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17 <br /> 1. In the case of existing wastewater system(s), it meets all of the <br /> following criteria: <br /> • the wastewater system is failing; <br /> • the wastewater system is documented to be failing by the <br /> Orange County Health Department; <br /> • there is no on-site repair approvable or recommended by <br /> the Orange County Health Department. <br /> The following terms used in the criteria above mean: <br /> Failing Wastewater System: A wastewater system is failing when <br /> sewage •or effluent is seeping or discharging to the ground surface or to <br /> surface waters. A permitted, properly-functioning non-discharge <br /> wastewater system (e.g., a spray-irrigation system) and a permitted, <br /> properly-functioning discharge system are not failing wastewater <br /> systems. <br /> Approvable On-Site Repair: An approvable on-site wastewater system <br /> repair that can be completed in a designated repair area which is <br /> approvable under Orange County Health Department regulatory soil/site <br /> criteria in effect at the time of the needed repair. <br /> Recommended On-Site Repair: A recommended on-site repair is one <br /> that is not an approvable on-site repair, but is one that in the best <br /> professional judgment of the Orange County Health Department will <br /> reasonably enable the system to function properly. A recommended on- <br /> site repair may incorporate engineered design (a design certified by an <br /> engineer to overcome all soil/site limitations in the particular situation), <br /> site or system modification, flow reduction or other measures calculated <br /> to improve functionality of the system. <br /> 2. In the case of an existing well water supply system(s), it meets all <br /> of the following criteria: <br /> • the well water supply system is contaminated with a <br /> microbial, chemical or other agent which is known to cause <br /> disease or other serious health effects; <br /> • the well water supply system is not reparable to the point <br /> where the contamination can be eliminated; <br /> • the water from the well water supply system is not <br /> treatable prior to withdrawal to the point where the threat of <br /> disease or serious health effects is eliminated; <br /> • there is no alternate location on-site for a new well water <br /> supply system which can be permitted under Orange <br /> County Health Department regulatory criteria in effect at <br />