What does Legacy Say about Environmental Quality?

• Protect high-quality natural areas and sites with rare plants and animals
• Protect watersheds, wetlands and streams to reduce pollution runoff, soil erosion and flooding
• Provide clean, high quality water to meet the domestic, economic and recreational needs of the community
• Promote environmentally-sensitive development which respects natural areas and enhances the quality of our built environment
• Improve air quality
• Create a comprehensive and cost-effective solid waste management program that protects public health and the environment, promotes recycling, reduces the amount of solid waste and successfully manages and reclaims landfill sites
• Enforce science-based and cost-effective environmental regulations
• Increase community understanding of and sensitivity to the area’s natural systems and related environmental issues