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7 <br />1 Raleigh for a list of those forty permits, their effluent standards and <br />2 their compliance records. Are they in compliance or out of compliance. <br />3 When that information in received, the Board can talk about a strategy <br />4 for moving forward. With regard to the 15,000 conventional systems, it <br />5 would be important to find out how old they are and put the educational <br />6 program in place. With knowing the status of these systems, an <br />7 inspection program can be initiated. <br />8 In answer to a question from Commissioner Gordon, Dr. Rubin <br />9 stated that typically the larger the system, the more components there <br />10 are and the more likelihood that the system will fail. <br />11 John Link stated that there is still the utility question. <br />12 The County cannot be owner and operator and also monitor the systems. <br />13 There is also a question of cost. This needs to be explored further. <br />14 It was clarified that of the forty systems permitted by DEM <br />15 that 10 are discharge and thirty are nondischarge. <br />16 Chairman Carey stated that the goal is to have a monitoring <br />17 and maintenance program for all systems. The Health Department has made <br />18 a proposal for such a program. The County must decide to what degree <br />19 they want the Health Department to be involved in this process. <br />20 Commissioner Halkiotis asked that the sludge sites be <br />21 identified as well as an accurate number of sites being monitored by <br />22 DEM. He requested some cost figures for implementing the monitoring and <br />23 maintenance program as proposed by the Health Department. <br />24 The Health Department will provide additional information at <br />25 a future meeting of the Board. <br />26 With regard to the question of providing a bond to cover <br />27 remediation, the County Attorney will investigate this question and <br />28 respond to the Board. Geoffrey Gledhill explained that the local <br />29 legislation that was approved for impact fees will provide the necessary <br />30 legislation for bonding. If the County asks for local legislation for <br />31 an impact tax, then that bill will need to be amended to allow for this <br />32 bond requirement. <br />33 Dr. Rubin will obtain some information on the programs in <br />34 Wake and Mecklenburg Counties and the cost for initiating these <br />35 programs. <br />36 Commissioner Gordon asked that as land use policies are <br />37 discussed, that the information on groundwater capacity and septic tank <br />38 suitability be reviewed. <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 C. REPORT ON PRELIMINARY AWARD - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK <br />42 GRANT <br />43 Director of Housing and Community Development Tara Fikes <br />44 summarized that on October 19, 1990 Orange County submitted a Housing <br />45 Development Grant Application to the State requesting $175,000 in CDBG <br />46 funds to be used for road construction /paving in the Chestnut Oaks <br />47 Habitat subdivision. The County has been notified of the preliminary <br />48 award of this Block Grant in the amount of $175,000. A final award will <br />49 be made after the County addresses certain grant conditions within 90 <br />50 days of the preliminary award. She listed these conditions and stated <br />51 the County will have no problems in meeting these conditions. The <br />52 County anticipates submitting all necessary documentation to the State <br />