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45 <br /> construction of the system for wastewater disposal <br /> shall be approved by Orange County and the Orange <br /> County Health Department. <br /> 3. The wastewater disposal system and nitrification <br /> fields shall be operated by Orange County, a <br /> municipality, a public water and sewer authority <br /> or a State licensed and certified utility company, <br /> selected by the developer and approved by Orange <br /> County. <br /> 4. Orange County will issue a Zoning Permit(s) for <br /> McLennan's Farm only after final approval is <br /> obtained from the North Carolina Department of <br /> Natural Resources and Community Development, <br /> Division of Enviroqmental Management for the <br /> community low pressure wastewater disposal <br /> facility. A copy of the State permit(s) must be <br /> provided to the Orange County Planning and <br /> Inspections, and Health Departments as part of <br /> the application for the Zoning Permit(s) . <br /> 5. Orange County will issue a Zoning Permit(s) for <br /> individual lots only after the N.C. Division of <br /> Environmental Management has inspected and <br /> approved the wastewater system construction and <br /> the system is operational. <br /> 6. A contract between the approved utility, <br /> municipality, or public water and sewer <br /> authority and the developer/homeowners for <br /> ownership, operation and maintenance of the sewage <br /> disposal system shall be approved by the Orange <br /> County Attorney, and shall include the following <br /> provisions: <br /> a) Each lot owner, the Homeowners <br /> Association, and the utility shall be <br /> responsible for all operation, maintenance <br /> and repairs on the system. <br /> b) All system equipment on individual lots shall <br /> be owned by the individual homeowners. <br /> However, the utility shall have right-of- <br /> access to all private wastewater equipment. <br /> c) Each individual septic tank and sewage <br /> collection system on each lot shall be <br /> installed by the same contractor <br /> using the same brand of equipment. <br /> d) Should system equipment on individual lots <br /> need repair or replacement, the homeowner <br /> will be responsible for repair of the <br /> system, which repair must be inspected and <br /> approved by the utility, the N.C. Division of <br /> Environmental Management, and the Orange <br />