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3 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: September 14, 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: Wastewater Treatment Oversight Program (WTOP) <br /> FROM: Alice Gordon & Verla Insko <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> The purpose of this memo is to 1) ' explain and justify the concept <br /> of a Wastewater Treatment Oversight Program (WTOP) , 2) present <br /> recommendations concerning all wastewater treatment systems in <br /> Orange County, except for DEH Type I and Type II systems, and 3) <br /> identify some issues that need further clarification. <br /> WASTEWATER TREATMENT OVERSIGHT PROGRAM <br /> Prior discussions on wastewater treatment systems in Orange County <br /> centered around the Monitoring and Maintenance Assurance Program <br /> (M&MA) . This program includes only those systems the Orange County <br /> Health Department (OCHD) monitors for a fee. To understand the <br /> county's role in protecting the environment and the public health, <br /> it is necessary to review all of the health department functions <br /> related to wastewater treatment systems. We are calling the <br /> aggregate of these existing and proposed functions the Wastewater <br /> Treatment Oversight Program (WTOP) . <br /> Goal <br /> The goal of the Wastewater Treatment Oversight Program is to <br /> protect the environment and the public health. <br /> Principles to guide Board of County Commissioners decisions: <br /> 1. Fiscal responsibility - No additional cost to taxpayer <br /> 2 . Role of local government - Minimal increase in the role of <br /> government <br /> 3 . Public health - Effective implementation of the goal <br /> 4 . Growth patterns - Adherence to county policies <br /> These principles are explained more fully in the April 10 memo, <br />