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072 2 <br /> GOAL II - SEWAGE DISPOSAL <br /> PROVIDE ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES <br /> FOR ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. <br /> General Policies <br /> 1. Sewage disposal needs should be met in a manner <br /> consistent with existing agricultural. water quality <br /> critical area. environmental protection and buffer <br /> policies. <br /> 2 . The type of sewage disposal facilities appropriate for <br /> an area should be identified as a function of the <br /> magnitude of present and future demand; the distribution <br /> of users; and the capacity of the natural environment to <br /> absorb the impact. <br /> 3 . Discharges of any waste by a residence. place of <br /> business or place of assembly shall be in accordance <br /> with Article 11 (Sanitary Sewage Systems) of Chapter <br /> 130A of the General Statutes of North Carolina. <br /> 4. Where any waste is discharged into the OWASA. Durham. <br /> Mebane or Hillsborough sewage treatment facilities by a <br /> residence. place of business or place or assembly, it <br /> shall be capable of being treated by biological means. <br /> 5 . On-site disposal should be encouraged in low-density and <br /> rural areas where soil conditions are acceptable. In <br /> rural areas with unacceptable soils. State-approved on- <br /> site sewage disposal systems will be required. <br /> 6 . The buyers of property in the County should be fully <br /> informed about the on-site sewage disposal characteris- <br /> tics of the sites on their property. <br /> Alternative Systems Policies <br /> 1. The use of alternatives to traditional septic systems <br /> should be facilitated on land unsuitable for septic <br /> tanks and not served by public sewer. The elimination <br /> of administration and informational barriers to the use <br /> of safe, sanitary alternative on-site disposal systems <br /> within the County should be encouraged. <br /> 2. The use of private community treatment systems should be <br /> discouraged as a means of sewage disposal throughout <br /> Orange County. <br /> a. Ground absorption sewage disposal systems of 3000 <br /> gallons per day or more design capacity, and <br /> package treatment plants with a design capacity of <br /> 3000 gallons per day or less should be allowed only <br /> in situations where the clustering of development <br /> is utilized to occupy a smaller land area and/or <br />