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(3) Various activities in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction can result in pollution of water in the Edwards Aquifer and the San Marcos and Blanco rivers. (4) The Edwards Aquifer, the San Marcos River and the Blanco River should be protected from pollution in order to preserve the natural environment and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city and other users of the San Marcos and Blanco rivers. (5) The city's existing regulatory programs and programmatic activities address, in whole or in part, the abatement and control of water pollution within the entire city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction. (6) The city's existing regulatory programs and activities for the abatement and control of water pollution also promote the conservation of water resources, including groundwater. Sec. 34.022. Authority. This article is adopted under the city's home rule authority in V.T.C.A. Constitution Art. 11, Section 5, as amended, and under authority of V.T.C.A. Water Code Section 26.177, as amended. Sec. 34.023 - 34.029. Reserved. DIVISION 2. PROGRAM ELEMENTS Sec. 34.030. Overview and applicability. (1) The city's watershed protection program consists of ordinances that regulate activities that can result in water pollution, and City programmatic activities that are directed at controlling and abating water pollution. (2) The city's watershed protection program shall apply within the city limits and, with respect to provisions of this code that expressly apply to the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, within the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Sec. 34.031. Ordinances. The following provisions of this code are elements of the city's watershed protection program: (1) Sec. 86.093 - Detergents containing excessive phosphates (2) Chapter 86, Article 3, Division 2 - Industrial waste discharge regulations (3) Chapter 86, Article 3, Division 3 - On-site sewage facility regulations C:\TEMP\watershed l-16-01.doc 2