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watershed. This material should be more <br /> widely difused: <br /> 2. Citizens in the Clover Garden area have <br /> complained via petition to DEN of problems <br /> concerning improper application of sludge in <br /> violation of OWASA's permit. These included: <br /> odor problems, surface run-off, failure to <br /> post signs, files, , application in wet <br /> weather, application on top of snow and ice, <br /> ' possible contamination of wells. The <br /> citizens feel this complaints have been . <br /> ignored. <br /> 3.. OWASA has made no attempt to locate other <br /> tracts where landowners would voluntarily <br /> accept sludge. Enough volunteers might <br /> eliminate the necessity of buying a °sludge <br /> tract.0 <br /> 4. OWASA seems unwilling to allow sludge to be <br /> applied in the University Lake and Cane Creek <br /> Resivor watershed. This implies that OWASA <br /> regards the sludge as being a hazard to its <br /> watergsupply. It follows that the concen- <br /> tration of sludge in the Collins Creek <br /> watershed might. present a hazard to the wells <br /> of citizens in this area. <br /> 5- , DMO local ' governmental authority should <br /> assume some oversight for the application of <br /> sludge* he urge. the County to assume this <br /> responsibility by requiring a special use <br /> permit for the application of sludge. <br /> The Resolution was adopted by consensus. <br /> Don Eddleman submitted the following resolution for the TAC's <br /> consideration. <br /> RESOLUTION 0 2' <br /> Whereas, Orange County Zoning Ordinance is <br /> operating under charter of North Carolina <br /> Statutes, <br /> Whereas, Forth Carolina Statute specifically <br /> defines the proposed .OV7ASA operation as a sewer <br /> system as a use requiring a special use Class <br /> "A" permit. <br /> Therefore the Bingham TAC takes the- position the <br /> Orange County is legally bound to execute its <br /> responsibilities in requiring the Class "A" <br />