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Us c� <br />treatment system and spray fields on Sheet L600. The revised site plan also shows the <br />proposed wastewater treatment system and spray fields and was approved by the <br />county in 2006 without any questions being raised by Orange County staff at the time <br />regarding its overall size or design capacity. <br />We acknowledge that the permit requirements for the wastewater treatment facility <br />remain to be resolved. As previously discussed, we will contact your office to review <br />these requirements when we have confirmed our plans for the new facility. <br />My team and I are in the midst of a thorough re- examination of the Bingham Facility that <br />will result in the design and construction of an even stronger, more sustainable project <br />than originally envisioned. The University has hired McKim & Creed, a nationally <br />recognized engineering and design farm that specializes in sustainable design, to develop <br />a reliable, total water management strategy for the site that is both sustainable and <br />environmentally sound. This system will be designed to treat wastewater to the level of <br />reclaimed water, thus alleviating any concerns about possible contamination of the site, <br />groundwater and nearby creels. <br />This new wastewater treatment system is a key component of a much- needed expansion <br />of the facility that is being partially funded by a $14.5 million grant from the National <br />Institutes of Health (NIH). This investment is an impressive endorsement of the quality of <br />the University's genetic research on hemophilia, muscular dystrophy and cardiovascular <br />disease. The expansion supports the University's research mission by allowing us to <br />consolidate two remote and crowded facilities in one new and more spacious location <br />designed especially for large animal research. <br />We look forward to working with your department on this project. Please let me know if <br />you have any additional questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Robert P. Lowman, Ph.D. <br />Associate Vice Chancellor for Research <br />University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br />