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1 <br /> OR AN G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 19, 1994 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # =Y-g <br /> SUBJECT: Wastewater treatment oversight in Orange County <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of PUBLIC HEARING: Yes No X <br /> Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Gordon-& <br /> Chart (Under separate cover) Verla Insko ext. 2130 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To present recommendations from Commissioners Gordon and Insko <br /> concerning elements of the proposed Waste Treatment Operations <br /> Program and related issues. This report is a summary of their <br /> work and will be augmented by their oral report at the <br /> meeting. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County has, for several years, been working to <br /> develop and implement a waste treatment operation program. <br /> This effort has sought to: a) identify the types and causes <br /> of problems that affect various types of on-site systems; <br /> b) identify the potential effect of those problems on the <br /> environment and public health; c) identify the role and <br /> responsibility of various parties involved; d) evaluate the <br /> effectiveness of individuals and agencies having a role in <br /> the waste treatment operations and oversight as well as the <br /> effectiveness of the overall process; e) develop an <br /> effective regulatory program. To date, Orange County' s <br /> efforts to develop an oversight program have resulted in <br /> owner education about responsibility for conventional <br /> septic systems. <br />