Consideration of the public and private facilities and services within the Bend Urban Growth Boundary is an important focus of the Plan. Several of these services — water, sanitary sewers, energy supplies, and communications — are the backbone needed to support and encourage urban level development. Other urban services such as refuse disposal, emergency services, and storm water disposal are also necessary parts of the mix of urban services. Although most of these facilities and services have a planning horizon greater than 20-years, they are still driven by the population and land use needs forecast in the Plan.