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13 <br />TYPE V (a & b) <br />GROUND ABSORPTION GREATER THAN 3,000 <br />GPD OR WITH SAND FILTER PRETREATMENT <br />STATISTICS: <br />-- SIX CURRENTLY IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />CURRENT PERMITTING PROCESS: <br />- DESIGNED BY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER <br />- REVIEWED BY STATE DEH AND OCHD <br />- PERMITTED BY OCHD <br />- INSTALLATION INSPECTED BY OCHD <br />CURRENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS: <br />- SYSTEM MUST BE RE- INSPECTED YEARLY BY OCHD <br />PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PROCESS: <br />- OCHD WOULD INSPECT SYSTEM TWO TIMES PER YEAR <br />- OCHD WOULD REVIEW THE OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE REPORTS <br />OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY FOR THESE SYSTEMS <br />RATIONALE: <br />- TO ASSURE SURFACE MAINTENANCE OF SAND AND PREVENT CLOGGING <br />AND CHANNELING WITHIN THE FILTER <br />- THIS TYPE SYSTEM WOULD BE INDICATED FOR SEWAGE WITH HIGH <br />SOIL CLOGGING POTENTIAL AND SHOULD BE ROUTINELY INSPECTED <br />STATE MANAGEMENT ENTITY REQUIREMENTS: <br />- SYSTEMS MUST BE INSPECTED BY PME OR A PRIVATE CERTIFIED <br />OPERATOR 2 -52 TIMES PER YEAR DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE <br />SYSTEM <br />STATE REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR OCHD: <br />- ONCE PER YEAR <br />OCHD PROPOSAL CLASSIFICATION: CLASS I, II, AND IV <br />STATE REGULATION CLASSIFICATION: TYPE V(a) <br />