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S <br />OCHD CLASS VII <br />SLUDGE APPLICATION S -ITES <br />STATISTICS: <br />- 23 IN ORANGE COUNTY; ACTUAL NUMBER OF FIELDS WITHIN THESE <br />SITES IS GREATER <br />- TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH - 686 ACRES <br />- OWASA -- 552 ACRES <br />- CITY OF BURLINGTON - 121 ACRES <br />- NO COMPLIANCE REPORTS AVAILABLE <br />CURRENT PERMITTING PROCESS: <br />- PROPOSED SITES ARE EVALUATED BY SOIL SCIENTIST, <br />HYDROGEOLOGIST, etc. <br />- SITES ARE PERMITTED BY DEM <br />- SITES ARE RE- PERMITTED EVERY FIVE YEARS <br />- SITES ARE NOT ROUTINELY INSPECTED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL <br />AGENCY <br />CURRENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS: NONE <br />PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PROCESS: <br />- OCHD WOULD REVIEW SITE PROPOSALS AND MAKE COMMENTS TO THE <br />DEM STAFF AS APPROPRIATE <br />- OCHD WOULD ROUTINELY INSPECT SITES (ONE TO TWO TIMES PER <br />YEAR IF ACTIVE) DURING APPLICATIONS TO ASSURE THE CONDITIONS <br />OF THE DEM PERMIT ARE MET AND AND THAT THE PROCEDURES OF <br />PROPER APPLICATION ARE BEING FOLLOWED <br />RATIONALE: <br />- DEM DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO ADEQUATELY INSPECT THESE <br />SITES <br />- THE POTENTIAL FOR RUNOFF FROM THE SITES IS INCREASED WHEN <br />THE SITES AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS ARE POORLY MANAGED <br />- RUNOFF FROM THESE SITES CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO GROUND AND <br />SURFACE WATERS <br />STATE MANAGEMENT ENTITY REQUIREMENTS: N/A <br />STATE REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR OCHD: N/A <br />20 <br />