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16 <br />OCHD CLASS I I I <br />SPRAY IRRIGATION <br />SINGLE FAMILY AND NON SINGLE FAMILY <br />DWELLING <br />STATISTICS: <br />- 15 IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />ALL 15 ARE LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD <br />-- THE PERCENTAGE OF FAILURES IS UNKNOWN BECAUSE OF LACK OF <br />INSPECTIONS BY DEM; THE SYSTEMS ARE RE- PERMITTED EVERY FIVE <br />YEARS AND ARE GENERALLY INSPECTED WHEN A COMPLAINT IS <br />RECEIVED CONCERNING THEIR OPERATION <br />CURRENT PERMITTING PROCESS: <br />- DESIGNED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER <br />= PERMITTED BY DEM <br />- <br />NO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY DOES INSTALLATION INSPECTIONS <br />CURRENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS: NONE <br />PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PROCESS: <br />- OCHD WOULD REVIEW ENGINEERED PLANS <br />- OCHD WOULD CONDUCT INSTALLATION INSPECTIONS <br />- OCHD WOULD RE- INSPECT SYSTEMS TWO TO FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, <br />DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND TYPE OF THE SYSTEM <br />RATIONALE: <br />- THESE SYSTEMS HAVE SEVERAL COMPONENTS (e.g. PUMPS, SAND <br />FILTERS, CHLORINATORS, SPRAY HEADS) THAT NEED REGULAR <br />ATTENTION TO ASSURE PROPER OPERATION <br />- DEM DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO ADEQUATELY INSPECT THESE <br />SYSTEMS <br />STATE MANAGEMENT ENTITY REQUIREMENTS: N/A <br />STATE REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR OCHD: N/A <br />OCHD PROPOSAL CLASSIFICATION: CLASS III <br />STATE REGULATION CLASSIFICATION: N/A <br />