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• C 3 suggestions: Include in Section 2.3.5 the word "surface" in referring to land application wastewater systems which require environmental review. Incorporated into attached draft. - Revise Section 3.1.4 to require that the Board of Commissioners determine if an EIS will be required if the applicant disagrees with the Planning Department decision. The text was modified by staff to allow for appeal of the requirement for an EIS to the Board of Commissioners after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Board. The Administration recommends against this modification. 2. A letter from William Spang (attached) was submitted into the record and included the following concerns: - "Failure to provide adequate protection of natural and cultural resources" is a vague criterion for requiring an EIS. Methods of providing adequate protection are described in amendments to the subdivision regulations. The appropriate protection strategy for a particular site will depend on its significance, and the nature of the project. The County Environmental Planner will review the proposed means of protection. Any decision to require an EIS will be brought before the Board of Commissioners if the applicant feels that is an unfair requirement. - Would sludge disposal in a Water Quality Critical Area require preparation of an EIS? If so, why not change the criterion from "land (surface) application" of wastewater to "sludge disposal" ? Sludge disposal is one type of land application of wastewater, and would require preparation of en EIS if proposed in a Water Quality Critical Area. There are other land application systems, however, such as spray irrigation, which would also require preparation of an EIS. 3. Commissioner Hartwell cited the example of constructing a two -acre pond on a portion of a much larger parcel. A concern was the expense of providing topographic information for the entire