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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 25, 1999 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 1 March 26, 1999 ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999 AT THE SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICES CENTER, CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Ives, Ron Cammarata, Beverly Foster, Barry Adler, Jonathan Klein, Richard Marinshaw, and Barry Jacobs BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Brenda Crowder-Gaines, Barbara Chavious, Melvin Hurston, and Janet Southerland. STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Division Director; Eileen Kugler, Personal Health Division Director; Cornelia Ramsey, Health Education; Patsy Bateman, Administrative Assistant GUESTS PRESENT: Buster Dellinger, John Tripp, Paul Weller, David Hutson (Orange/Durham County Well Drillers). I. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Dr. Ives called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Rosemary Summers introduced the staff and guests present. II. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT A. APPROVE AGENDA (March 25, 1999) and MINUTES (February 25, 1999) The agenda of March 25, 1999 and minutes of February 25, 1999 were approved with no corrections. The motion to approve the items on the consent agenda as stated above was made by Beverly Foster, seconded by Jonathan Klein and carried without dissent. III. ACTION ITEMS - DECISION A. ADOPTION OF REVISED WELL RULES Ron Holdway presented the revised well rules to the Board of Health. Following his presentation, the Board presented questions and comments. The public present was asked for comments. The Board adopted Rule (A), (1), (G); Allows for the 50 foot setback from a structure to a well to be reduced on sites which won’t allow the 50 foot setback to be met. The distance must be the maximum feasible distance no less than 25 feet. The structure must already be existing for this provision to apply. The Well Drillers present expressed concern with the depth requirement proposed in the rule. They agreed with the need to case off unsuitable water above three sections of casing (63 feet) but felt that adding another section was going to add costs to the homeowner. Environmental Health staff expressed concerns about the quality at shallow depths – often the water has biological and chemical limitations.