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Mr. Marvin Collins May 27 , 1987 Page Two the established discharge limit for a particular water body has been assigned already or because the body into hch waste water would otherwise discharged has been assifiedeitherasazeroflowstream (meaningthat once in approximately ten (10) years the stream will be dry due to absence of rainfall) or as a nutrient sensitive water body. Based on technology, North State is distinguishable from other private sewer utility companies that exclusively, or primarily, operate discharge sewer systems, specifically package plants (i.e. miniature municipalisewerhsyste s) , which discharge treated, but nevertheless impure, waste waters of the State. NSU' s technology is primarily concerned with sewage treatment as the ultimate method of disposal and, in achieving this goal, recognizes that all human waste is treated in the final analysis ythe soil. and contrast,package conventional discharge sewer systems, including both plants, are primarily a product of historical development and, thus, evolved from being principally concerned with the removal and disposal of sewage into treating sewage. Specifically, conventional discharge systems operate by transporting waste primarily by force of gravity following natural contours along drainage ways, creeks, streams, and rivers '(i.e. evolution from open sewers to sewer pipes) to a central treatment location (i.e. evolution from removal to treatment) where solids are removed in the form of sludge and the treated, but impure, waste water is discharged into surface waters. The impurities in the discharged water ultimately settle to the bottom of the river (or the sound or ocean into which it empties) and are then treated by the soil through chemical reactions. Similarly, the sludge is normally applied to the soil as fertilizer, often to grow corn. NSU REGULATION North State is a licensed, regulated public utility company in the State of North Carolina. Accordingly, NSU is subject to the jurisdiction of and is regulated by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. North State's currently approved "Uniform Statewide Rate" for sewer service for residential units is a flat (i.e. unmetered) rate of $18.00 per house per month. NSU presently holds Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (i.e. Franchises) for sewer systems for six (6) subdivisions involving service to more than three hundred (300) individual residences. Projects presently in various stages of design for which Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity will be requested upon completion of design involve sewer service for more than five hundred (500) additional residences. North State has never had an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity denied by the Utilities Commission. Furthermore, North State is not aware of any complaints ever having been filed with the Commission regarding rates, quality of service, or other matters.