buildable land shall be designated on the comprehensive plan map to satisfy housing needs by type and density range as determined in the housing needs projection." Goal 10 defines buildable lands as "...lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and necessary for residential use." 660-008-0005(13), in part, defines land that is "suitable and available" as land "for which public facilities are planned or to which public facilities can be made available." Similar to Goal 9, adequate public facilities are necessary to accomplish the objectives of this goal and applicable administrative rules (OAR Chapter 660, Division 008). The purpose of the proposed amendments is to provide the comprehensive planning framework to allow for the improvements to the regional Staff Report and Findings Page 6 1-8