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r � 244 D.6 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Facilities Water supply and sewage disposal facilities to serve Flexible Developments may be provided through the use of. • Individual wells and septic tanks provided either on each lot or in off-lot locations protected through recorded easements; or ' Comment. The use of off-lot easements for nitrification fields is specifically `- mentioned as an allowable option, because it has been used successfully in an existing "open space"subdivision - Windy Hill. Because some property owners wanted to build more bedrooms than on-lot fields were capable of handling, septic easements were approved for use in common open space. ,r From a cluster design standpoint, the off-lot option enables lot sizes ''to be reduced and nitrification fields to be provided on adjoining ,•' open space, subject to the 50% limitation noted previously. Off-lot fields are recommended in Rural By Design and are included in the Land Preservation Zoning District Provisions of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. • A community water and/or sewage disposal system designed, constructed, and maintained in conformity with all applicable state,federal,and local rules NP and regulations; or Comment Community systems are also recommended in Rural By Design and Ir included in the Montgomery County Land Preservation Zoning District Provisions. Effluent is normally collected by way of gravity L_� lines and carried to apre-treatment facility. Treated effluent is then I a r_ _- dispersed into the ground through nitrification lines, or sprayed on fields or forests. I� .; it ll U Such systems would be subject to the design, construction, operation, and management standards and criteria specified in the County's Wastewater Treatment Management Program. g g • Connection to a water and/or sewage disposal system operated by a municipality,association,or water or sewer authority. System extensions are pemutted only in accordance with applicable water and sewer, and land use policies and shall be sized only to serve the Flexible Development for which the system is extended; or Comment Connection to or extension of public water and sewer systems is currently permitted within Transition Areas designated on the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The County's Water&Sewer Policy also favors such connections/extensions where their provision will enhance the rural character and provide for open space through cluster development(see Section IV 8-10-G Density Bonuses for additional provisions). • A combination of the above alternatives. Flexible Development 30