Orange County NC Website
<br />J ~~U <br />NOTES: <br />The design flow is based upon the number of bedrooms applied for by the property <br />owner or developer. The design flow for a bedroom is 120 gallons/day (gpd) (e. g. <br />600 gpd = 5 bedrooms) <br />Proposed house locations are provided by the properly owner or developer as required <br />by 15A NCAC 18A .1900 - .1969 (The Laws and Rules for Sewage Treatment and <br />Disposal Systems), <br />The design flow, type system, and pump requiremenC are subject to change based upon <br />the application and site plan or plat submitted for the Wastewater Construction <br />Authorization. <br />The blocked areas on the accompanying plat are the limits of. the provisionally suitable <br />soils as evaluated by the Orange County Health Department.. <br />It should be noted that all lots having aconventional-type drain field with pump are reviewed at a <br />minimum of every five years by the health department as required by 15A NCAC 18A .1961 <br />(Maintenance of Sewage Systems). <br />Ultra Shallow Trench Conventional Systems are placed in areas with 24 inches or more of <br />provisionally suitable soil/site characteristics and a 6-10" soil cap is placed. over the trenches. <br />Shallow Trench Conventional Systems are placed in areas with 30 inches or more of provisionally <br />suitable soil/site characteristics <br />Conventional Trench Systems are placed in areas with 36" inches or more of provisionally <br />suitable soil/site characteristics. <br />Innovative Trench Systems can be used in areas wifl124-36 "of provisionally snitable soil/site <br />characteristics. <br />'The agpro~ ed septic areas should be ket~t free o#'vehicular traffic lo~eine 2radin>r and <br />compacting acCivities. IC is the responsibility of the property owner or developer to maintain the <br />integrity of the septic areas prior to system construction and installation No parking, cutting or <br />filling shall be allowed in or around the drain field areas. <br />Drainage ways and easements should be utilized to convey stone water run-off to the stone water <br />retention areas. These crnweyances should not be located tluough designated septic drain field <br />areas, <br />This report is for planning purposes only and does not constitute any approval. Lot approval is <br />gt-anted by the health department only in the form of an Itnprovement'Pennit. <br />