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524 <br />Wastewater Treatment Oversight Program, September 14, 1993 <br />7 <br />2. Private Management Entities. Private operators have been <br />serving as private management entities for DEH Type IV and V <br />systems for more than a year. The Board of County <br />Commissioners should request information on the number of <br />private management entities, whether their performance meets <br />county standards, and any other relevant experiences with them <br />for the period from July 1, 1992 to August 31, 1993. <br />3. Inspection. Staff base their recommendations concerning the <br />frequency of inspections on the "best professional judgment of <br />staff." The program has a significant impact on citizens. <br />The Board of County Commissioners should request better <br />justification and documentation. <br />4. Definition of Minor Repairs_ During routine inspections, OCHD <br />staff sometimes make minor repairs for no fee. <br />What is a minor repair?. <br />5. Conventional septic-Systems [481 d 'DEH Type II Systems) <br />The OCHD initialy recommended an inspection schedule for these <br />systems. The Board of County Commissioners directed staff to <br />implement an education program as a first step.,, That has been <br />implemented. Although we have no recommenda-Eons to make at <br />this time about an inspection program for D£H Type II systems, <br />this issue could be raised again by a commissioner or a staff <br />person. <br />Large Complex Systems DEM and DEH <br />These issues will require considerable staff work and Board of <br />County Commissioners discussions, but they should be addressed <br />within the next several months. <br />1. Location of Large Complex DEM systems. <br />The memorandum of agreement with the state outlines the <br />County^'s inspection role with regard to these large systems. <br />In addition, it may be advisable to develop guidelines to <br />regulate-where these DEM systems are placed in the.county. <br />Staff should prepare a report on the feasibility of <br />implementing provisions in our zoning ordinance or elsewhere <br />for governing the location and use of these systems. -DEH <br />systems should also be considered for this kind of regulation. <br />2. Public Mana ement._Entities for large DEH_systems. (See item <br />5 on the second page of the April. 10 memo) We have not found <br />a financially viable plan for creating a public management <br />entity (PME) in orange County., This question needs further <br />study. Note that no DEH Type Vc, Vd or VI systems currently <br />exist in orange County. One alternative is to take some kind <br />of action that would discourage their use here.