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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 4, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~' Q <br />SUBJECT: Amendments to the Efland Sewer Resolution <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Amended Efland Sewer Resolution <br />2. Town of Hillsborough's Sewer Use <br />Ordinance <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, <br />245-2592 <br />Kevin Lindley, Staff Engineer, 245-2583 <br />PURPOSE: To consider several amendments to the Efland Sewer Resolution. <br />BACKGROUND: The original Efland Sewer Resolution (Resolution) was approved by the <br />BOCC in 1985 and has served well with minimal changes over the last 25 years. However, <br />there are some operational and procedural issues that have come to light over the last several <br />months which staff believes can be best addressed by amendments to the Resolution. The <br />Resolution with the proposed amendments in "track changes" format is included as Attachment <br />1. The following is a step-by-step guide to the proposed amendments. <br />Section II.(B.) and II.(C.) -Sewer Use Ordinance: In recent years, the North Carolina <br />Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has instituted a requirement that all <br />sewer collection systems must receive a permit. One of the requirements of the system permit <br />is implementation of a Sewer Use Ordinance, which must include a Fats, Oils and Grease <br />(FOG) control program and policy. The deposition of FOG into the sewer collection system is <br />one of the main causes of sewer overflows. Even when the FOG does not cause overflows, <br />there is a considerable amount of money and maintenance time spent cleaning the FOG out of <br />the system's collection lines and pump stations. <br />Currently, the wastewater flow from Efland is treated by the Town of Hillsborough's wastewater <br />treatment plant. Before a new customer is connected to the system, the current Efland Sewer <br />Resolution states that the wastewater must be acceptable to the Town, according to the limits <br />set forth in the Town's Sewer Use Ordinance. However, there is no mention of ongoing <br />monitoring or wastewater parameters once the connection has been made. Staff proposes <br />incorporating the Town of Hillsborough's Sewer Use Ordinance by reference into the existing <br />Efland Sewer Resolution. The Town's Sewer Use Ordinance (Attachment 2) includes its FOG <br />policy. The FOG policy mainly addresses non-residential customers. It requires the installation <br />of grease traps for customers who are expected to have FOG in their wastewater, such as <br />