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It is the purpose of this overlay zone to:
(a) Protect the water quality and quantity of the Upper Paint Branch Watershed and its tributaries, as well as the biodiversity situated in these resources. The resources consist of the headwater tributary areas-Good Hope, Gum Springs, Right Fork and Left Fork-and the segment of the main stem of the Paint Branch north of Fairland Road.
(b) Regulate the amount and location of impervious surfaces in order to maintain levels of groundwater, control erosion, and allow the ground to filter water naturally and control temperature.
(c) Regulate land uses that could adversely affect this very high quality, cold water stream system resource that is afforded the highest order of resource protection (Use III Waters) under the State of Maryland’s watershed classification system.