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• ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 306F REVERE ROAD <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Marvin Collins, Planning Director <br /> FROM: Emily Crudup, Planner II (Current)' <br /> SUBJECT: Record of Failures of Low Pressure Systems <br /> Permitted by DEM <br /> DATE: January 4, 1988 <br /> On Thursday, December 31 , I spoke with Carolyn McCaskill , <br /> Water Quality Supervisor for the regional office of the N. C. <br /> Division of Environmental Management in Raleigh. She <br /> provided me with the s oforgsewageinformation <br /> disposalregarding low <br /> pressure pipe (LPP) systems <br /> According to North Carolina Statutes, all on-site sewage <br /> disposal systems larger than 3000 gallons design capacity, <br /> less of <br /> and all systems with a the State DivisioneofrEgvraonmental <br /> size) , are regulated by DEM must be <br /> Management. All LPP systems permitted by <br /> operated by a licensed utility company regulated by the State <br /> Utilities Commission. Currently there are forty-eight ( 48) <br /> LPP systems properly operating in North Carolina. Only two <br /> ( 2) systems of this type have failed after being issued <br /> permits from the Division of Environmental Management. <br /> In <br /> Wake County, one system overloaded due to construction <br /> problems including valves malfunctioning. This system is now <br /> within two weeks of repair; the incident will besreviewe by <br /> the State Utilities Commission. The <br /> failed is located �natDo�rha7he County <br /> UtilitieswCommissionewillytake <br /> utility company ope <br /> action against that company. <br /> Within the last six months, DEM has incorporated into its <br /> regulations of LPP systems a requirement that every DEM utirouty <br /> company operating a system under a permit issued by <br /> Submit monthly reportsthe tenth of every month, include w <br /> ncludepump <br /> must be received by <br />