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12 <br />TYPE IV <br />LOW PRESSURE <br />STATISTICS: <br />- APPROXIMATELY 550 IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />- 80% LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD (440) <br />- 20% 5 -10 YEARS OLD (110) <br />- 24% FAILING (132) <br />- 75% IN MECHANICAL NON- COMPLIANCE (413) BASED ON 1989 OCHD <br />FILE INFORMATION <br />CURRENT PERMITTING PROCESS: <br />- DESIGNED BY OCHD <br />- PERMITTED BY OCHD <br />- INSTALLATION INSPECTED BY OCHD <br />CURRENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS: NONE <br />PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PROCESS: <br />- OCHD WOULD INSPECT SYSTEMS TWO TIMES PER YEAR <br />- OCHD WOULD SERVE AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY FOR THESE SYSTEMS <br />RATIONALE: <br />- SYSTEMS WOULD BE RE- INSPECTED BASED ON STATE REQUIREMENT <br />FOR MANAGEMENT ENTITIES <br />- RE- INSPECTIONS OF EXISTING SYSTEMS HAVE SHOWN NEED FOR <br />FREQUENT INSPECTIONS <br />STATE MANAGEMENT ENTITY REQUIREMENTS: <br />- SYSTEMS MUST BE INSPECTED BY ME TWO TIMES PER YEAR <br />- DEH RULES WILL ALLOW OCHD TO BE THE ME FOR THESE SYSTEMS <br />STATE REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR OCHD: <br />- ONCE PER THREE YEARS <br />OCHD PROPOSAL CLASSIFICATION: CLASS II <br />STATE REGULATION CLASSIFICATION: TYPE IV <br />