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PAGE 6' is being monitored except Piney Mountain. He stated that he believes the Health Department will eventually be monitoring these systems which will give assurance that these systems will work. Also, any problems will be immediately corrected. He stated that the monitoring wells will be placed adjacent to their site at McLennan's Farm and will monitor the quality of the disposal so that it does not effect the watershed. The "loading rate" is only .1 and the EPA standard is .25. The land has been inspected by the state DEM, the soil engineer for the County, the County Engineer, as well as numerous sanitarian's. Each one of these people has passed it as being acceptable. The design has been approved by the • County Engineer. A cash reserve and a land reserve are being set aside in the event anything ,happens. This system will be a model for other systems throughout the state. A well-known and well-respected utility will monitor the system once its approved. He stated that this system will protect the water, not contaminate it. They are in compliance with the four criteria that need to be met which are (1) soil (2) design (3) installation (4) monitoring. All of these criteria have been met. He mentioned other projects in the area which are located in the watershed and have low-pressure systems. He stressed that the main issue is that all the existing regulations hay been met. He mentioned that D . A. R. Rubin, an authority in this'field, will speak later in the meeting. He is not going to endorse their system, but rather make comments on whether or not this is an experimental system. PHIL SZOSTAK agreed with Verla Insko. The County is lucky to have the University Lake Watershed which has a high quality of water. The development regulations now in place have come from many years of public discussion. The Camp Dresser McKee study has not yet been accepted by the Board or made public. It should not be used to judge a project. The development regulations for the watershed are only two (2) years old. The developments must be judged by these regulations. He stated that approving this project, that meets the development regulations of this county and has gone through the due process, is the only approach. MR. DAN JEWELL, a resident of Orange County and user of University Lake water, stated he believes this is a good project and should be approved. He noted he' is the landscape architect on record for this subdivision. He took the job because he felt that he would protect the public health, safety and welfare. He also indicated that he believes that this wastewater system is not experimental. He mentioned that it appears that the density issue is becoming a more important issue in peoples' minds than the wasterwater system. The minimum lot size of 5 acres is the way to go. McLennan's Farm meets or exceeds all of the requirements of the County Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance. Be indicated that the subject of density is a moot point because the 5 acre density is not an issue. He asked that the rules not be changed after they have met all the existing requirements. DR. A.' R. RUBIN, an Associate Professor in the Agricultural Engineering Department at ' North Carolina State University, stated that they began working with alternative wastewater treatment plans in 1975 with the Triangle J Council of Governments project which was funded by EPA. A number of alternative wastewater treatment systems were examined. The low- pressure pipe system which is used extensively in this area was evaluated and tested. All of the data collected indicated that the,systems work quite well. He pointed out that he was only talking about the wastewater treatment quality. The experimental designation for alternative systems is incorrect.' MS. MARTY MANDELL, a resident of Carrboro, was sworn in. She stated that she believes that this needs to be solved on a regional level. She asked that the idea of a moratorium be taken seriously.